Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Date: Thursday, 28/Aug/2025
8:30am
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10:30am
PSG 22 - Behavioural Public Administration
Chair: Wouter LAMMERS, KU Leuven
PSG 17- Sociology of the State: Reforms and Resilience & CoREX
Chair: Prof. Thurid HUSTEDT, Hertie School
Chair: Prof. Jean-Michel EYMERI-DOUZANS, Sciences Po Toulouse
Chair: Prof. Marie GORANSSON, Université libre du Bruxelles
PSG 1 - e-Government_A
Chair: Prof. C. William WEBSTER, University of Stirling
"AI Governance (book)"
PSG 1 - e-Government_B
Chair: Dr. Shirley KEMPENEER, Tilburg University
"Large language models and chatbots in the public sector"

 

PSG 21 - Policy Design and Evaluation
Chair: Dr. Ellen FOBE, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute
Chair: Prof. Céline MAVROT, University of Lausanne
Chair: Prof. Bishoy Louis ZAKI, Ghent University

"Policy evaluation and methods"

PSG 12 - Public Sector Financial Management
Chair: Prof. Francesca MANES ROSSI, University of Napoli Federico II
Chair: Gorana ROJE, The Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets
Chair: Prof. Eugenio CAPERCHIONE, Modena and Reggio Emilia University
Moderator: Prof. Isabel BRUSCA, University of Zaragoza
Chair: Prof. Sandro BRUNELLI, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Discussant/rapporteur: Prof. Marco BISOGNO, University of Salerno

“Accounting and accountability in local governments”

PSG 4 - Regional and Local Governance
Chair: Prof. Ellen WAYENBERG, Ghent University

"Inter-municipal cooperation and mergers"

PSG 18 - Justice and Court Administration
Chair: Daniel KETTIGER, University of Bern

"Digitalization in the judiciary"

PSG 10 - Law and Public Administration
Chair: Prof. Krisztina F. ROZSNYAI, ELTE University Budapest

"Digitalisation, AI and bias"

PSG 19 - Collaborative Networks and Social Innovation
Chair: Dr. Manuela BARRECA, Università della Svizzera italiana
Chair: Dr. Fulvio SCOGNAMIGLIO, London South Bank University
Chair: Dr. Diego GALEGO, Rutgers Univeristy-Newark
Moderator: Prof. Marco MENEGUZZO, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano (CH), University of Rome Tor Vergata

"Measuring impact & evaluating collaborative innovation networks"

Open Track A3: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Chair: Dr. Claire MACRAE, University of Glasgow

"Reform and administrative thought"

Open Track B3: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Chair: Dr. Mark MURPHY, University of Glasgow

"Inclusive policy and equity"

Open Track C4: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Chair: Dr. Ian C. ELLIOTT, University of Glasgow

'Shaping transparent local institutions"

PSG 15 - Public Administration, Technology and Innovation (PATI)
Chair: Prof. Veiko LEMBER, Tallinn University of Technology

"Innovation capabilities"

PSG 2 - Public Sector Performance
Chair: Dr. Francesco VIDÈ, SDA Bocconi School of Management
Chair: Dr. Wouter VANDENABEELE, KU Leuven/Utrecht University
Chair: Prof. Gerhard HAMMERSCHMID, Hertie School of Governance
Moderator: Prof. Shirin AHLBÄCK ÖBERG, Uppsala University
"Resource management for public value"
PSG 3 - Public Personnel Policies
Chair: Dr. Emily Rose TANGSGAARD, University of Southern Denmark

"Public Personnel Policies in the Education Sector"

PSG 13 - Public Policy
Chair: Dr. Anka KEKEZ, University of Zagreb

"Street-level coping"

PSG 5 - The Politics and Management of Policing and Public Safety
Chair: Dr. Paul WALLEY, The Open University

"Multi-agency collaboration and strategy"

PSG 6 - Governance of Public Sector Organisations
Chair: Dr. Marlene JUGL, Bocconi University

"Collaborative innovation"

