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NISPAcee Announcements

Reports of NISPAcee Activities

News from Other Institutions

Events from Other Institutions

Other Interesting Publications

The NISPAcee Annual Conference will be held this time in Varna, Bulgaria in May 19-22, 2011 in cooperation with Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar", Varna, Bulgaria.

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
FOR THE NISPAcee TRAINING COURSE "EFFECTIVE AND ATTRACTIVE PRESENTATION"

DATE: November 7-11, 2011

TRAINING VENUE: Bratislava, Slovak Republic

ORGANIZED BY: NISPAcee

DEADLINE FOR NISPAcee APPLICATION: AUGUST 15, 2011

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Call for Papers

The NISPAcee Journal is predominantly devoted to public administration and public policy issues in Central and Eastern Europe. The main goal is to publish top quality papers based on own empirical research carried out in Central and Eastern Europe, theoretical papers developing general public administration and public policy theory, or their specific dimensions in the region.

Microsite of the Journal: http://www.nispa.org/journal.php

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Presently, the NISPAcee enlists 124 Institutional members (from 25 countries), 26 Associate members (from 13 countries), 24 Individual members (from 11 countries).

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The 10th Session of Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) was held at the United Nations Headquarters, New York from 4-8 April 2011.
There was also organized a meeting of UNPAN members as a regular part of the CEPA programme. NISPAcee represented by Mrs. Ludmila Gajdosova, the Executive Director, also participated in this meeting as the UNPAN member.

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VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar” the largest accredited private universityin Bulgaria with the educational capacity of 12 000 students for all educational levels, in accordance with the Bologna process - Bachelor, Master and PhD.

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PECOB is a connecting space built between Italy and Eastern, Central Europe, the Balkans and the Post-Soviet space. The Portal aims to provide both expert and generic users with scientific contents such as Politics, Economics, Society, Culture, History, and the Media coming from or focusing on the involved countries.

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May 20, 2011 - May 21, 2011

Venue: Budapest, Hungary

Organizer(s): The Hungarian Political Science Association (HPSA)

May 30, 2011 - June 3, 2011

Venue: Moscow, Russia

Organizer(s): School of Public Administration of Lomonosov Moscow State University in cooperation with Russian Association of Schools and Institutes of Public Administration

June 2, 2011 - May 5, 2011

Venue: Oradea, Romania

Organizer(s): University of Oradea; Institute for Euroregional Studies Oradea-Debrecen

June 13, 2011 - June 18, 2011

Venue: Faculty of Economics of the University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

Organizer(s): IASIA, the conference is hosted by the Italian Government and the University of Roma Tre

June 17, 2011 - June 18, 2011

Venue: Faculty of Administration, University of Ljubljana in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Organizer(s): University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Administration

June 22, 2011 - June 23, 2011

Venue: Athens, Greece

Organizer(s): The Politics Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (AT.IN.E.R.)

June 24, 2011 - June 25, 2011

Venue: Prishtina, Kosovo

Organizer(s): Kosovo Public Policy Center

June 27, 2011 - July 1, 2011

Venue: Barcelona, Spain

Organizer(s): EIPA

July 4, 2011 - July 8, 2011

Venue: Lausanne, Switzerland

Organizer(s): International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)

July 11, 2011 - July 15, 2011

Venue: Vilnius,Lithuania

Organizer(s): Transparency International Lithuania in cooperation with Mykolas Romeris University

July 11, 2011 - July 15, 2011

Venue: Hague, Netherlands

Organizer(s): The Hague Academy for Local Governance

July 22, 2011 - July 30, 2011

Venue: Tallinn, Estonia

Organizer(s): Institute of Social Work

July 27, 2011 - July 28, 2011

Venue: Barcelona, Spain

Organizer(s): Carles Boix (Princeton University and IBEI - the Institut Barcelona d‟Estudis Internacionals)

September 5, 2011 - September 16, 2011

Venue: Turin, Italy

Organizer(s): Fondazione per l’Ambiente and the University of East Piedmont

September 7, 2011 - September 10, 2011

Venue: Bucharest, Romania

Organizer(s): organised in collaboration with the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration (NSPSPA).

September 12, 2011 - September 17, 2011

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September 14, 2011 - September 16, 2011

Venue: Chemnitz, Germany

Organizer(s): The Chemnitz East Forum

September 18, 2011 - October 2, 2011

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September 18, 2011 - September 23, 2011

Venue: Vouliagmeni, Greece

Organizer(s): EURA (European Urban Research Association), EUROLOC

September 19, 2011 - September 21, 2011

Venue: Lueneburg, Germany

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September 21, 2011 - September 24, 2011

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Organizer(s): Vitez University of Travnik in collaboration with:
University of Rijeka – Faculty of Economics – Chair Jean Monnet,
University of Ljubljana – Faculty of Economics – Chair Jean Monnet,
University of Belgrade – Faculty of Organizational Sciences,
University of Zagreb – Faculty of Economics and Business and
Institute CEDIMES Paris – Centre for Studies in International Development and Economic and Social Movements – CEDIMES Rijeka

October 20, 2011 - October 22, 2011

Venue: Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Organizer(s): Friedrich Ebert Foundation in cooperation with European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and Proforum under the auspices of Ms. Brigita Schmognerova, the former Minister of Finance of Slovakia and the President of Proforum.

October 27, 2011 - October 29, 2011

Venue: Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Organizer(s): Babe-Bolyai University

Freedom on the Net 2011: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media Freedom

Editor(s): Sanja Kelly, Sarah Cook

Publisher: Freedom House

Freedom House has conducted a comprehensive study of internet freedom in 37 countries around the globe. An earlier, pilot version was published in 2009, covering a sample of 15 countries. The new edition, Freedom on the Net 2011, assesses a wider range of political systems, while tracking improvements and declines in the countries examined two years ago.  

The Role of Regions?

Editor(s): Tassilo Herrschel and Pontus Tallberg

Publisher: Region Skane

This book brings together discussions on this wide range of manifestations of regions and regionalisation processes, and their theoretical and practical implications. Drawing on examples from northern and north-western Europe and, for comparison with different political-administrative traditions, North America. 

The Governance of Public and Non-Profit Organizations

Editor(s): Chris Cornforth

Publisher: Routledge

This book will be essential reading for academics and students with an interest in the governance and management of public and non-profit organizations, and will also be of value to policy makers and practitioners who wish to gain a deeper understanding of how boards work and what can be done to improve their performance. 

Governance and Regulation in the Third Sector: International Perspectives

Editor(s): Susan Phillips, Steven Rathgeb Smith

Publisher: Routledge

The book brings together scholars and experienced practitioners from different countries to investigate the relationship between regulation and relational governance for the third sector in a comparative context.  

Performance Management in the Public Sector

Author(s): Wouter van Dooren, Geert Bouckaert, John Halligan

Publisher: Routledge

The book takes as its point of departure a broad definition of performance to redefine major and basic mechanisms in public administration, both theoretically and in practice.  

The New Public Governance? Emerging Perspectives on the Theory and Practice of Public Governance

Editor(s): Stephen P. Osborne

Publisher: Routledge

This book represents a comprehensive analysis of the state of the art of public management, examining and framing the debate in this important area.