We are excited to invite you to the 33rd NISPAcee Annual Conference, titled:
"Polycrisis and Multi-Level Governance: Impacts, Lessons Learned, Challenges and Opportunities.”
Dates: May 22–24, 2025
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Pre-conference activities: May 21, 2025
This premier event, organized in cooperation with the University of Economics in Bratislava, brings together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to discuss key challenges and opportunities in public administration and governance in the context of ongoing crises and transformations.
Key Highlights:
- Inspiring keynote sessions
- Panel discussions and academic presentations
- Networking opportunities with experts across the region
Important Deadlines:
- Paper presenters: Register by April 10, 2025
- General registration closes: May 06, 2025
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Visit your NISPAcee user profile to register: https://www.nispa.org/user/
Join us in Bratislava and be part of the conversation shaping the future of governance and public administration in a time of polycrisis.
NISPAcee deeply mourns the loss of two esteemed colleagues who profoundly shaped our community and the field of public administration. Both belonged to the founding figures and supporters of NISPAcee in its early years.
† László Váradi, a former member of the NISPAcee Steering Committee (1995–2001) and President of NISPAcee (1997–2000) while actively serving at Corvinus University of Budapest, passed away in Novemebr 2024. His leadership and dedication left an enduring legacy in NISPAcee.
† Jak Jabes, a former Steering Committee Advisor (1994–2000), representative of SIGMA/OECD in Paris, France, passed away on December 15, 2024. His impactful work fostered collaboration and excellence in public administration across the region.
We honour their memory and celebrate their lasting contributions to our shared mission.
It is with profound sorrow that NISPAcee marks the passing of our cherished colleague and lifelong partner, †Dr. Fabienne Maron, on December 30, 2024. She belonged to the main actors of EGPA and IIAS, the main partners of NISPAcee.
Fabienne Maron was deeply admired for her professionalism and her remarkable ability to provide exemplary service to the IIAS and EGPA communities. She was always ready to engage with partners in a spirit of mutual respect and fruitful cooperation. Her kindness, support, and dedication touched the lives of all who had the privilege of working with her.
We honor her memory and the lasting impact she has had on our community.
NISPAcee Headquaters will be closed for the holiday season from 23 December to 6 January, giving our team a chance to recharge and prepare for an exciting 2025!
We are looking forward to seeing you in 2025!
The NISPAcee Steering Committee, Chaired by Eka Akobia, reviewed the past as well as planned activities of NISPAcee and decided on all relevant issues. The Steering Committee invites all of you to the 33rd Annual NISPAcee Conference.
This award is presented to academic professionals or practitioners who have made an outstanding impact on the development of NISPAcee's areas of interest, introduced innovative practices that advance public governance and service delivery, and promoted international cooperation by encouraging strong collaboration among institutions both within and beyond the region.
Deadline for receipt of completed nominations for Allan Rosenbaum Award for Outstanding Contribution to Academia and/or Practice in Public Administration in the NISPAcee region: December 10, 2024.
Nominations can be submitted by any NISPAcee member (Institutional, Associate, Governmental, Individual, or Honorary). Each member is allowed to submit only one nomination per competition year.
This week, we gathered in Bratislava to finalize plans for the upcoming 33rd NISPAcee Annual Conference, happening on May 22–24, 2025!
A heartfelt thank you goes out to our dedicated Slovak university representatives — Erika Pastoraková, Tomas černenko, Daniel Klimovský, Katarina Staroňova, Mykola Sidák, Beáta Mikušová Meričková, Nikoleta Jakuš Muthová, and Silvia Ručinská. Their support and insights are helping us craft an event that will inspire meaningful discussions on polycrisis and multi-level governance.
We’re eager to welcome participants from across Europe and beyond for an engaging exchange that promises to shape the future of public administration and governance. See you in Bratislava!
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We are thrilled to announce that the call for abstract proposals for the 33rd NISPAcee Annual Conference, taking place from May 22–24, 2025, in Bratislava, Slovakia, is now open! This year’s conference will focus on the timely theme: "Polycrisis and multi-level governance: Impacts, lessons learned, challenges and opportunities."
Researchers, practitioners, and scholars in Public Administration are invited to submit their abstracts by an extended deadline November 25, 2024, and contribute to this important conversation on governance in times of crisis.
Don't miss the chance to present your work, connect with an international community, and engage in thought-provoking discussions. Read on for submission details and more about what to expect at this year’s conference!
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It is very good that the mission of NISPAcee gives prominence to excellence in research, to the implementation of international standards in the achievement of research projects and to the promotion of theoretically-sound, practice-oriented MA / BA programmes and doctoral studies.