State Strategies for Sustainable Development and Wellbeing
Chair: Dr. Max FRENCH, Northumbria University
Chair: Dr. Mariana CHUDNOVSKY, Pontificia Universidad Católica de CHile
PSG 11 - Strategic Management in Government
Chair: Anne DRUMAUX, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Chair: Prof. Åge JOHNSEN, Oslo Metropolitan University
Chair: Dr. Paul Christopher JOYCE, University of Birmingham
Moderator: Prof. Francesco LONGO, Bocconi University

"Digitalization, innovation"

Aiming for “More” Engaged Public Administration Research - A Workshop for Researchers
Chair: Dr. Carissa SLOTTERBACK, University of Pittsburgh

 

Transatlantic Dialogue 2025: Adapting Public Administrations for Democratic Resilience and the Future
Chair: Prof. Muiris MAC CARTHAIGH, Queens University Belfast
Chair: Prof. Joseph E. TRAINOR, University of Delaware
PSG 20 - Welfare State Governance and Professionalism
Chair: Prof. Karsten VRANGBAEK, University of Copenhagen

"Prospects for resilient welfare politics, policy and professionalism"

PSG 16 - Public Marketing and Communication
Chair: Prof. Martial PASQUIER, University of Lausanne (UNIL)
Chair: Prof. Maria José CANEL, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Chair: Prof. Vincent MABILLARD, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Moderator: Prof. Christophe ALAUX, AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY
EAPAA Board and General meetings
       
10:30am
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11:00am
Tea break
11:00am
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12:30pm
Plenary Session 1: EU Relations in Turbulent Times
Chair: Prof. Nicola MCEWEN, University of Glasgow
  • Professor Sabine Kuhlmann, University of Potsdam
  • Professor Anand Menon, King's College London
  • Professor Alasdair Roberts, University of Massachusetts Amherst
12:30pm
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1:30pm
Lunch Break
1:30pm
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2:30pm
Plenary Session 2
Chair: Dr. Ian C. ELLIOTT, University of Glasgow
2:30pm
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4:00pm
PSG 22 - Behavioural Public Administration
Chair: Dr. Amandine LERUSSE, Leiden University
PSG 17- Sociology of the State: Reforms and Resilience & CoREX
Chair: Prof. Thurid HUSTEDT, Hertie School
Chair: Prof. Marie GORANSSON, Université libre du Bruxelles
PSG 23- Administration, Diversity and Equal Treatment
Chair: Prof. Anna SIMONATI, University of Trento
Chair: Prof. Esther HAPPACHER, University of Innsbruck

"Suggestions from some national experiences"

PSG 1 - e-Government_A
Chair: Prof. C. William WEBSTER, University of Stirling
"Citizen needs"
 
PSG 1 - e-Government_B
Chair: Dr. Shirley KEMPENEER, Tilburg University
"Understanding digital transformation"
 
PSG 7 - Ethics and Integrity
Chair: Dr. Ciarán O' KELLY, Queen's University Belfast

"Ethics and anti-corruption policies"

PSG 21 - Policy Design and Evaluation
Chair: Dr. Ellen FOBE, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute
Chair: Prof. Céline MAVROT, University of Lausanne
Chair: Prof. Bishoy Louis ZAKI, Ghent University

"Policy evaluation results"

PSG 12 - Public Sector Financial Management
Chair: Prof. Francesca MANES ROSSI, University of Napoli Federico II
Chair: Gorana ROJE, The Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets
Chair: Prof. Eugenio CAPERCHIONE, Modena and Reggio Emilia University
Moderator: Prof. Isabel BRUSCA, University of Zaragoza
Chair: Prof. Sandro BRUNELLI, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Discussant/rapporteur: Prof. Marco BISOGNO, University of Salerno

“The multifaceted usefulness of digitalization”

PSG 4 - Regional and Local Governance
Chair: Prof. Martin Jolyon LAFFIN, Queen Mary University of London

"Inter-municipal cooperation and mergers" | "Environment and sustainable development'

PSG 18 - Justice and Court Administration
Chair: Prof. Ragna AARLI, University of Bergen

"Court administration III"

