The 23rd NISPAcee Annual Conference

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In the conference participated 317 participants

Conference programme published

Almost 250 conference participants from 36 countries participated

Conference Report

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Perfect conference. Well organised. Very informative.

M.deV., Netherlands, 22nd Conference 2014, Hungary

Thanks to the NISPAcee Conference organisers and best wishes for the further suc cess of our common cause.

L.G., Russian Federation, 22nd Conference 2014, Hungary

The conference was well organised. I enjoyed it very much. The panels were inter esting and I enjoyed all of the events. I hope to make it to Georgia next year.

J.D., Estonia, 22nd Conference 2014, Hungary

It was a very efficiently organised conference and also very productive. I met s everal advanced scientists and discussed my project with them.

I.S., Azerbaijan, 22nd Conference 2014, Hungary

The Conference was very academically fruitful!

M. K., Republic of Macedonia, 20th Conference 2012, Republic of Macedonia

Thanks for organising the pre-conference activity. I benefited significantl y!

R. U., Uzbekistan, 19th Conference, Varna 2011

Each information I got, was received perfectly in time!

L. S., Latvia, 21st Conference 2013, Serbia

All parts of the conference were very useful. Thank you very much for the excell ent organisation of this event!

O. B., Ukraine, 19th Conference, Varna 2011

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VII. Working Group on Public Policy Analysis Development Issues
WG Programme Coordinators:

Lesya Ilchenko-Syuyva, Associate Professor, Economic Policy Department, National Academy of Public Administration, Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
E-mail: [email protected]
Leslie Pal, Carleton University, School of Public Policy and Administration, Director, Centre for Governance and Public Management Chancellor's Professor, Ottawa, Canada  
E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Call for Paper Proposals 2011:

In recent years there has been a significant effort to improve decision-making within the public sector by developing capacity in policy analysis in CEE, Central Asia and Caucasus counties. But these efforts are still in their early stages in many countries, and heavily reliant on donor assistance. There continue to be issues both on the demand side (how much governments genuinely want evidence-based policy advice) and on the supply side (e.g., skilled policy analysts, teaching institutions, think tanks).

Given the importance of the field, a Panel Session was organized for the 2008 NISPAcee Annual Conference. Following its success, a Working Group on Policy Analysis Development Issues was established in 2010. The wide variety of papers and the large number of participants were evidence of the strong interest in policy analysis in the regions.

In its second year the Working Group has decided to tighten its focus and become a vehicle for discussions and debates around capacity challenges to professional policy analysis and concrete remedies for those challenges. These are especially important in the regions embraced by NISPAcee. First, policy analysis has developed unevenly in different countries, academic training is often weak, and professional capacity in governments is sometimes severely limited. Second, the Working Group wishes to go beyond diagnosis and encourage discussion of ways forward. Papers that probe the divide between academic policy analysis and applied (either in government or in think tanks and NGOs), and ways to overcome that divide, will be of particular interest.

Accordingly, the Working Group is extending this call for papers in order to organize several panels at the upcoming 19th NISPAcee Annual Conference in Varna, Bulgaria in May 2011 around the theme of Public Policy Analysis in CEE, Caucasus, and Central Asia: Current Challenges, Future Remedies.

Papers should provide both diagnosis and possible remedies for shortcomings or bottlenecks. This might lead to emergent strategies across the regions. More specifically, papers may focus on:

1. Specific weaknesses (or strengths) of policy analysis in a single country or selection of countries, either generally or in specific sectors (either policy areas like health, or institutions like think tanks);

2. Case studies of the application of techniques (e.g., regulatory impact assessment, ex ante impact assessment, evaluation);

3. Analysis of instances where capacity-building is being attempted;

4. Comparative analysis of similar challenges faced by a variety of countries.

Applicants are encouraged to submit their proposals and CVs electronically via the NISPAcee application system.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION FOR THIS WG HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 15, 2010.