Jacek Czaputowicz, Head of the Methodology of European Studies Unit at the European Institute, Warsaw University, Poland, p. 385
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NISPAcee is perceived as a major partner in the region of Eastern Europe and in the European Neighbourhood
Rolet Loretan, General Director of the International Institute of Administrative Science, Belgium, p. 374
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NISPAcee identifies challenges pertinent to Central and Eastern Europe, whereas IIAS identifies challenges of public administration on the worldwide basis. The cooperation of the two institutions leads to sharing innovative ideas
Rolet Loretan, General Director of the International Institute of Administrative Science, Belgium, p. 374
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Many of the NISPAcee “core” members served and serve in top positions on the level of national governments
Juraj Nemec, Professor of Public Finance and Public Management at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Czech Republic, p. 387
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the NISPAcee Journal has likewise had its crucial role to play already, when it comes to the conceptualisation of public-administration reforms in Central and Eastern Europe. And that role could become yet more significant in the future, as I feel it would be useful to work further on a conceptualisation of a public-administration model for the Central and Eastern European countries
Jacek Czaputowicz, Head of the Methodology of European Studies Unit at the European Institute, Warsaw University, Poland, p. 382
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NISPAcee today is extremely successful from the point of view of “academic” outputs – it would be difficult to find any other international organization with so many publications issued in a relatively short time and with so many academic activities
Juraj Nemec, Professor of Public Finance and Public Management at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Czech Republic, p. 386
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Several joint events have taken place brought NISPAcee and IASIA members together. These include two very successful semi¬nars in China. The first of these occurred in 2010 in Beijing and the most recent one took place in Guangzhou in 2012
Allan Rosenbaum, Professor of Public Administration, Director of the Institute for Public Management and community Service at Florida International University, United States, p. 356
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NISPAcee is specific among the Public Administration societies of the world in that it always had a remedial, or melioristic, element as well, i.e. the role to improve the academic standards of Public Administration as a scholarly discipline in the former Second World
Wolfgang Drechsler, Professor and Chair of Governance at the Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance at Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, p. 378
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I would like to highlight the cooperation has been in development of United Nations Public Administration Network- UNPAN, of which NISPAcee became one of the first institutional members
Haiyan Qian, Director of the Division for Public Administration and Development Management, United Nations, p. 350
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Anyone who has been exposed to the development of the field of public-administration education and training in Central and Eastern Europe will recognize and understand the importance of NISPAcee to the development of public-administration education and training in the region
Allan Rosenbaum, Professor of Public Administration, Director of the Institute for Public Management and community Service at Florida International University, United States, p. 354
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I am not afraid to say that NISPAcee is one such framework, which for a long period, on many occasions together with the United Nations Department of Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM), relentlessly worked to help enhance the role, prestige, performance and professionalism of the public service
Haiyan Qian, Director of the Division for Public Administration and Development Management, United N , p. 350
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I do hope to see even higher expectations and new achievements for NISPAcee: for the good of young people, for the good of our countries and for the good of the entire world
Malkhaz Mikeladze, Georgian Ambassador in Mexico, Georgia, p. 342
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NISPAcee has demonstrated through its conferences, its pub¬lications, its interventions that transition has happened, is happening, and will happen
Geert Bouckaert, professor of Public Management at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, The Netherlands, p. 358
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What has been important for me personally is that NISPAcee was a platform to make good friends. That is why I would like to wish NISPAcee to continue being a platform for creating international friendships between its members. I have learned a lot from you, and I am sure that our discussions helped to build my personality and my personal skills and I know wherever fate puts us, we will always remain good friends.
Barbara Kudrycka, Minister of Science and Education, Poland, p.347-348
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NISPAcee’s annual conferences not only are interesting for public-administration researchers, but also for those who are (more) involved in public-administration teaching (the reason of existence of most, if not all, NISPAcee members)
(Theo van der Krogt, Secretary – general at European Association for Public Administration Accreditation, The Netherlands, p. 371)
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the NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy; this important step marks the third milestone in the life of NISPAcee
Mirko Vintar, Professor of Administrative Information Systems and E-government at the Faculty of Administration, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, p.30
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NISPAcee has influenced the development of public administrations in Central and Eastern Europe in many ways and has contributed to a better transfer of knowledge and experience from Western Europe and the USA
Mirko Vintar, Professor of Administrative Information Systems and E-government at the Faculty of Administration, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, p. 24
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NISPAcee has had a decisive role in public administration education – including public law, public economics, public policy and public management – in the region as it has developed strategic and action oriented partnerships with academicians and practitioners of modern democracies
Gyorgy Jenei, Professor Emeritus at the Departments of Public Policy and Management at Corvinus University, Hungary, p. 21
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NISPAcee has played a very important role in helping to encourage the development of and sustain those institutions from throughout the region
Allan Rosenbaum, Professor of Public Administration, Director of the Institute for Public Management and community Service at Florida International University, United States, p. 355
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NISPAcee is one of the leading organisations in the domain of public administration that has a large network in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Republics. In the 20 years of its history, the organisation was able to produce results, make significant contributions to the area of public-administration research and excel in many areas of their work
Rolet Loretan, General Director of the International Institute of Administrative Science, Belgium, p. 374
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