The 23rd NISPAcee Annual Conference

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Conference photos available

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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I. Working Group on Local Government

WG Programme Coordinators:

Gabor Soos, Political Science Institute of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

E-mail: gabor.soos@mtapti.hu

Arto Haveri, University of Tampere, School of Management, Finland

E-mail: atarha@uta.fi

Following the general theme of the conference, the 7th year of the Working Group on Local Government focuses on the dynamics between government- and governance-oriented developments at the local level in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

 

For some time, it seemed, that along with the use of NPM practices, the bureaucratic/hierarchical model of local government would be transforming into a more market- and network-oriented governance model, characterised by increased public-private cooperation, multilevel and multi-actor service systems, and (more) complex governance relationships. Big expectations were directed to markets, as well as to partnerships and other network–based solutions in the transformation of local government systems into becoming more modern, citizen oriented and effective. However, this transformation has not happened without problems, and today there are also more indications regarding reverse developments; as a response to fragmentation and weakening political control, local governments in many countries have returned to government-oriented policies, for example by strengthening hierarchical steering or introducing new soft steering mechanisms.

 

In the Working Group on Local Government, we are trying to form an extended and more nuanced understanding of the transformation of local government in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). How are new institutions of government and governance evolving within the public-private and public-public dynamics, and what does this mean to the theories of politics and public administration? What is the role of government and governance -oriented approaches in today’s local government in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)?

 

WG coordinators expect papers in the following categories:

1. Conceptual frameworks which help us to understand the dynamics between government and governance at the local level. Papers that explicitly reflect CEE or CIS problems are especially welcome.

2. Evaluations which analyse governance and /or government-oriented reforms at the local level, their argumentation and rationality, implementation and consequences. Country studies are very suitable for this approach.

3. Comparative papers which highlight the similarities and differences between countries or regions are strongly encouraged.

Beyond this year's theme, one of the panels will be devoted to high-quality papers dealing with topics which are not related to government-governance dynamics, but which contribute to local government studies in CEE and CIS.

 

The papers to be presented at the workshop in 2014 are expected to contribute both to LG studies and to administrative and other social sciences in general. The coordinators hope to find the opportunity to publish a selected set of contributions.