PSG 10 - Law and Public Administration
Chair: Prof. Polonca KOVAČ, University of Ljubljana

"Bias and selected related issues"

PSG 16 - Public Marketing and Communication
Chair: Prof. Martial PASQUIER, University of Lausanne (UNIL)
Chair: Prof. Maria José CANEL, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Chair: Prof. Vincent MABILLARD, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Moderator: Prof. Christophe ALAUX, AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY
PSG 19 - Collaborative Networks and Social Innovation
Chair: Dr. Manuela BARRECA, Università della Svizzera italiana
Chair: Dr. Fulvio SCOGNAMIGLIO, London South Bank University
Chair: Dr. Diego GALEGO, Rutgers Univeristy-Newark
Moderator: Prof. Marco MENEGUZZO, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano (CH), University of Rome Tor Vergata

"Innovation, partnerships for sustainability & complexity"

Open Track B5: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Chair: Prof. Annette HASTINGS, University of Glasgow
"Traditions in Transparency"
Open Track A5: Celebrating EGPA at 50
Chair: Prof. Chris GILL, University of Glasgow
"Teaching in the AI era"
PSG 15 - Public Administration, Technology and Innovation (PATI)
Chair: Prof. Veiko LEMBER, Tallinn University of Technology

"Engaging private stakeholders for innovation"

PSG 13 - Public Policy
Chair: Prof. Anat GOFEN, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

"Social dynamics in interactions and implementation"

PSG 5 - The Politics and Management of Policing and Public Safety
Chair: Prof. Jean HARTLEY, The Open University Business School

"Responses to public order and abuse"

PSG 6 - Governance of Public Sector Organisations
Chair: Prof. Muiris MAC CARTHAIGH, Queens University Belfast

"Accountability and regulation"

State Strategies for Sustainable Development and Wellbeing
Chair: Dr. Max FRENCH, Northumbria University
Chair: Dr. Mariana CHUDNOVSKY, Pontificia Universidad Católica de CHile
Collaborative Governance in South Korea: Dynamics, Processes, Structures and Impacts
Chair: Dr. Jungwon YEO, University of Maryland Baltimore County

 

Transatlantic Dialogue 2025: Adapting Public Administrations for Democratic Resilience and the Future
Chair: Dr. Alisa V. MOLDAVANOVA, University of Delaware
Chair: Dr. Patria JULNES, University of New Mexico
Chair: Prof. Joseph E. TRAINOR, University of Delaware
PSG 9 - Teaching Public Administration
Chair: Dr. Karin Athena BOTTOM, University Of Birmingham
PSG 20 - Welfare State Governance and Professionalism
Chair: Dr. Elisabetta NOTARNICOLA, CERGAS SDA Bocconi

"Prospects for resilient welfare politics, policy and professionalism"

Japan-Europe Special Panel: The common issues and challenges of Japanese and European democracies in a Multilevel Governmental Relationship
Chair: Prof. Shunsuke KIMURA, Meiji University (Currently visiting scholar of université de Lille)
Chair: Prof. Hiroko KUDO, Chuo University
Chair: Prof. Jean-Michel EYMERI-DOUZANS, Sciences Po Toulouse
3:30pm
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4:00pm
Tea break
4:30pm
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6:00pm
PSG 22 - Behavioural Public Administration
Chair: Dr. Alessandra DA ROS, University of Verona
PSG 8 - Citizen Participation
Chair: Prof. Marlies E. HONINGH, Utrecht University

"Co-production of welfare services"

PSG 17- Sociology of the State: Reforms and Resilience & CoREX
Chair: Prof. Thurid HUSTEDT, Hertie School
Chair: Prof. Jean-Michel EYMERI-DOUZANS, Sciences Po Toulouse
Chair: Prof. Marie GORANSSON, Université libre du Bruxelles
PSG 23- Administration, Diversity and Equal Treatment
Chair: Prof. Anna SIMONATI, University of Trento
Chair: Prof. Esther HAPPACHER, University of Innsbruck

"Service, utilities and diversity"

PSG 1 - e-Government_A
Chair: Dr. Shirley KEMPENEER, Tilburg University
"Sustainable digital transformation"
 
