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We welcome contributions related to the following thematic areas. Submissions are not expected to fit neatly into a single category; interdisciplinary and cross-cutting perspectives are particularly encouraged. We particularly welcome contributions from scholars working in law, public administration, public management, political science, economics, organisational studies, psychology, digital governance, behavioural public policy, and related fields.
Explaining Public Administration – Where We Stand
- Drivers of administrative behaviour and decision-making (micro-level)
- Organisational structures, capacity and reform dynamics (meso-level)
- Governance systems, reform trajectories and crisis dynamics (macro-level)
- Causes and consequences of administrative reforms
- Performance, effectiveness and administrative capacity
Conceptualizing Good Administration – What We Want to Achieve
- Legal principles, the rule of law and procedural justice
- Legitimacy, trust and citizen perspectives
- Public values, accountability and transparency
- Stakeholder expectations, competing demands and governance trade-offs
- Normative foundations and conceptualizations of better public administration
Implementing Good Administration – How We Get There
- Digital transformation and AI in administrative practice
- Implementation of reforms and organisational change
- Co-production, collaborative governance and citizen engagement
- Innovation under institutional constraints
- Resilience and adaptive capacity of public institutions
Cross-Cutting Perspectives
- Negotiating expectations in public administration
- Balancing competing demands and governance trade-offs
- Governance under uncertainty and multiple crises
- Interdisciplinary approaches
- Evidence-based policymaking and administrative learning
Submission Guidelines
Please submit extended abstracts in English (500–800 words) including
- Title
- Author(s) and affiliation(s)
- Research question or practical problem
- Theoretical or conceptual background
- Methodology and/or empirical basis (where applicable)
- Main findings or expected contribution
- Relevance for understanding, conceptualizing or implementing better public administration
Please select the presenting author by clicking the microphone icon next to the appropriate author. A presenting author must be designated for both oral and poster presentations.