WG4: Inter-regional and Cross-border Cooperation and Development
WG coordinators:
- Barabashev, Alexey – National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russiaa, abarabashev@hse.ru
Prof. Alexey G. Barabashev
teaches courses at the Research University - Higher School of Economics -
on the civil service, including civil service reforms in Russia, and
evaluation of the effectiveness of administration. His research
interests are concentrated in the area of the theory of bureaucracy and
applications of the theory towards Russian practical needs and
methodology of reflexive systems, including the impact of effectiveness
evaluations on the work of administration. Currently, he is the
President of the School of Graduate studies at National Research
University – Higher School of Economics (Moscow). From 2004 until 2019
he has served as President (2011-2019) and Dean (2004-2011) of the
School of Public Administration and Management and as the Chair of the
Department of Civil and Municipal Service at Higher School of Economics.
From 1997 to 2014 he served as a member of the advisors’ expert group
for public service reform under the Administration of the President of
Russia. He is a member of several attestation commissions and expert
councils for federal governmental bodies. He was a Woodrow Wilson
(Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies) scholar in 1992 and
2013,President of the Kennan Russian Alumni Association (1992-1996), and
President-elect of the Alumni Association for Russia-US Academic
Exchange Programs (1996-2000). From 2015 till 2019 he has served as a
member of the Advisory Council of the Kennan Institute for Advanced
Russian Studies.
- Andreeva, Lyubimka - Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria, lubima_@abv.bg
Dr. Lyubimka Andreeva is a
Chief Assistant Professor at Department of Public Administration at
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski”. She works in the field of
public administration, including the regulations of energy sector,
services of general economic interest, more specifically energy
services, public policy, public governance (the regulatory state),
administrative systems and development. Her work experience includes
teaching courses in the areas of Administrative systems and development,
Assessment of the administrative capacity, Human resource management
and Energy governance. Main areas of scientific interest are governance,
public policies, the effectiveness of their implementation, the role of
public services as key policy instruments in the Inter-regional
cooperation and development process.
- Annika Jaansoo, University of Twente, The Netherlands, a.jaansoo@utwente.nl
Annika Jaansoo is a PhD student
in University of Twente, The Netherlands. Her research is about
cross-border cooperation of subnational governments (regions and local
governments) in service provision: "Provision of Services Across
International Borders: Factors driving Cooperation of Subnational
Governments in Europe". In addition to her academic research interest,
through her work experience as an Expert in international organizations
(AEBR, AER) (2015 to date), Auditor (2012-2014), Development Manager
(2010-2012) and Partner/Senior Consultant (2001-2010), Annika Jaansoo
has expertise in subnational governance in practice.
Call for papers
The main goal of WG IV "Inter-regional Cooperation and Development" for the 29th NISPAcee Annual Conference "Citizens' Engagement and Empowerment - The Era of Collaborative Innovation in Governance” is focused on the process of social and cultural peculiarities of inter-regional cooperation in this process, engaging citizens in holding and participation in inter-regional cooperation, and the impact of inter-regional cooperation in cooperative processes. The concept of inter-regional cooperation and development, its definitions, and the rationale of inter-regional cooperation based on citizens' participation are also the main focus of WG IV research.
For the NISPAcee Conference in 2021, WG IV concentrates on topics related to the aims of WG IV, and its focal points, such as:
• Citizens’ participation aspects in public governance inter-regional process in the EU and beyond;
• The role of civil societies in the Inter-regional and Cross-border Cooperation and Development Process;
• Strategies for including Citizens' Engagement and Empowerment in the policy process and design via different countries and areas;
• Cultural and ethnic aspects of citizens’ participation in inter-regional development;
• Best practices of citizens' participation in inter-regional and cross-border cooperation;
• Theory definitions of citizens' participation in inter-regional and cross-border cooperation and development, based on national and international practices.
We are expecting papers which address those aforementioned topics and have both theoretical and practical relevance, i.e. applicants should take into account and include in their papers recommendations for better shaping of inter-regional cooperation, based on citizens’ participation and empowerment, including points for practitioners and points relating to the EU and other countries and regions of NISPAcee.
Requirements for the structure of the proposed abstract:
• The names of the authors and their affiliation,
• The problem description,
• The relevance of the paper for WG IV,
• The objective or the research question(s),
• The case(s), data and methodology,
• Expected findings.
In addition, due to the cancellation of the 28th NISPAcee Annual Conference in 2020, WG IV "Inter-regional Cooperation and Development" provides an opportunity to those participants who were selected with accepted abstracts/papers in the WG IV previous conference, if they so wish, to be included in the 29th NISPAcee Annual Conference WG IV schedule.
For the NISPAcee Conference in 2021, WG IV concentrates on topics related to the aims of WG IV, and its focal points, such as:
• Citizens’ participation aspects in public governance inter-regional process in the EU and beyond;
• The role of civil societies in the Inter-regional and Cross-border Cooperation and Development Process;
• Strategies for including Citizens' Engagement and Empowerment in the policy process and design via different countries and areas;
• Cultural and ethnic aspects of citizens’ participation in inter-regional development;
• Best practices of citizens' participation in inter-regional and cross-border cooperation;
• Theory definitions of citizens' participation in inter-regional and cross-border cooperation and development, based on national and international practices.
We are expecting papers which address those aforementioned topics and have both theoretical and practical relevance, i.e. applicants should take into account and include in their papers recommendations for better shaping of inter-regional cooperation, based on citizens’ participation and empowerment, including points for practitioners and points relating to the EU and other countries and regions of NISPAcee.
Requirements for the structure of the proposed abstract:
• The names of the authors and their affiliation,
• The problem description,
• The relevance of the paper for WG IV,
• The objective or the research question(s),
• The case(s), data and methodology,
• Expected findings.
In addition, due to the cancellation of the 28th NISPAcee Annual Conference in 2020, WG IV "Inter-regional Cooperation and Development" provides an opportunity to those participants who were selected with accepted abstracts/papers in the WG IV previous conference, if they so wish, to be included in the 29th NISPAcee Annual Conference WG IV schedule.