The 31th NISPAcee Annual Conference

Conference 2023 Beograd, Serbia, May 25-27, 2023

Excellent conference. I really enjoyed the papers, speakers, schedule and location and great staff!

D.B., United States, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...relating to public administration and policy. Good opportunities for networking.

N.D., Georgia, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

Excellent participants, argument-driven discussions, impartial and supportive Chairs in the Working Group.

D.G., Republic of North Macedonia, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...to detail and I really enjoyed the supportive and encouraging atmosphere there. Thank you!

R.B., Lithuania, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...both in terms of academic quality and logistics, and also social events. It was a true joy.

E.Z., Bulgaria, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...The special programmes were really excellent and we took home many varied experiences.

P.N., Hungary, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...Sessions were interesting, scholars were engaging and all the social events were amazing!

B.K., Kazakhstan, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

Excellent organization, excellent food. Compliments to the organizers, they did a wonderful job!

V.J., Netherlands, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

...I must say that the PhD pre-conference seminar was the most useful seminar of my life. Very well...

K.V., Czech Republic, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

... I would even argue that they are the very best - both in terms of scientific content and also entertainment…

P.W., Denmark, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

An opportunity to learn from other researchers and other countries' experiences on certain topics.

G.A.C., Hungary, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

Very well organised, excellent programme and fruitful discussions.

M.M.S., Slovakia, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

The NISPAcee conference remains a very interesting conference.

M.D.V., Netherlands, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

Thank you for the opportunity to be there, and for the work of the organisers.

D.Z., Hungary, 24th Conference 2016, Zagreb

Well organized, as always. Excellent conference topic and paper selection.

M.S., Serbia, 23rd Conference 2015, Georgia

Perfect conference. Well organised. Very informative.

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

Excellent conference. Congratulations!

S. C., United States, 20th Conference 2012, Republic of Macedonia

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

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

Each information I got, was received perfectly in time!

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

The Conference was very academically fruitful!

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

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PhD Pre-conference Seminar
How to improve the quality of your research paper
 
Chairs

  • Michiel S. de Vries, Institute for Management Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, m.devries@fm.ru.nl
He holds the chair in Public Administration at the Radboud University of Nijmegen and is visiting professor at the Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. He is president of IASIA, full member of the Group of Independent Experts on the European Charter of Local Self-Government of the Council of Europe and member of the editorial board of numerous journals on Public Administration. His research concentrates on local government, public sector reform, policy evaluation, policy change and comparative public administration.

  • Iwona Sobis, School of Public Administration, Gothenburg University, Sweden, iwona.sobis@spa.gu.se
Her research over the period 1995-2010 can be summarised as a collection of in-depth case studies on Western assistance to Central and Eastern Europe during the transition from socialism to a market economy, seen from the perspective of recipients, foreign advisors, donor organisations and responsible politicians. Her later empirical research concerns: public sector reforms with a special focus on care for the elderly, performance management, policy evaluation, job satisfaction, and free movement of EU citizens. She lectures on leadership, management, and governance in public administration.

 
Call for applications

Objective

 

The day before the NISPAcee conference begins, a PhD seminar will take place in the venue where the NISPAcee conference also takes place enabling PhD students to improve on their papers concerning structure and content. The goal of the seminar is to discuss ways in which to improve their papers with the students.

 

The seminar will discuss the preparation of papers, formulating a relevant research question, putting the research question within a theoretical framework, and conducting the necessary research in a valid and reliable way in order to answer the research question. It is not so much about writing everything down, but more about a substantial discussion about what it needs to have a coherent structure in a paper. This part of the seminar is also open for discussing process-related issues and other pressing issues the PhD students themselves come forward with. Beforehand, PhD students can put forward issues they would like to have discussed in this regard.

 

Method

 

During the first part of this seminar, PhD students will receive information and advice from the Chairs and discuss how to improve the presentation of a paper and how to organise papers in such a way that these papers conform to the standards required to have them published. Hence, three sessions will be organised, during which PhD students learn how to improve their papers within a trusted environment. One of these sessions focuses on the structure of the introduction and conclusion of papers; the second on the theoretical section; the third on the methods section and the presentation of outcomes.

 

 

Selection conditions

 

1. Being a PhD-student from a programme realised in the country belonging to the NISPAcee region.

2. Having a paper in the field of Public Administration the participant is willing to present and discuss a draft of a research plan for a dissertation.

3. Interest in participating in the entire seminar.

4. Interest in taking a part in discussions about the papers and research plans of others.

 

Paper criteria

 

All kinds of papers are accepted as long as they have an empirical component, be it a case study or a comparative study, irrespective of whether it is a draft or a final version.

To have the most out of this course final paper upload is strongly recommended. However, if it wouldn't be a case, potentially participants are also welcomed.

PhD students who have submitted a paper proposal for other conference WGs/panels can also apply. 


From participants of this working group draft of a full paper is required before the conference. 
Deadline of full paper submission is 10/05/2023.

You can find manuscript guidelines on THIS LINK.