PSG 1 - e-Government_B
Chair: Prof. C. William WEBSTER, University of Stirling
"The way forward with AI"
 
PSG 7 - Ethics and Integrity
Chair: Prof. Leonie HERES, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

"State Capture"

PSG 21 - Policy Design and Evaluation
Chair: Dr. Ellen FOBE, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute
Chair: Prof. Céline MAVROT, University of Lausanne
Chair: Prof. Bishoy Louis ZAKI, Ghent University

"Innovations in policy design"

PSG 12 - Public Sector Financial Management
Chair: Prof. Francesca MANES ROSSI, University of Napoli Federico II
Chair: Gorana ROJE, The Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets
Chair: Prof. Eugenio CAPERCHIONE, Modena and Reggio Emilia University
Moderator: Prof. Isabel BRUSCA, University of Zaragoza
Chair: Prof. Sandro BRUNELLI, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Discussant/rapporteur: Prof. Marco BISOGNO, University of Salerno

“The multifaceted usefulness of digitalization”

Séminaire Francophone
Chair: Prof. Stéphane NAHRATH, Université de Lausanne
Chair: Jihane SEBAI, larequoi

"Politiques, technologies et enjeux émergents"

PSG 4 - Regional and Local Governance
Chair: Prof. Sabine KUHLMANN, Universität Potsdam

 "Environment and sustainable development'

PSG 18 - Justice and Court Administration
Chair: Prof. Ragna AARLI, University of Bergen

"Court Administration IV"

PSG 10 - Law and Public Administration
Chair: Prof. Krisztina F. ROZSNYAI, ELTE University Budapest

"Regulatory approaches"

PSG 16 - Public Marketing and Communication
Chair: Prof. Martial PASQUIER, University of Lausanne (UNIL)
Chair: Prof. Maria José CANEL, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Chair: Prof. Vincent MABILLARD, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Moderator: Prof. Christophe ALAUX, AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY
PSG 19 - Collaborative Networks and Social Innovation
Chair: Dr. Manuela BARRECA, Università della Svizzera italiana
Chair: Dr. Fulvio SCOGNAMIGLIO, London South Bank University
Chair: Dr. Diego GALEGO, Rutgers Univeristy-Newark
Moderator: Prof. Marco MENEGUZZO, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano (CH), University of Rome Tor Vergata

"The role of citizen-centred co-creation"

PSG 3 - Public Personnel Policies
Chair: Dr. Carina SCHOTT, Utrecht University

"Working in the Public Sector"

PSG 13 - Public Policy
Chair: Dr. Nadine RAAPHORST, Leiden University

"Administrative burdens"

PSG 6 - Governance of Public Sector Organisations
Chair: Dr. Lars BRUMMEL, Leiden University

"Trust and reputation"

PSG 11 - Strategic Management in Government
Chair: Anne DRUMAUX, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Chair: Prof. Åge JOHNSEN, Oslo Metropolitan University
Chair: Dr. Paul Christopher JOYCE, University of Birmingham
Moderator: Prof. Francesco LONGO, Bocconi University

"Tensions and resistance"

Décrire et expliquer la dette publique
Chair: Dr. Céline HUSSON-ROCHCONGAR, Institut national du service public
Chair: Prof. Sébastien KOTT, INSP
Transatlantic Dialogue 2025: Adapting Public Administrations for Democratic Resilience and the Future
Chair: Prof. Eckhard SCHROETER, German University of the Police
Chair: Dr. Patria JULNES, University of New Mexico
PSG 9 - Teaching Public Administration
Chair: Dr. Monika KNASSMÛLLER, WU Vienna
PSG 20 - Welfare State Governance and Professionalism
Chair: Prof. Karsten VRANGBAEK, University of Copenhagen

"Prospects for resilient welfare politics, policy and professionalism"

   
7:00pm
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11:00pm
Conference Dinner

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

7:00-7:30pm - Reception, museum visit and organ recital

7:45-8:00pm - All delegates seated

8:00-9:30pm - Dinner

9:30-11:00pm - Bar service at own costs