INVITATION

The 22nd NISPAcee Annual Conference 2014

"Government vs. Governance in Central and Eastern Europe”

May 22-24, 2014, Budapest, Hungary

Organized in cooperation with Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
and National University of Public Service, Budapest, Hungary

The conference is organized under the auspices of the Hungarian Ministry of Public Administration and Justice.

 

 

The annual conferences of NISPAcee focus on a significant theme, which facilitates a better understanding of important issues regarding the administrative development and policymaking capacity in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The conferences include experts, scholars and practitioners who work in the field of public administration in Central and Eastern Europe (including all countries covered by NISPAcee's membership, the Russian Federation, Caucasus and Central Asia), as well as from many other regions and countries of the world.

The central aim of the 2014 Annual Conference is to address, and to contribute to the better understanding of, the colourful picture of the various patterns of implementation of the "governance” concept in various countries and to take the risk of drawing common conclusions from the present diversity of theories and practices.

SESSIONS:

1. Main conference theme

2. General session

3. Colloquium for practitioners

WORKING GROUPS:

I. Working Group on Local Government

II. Working Group on e-Government

III. Working Group on Civil Service

IV. Working Group on Public Administration Reform

V. Working Group on Internationalization and Networking of Public Administration Studies and Civil Servant's Training Systems

VI. Working Group on Public Finance and Public Finance Management

VII. Working Group on Public Policy Analysis Development Issues

VIII. Working Group on Public Administration Education

IX. Working Group on Local Public Policies

X. Working Group on Good Governance, Human Rights and Development

XI. Public Administration During Transition, Change and Uncertainty

XII. Administration and Management of Internal Security Agencies

PANELS:

1. Islamic Public Administration

2. Max Weber and Public Administration Today

3. Joint ASPA-NASPAA-NISPAcee Study Group on Cutback Management

4. Governance of Territories and Regional Development: Best Concepts and Practices

8. EAPAA Advisory Panel

9. EAPAA Panel – Preparation for Accreditation

All details on the conference page: www.nispa.org/conference2014

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