RC32 - Public Policy and Administration

RC32 and IPPA

Philippe Zittoun — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 12:24:00 -0500

The Research Committee 32 is involved in the International Public Policy Association and you can find all information on Public Policy network in the website of the association and you can subscribe also to its Newsletters to receive all information.

Please go to our website : http://www.ippapublicpolicy.org/

CFP - panel on expertise and evidence in public policy, IRSPM, Budapest, Hungary, April 2017

Hal Colebatch — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 14:05:00 +1100

The annual conference of the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) is in Budapest, 19-21 April 2017.

Panels have been finalised and the Call for Abstracts has been posted athttp://www.irspm2017.com/call-for-abstracts/

Brian Head is convening a panel on "Expertise and Evidence in Public Policy".

Theme overview:

There is international interest in the relationship between expert knowledge and the concerns of policy makers and public managers. Much of this interest has focused on efforts to promote more evidence-informed policies and evaluations within specific policy areas (e.g. education, healthcare, environment). There have also been some attempts to develop conceptual schemas to facilitate comparisons across cases and countries.

There is now a recognised need for systematic research on how expertise and research are utilised in different policy areas, and across different policymaking processes and institutional settings. This panel provides a forum for developing and sharing comparative research experiences on the relationship between expertise, research, policy and practice across policy themes, across institutional settings, and across national boundaries.

Systemic obstacles to adoption of expert knowledge are well-known. These include the politicised context of policy debates and governmental commitments, the search for political compromises, low awareness of evaluation findings on the part of public officials; and ineffective communication by researchers and other experts. “Bridging” and “brokering” strategies have emerged to promote closer linkages.

Papers are welcome on any topic aiming to enhance conceptual and/or empirical understanding of how expertise is mobilised or utilised in public policy settings. Some relevant questions might include:

1. How do the relationships between expertise and policy differ across policy issues, sectors or countries?

2. What strategies are used to promote or embed expertise in policy processes?

3. What conceptual models are useful for framing these analyses?

4. What are the research gaps?

PROPOSALS should be directed to http://www.irspm2017.com/call-for-abstracts/

PhD scholarship, Aarhus, Denmark

Hal Colebatch — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 21:49:00 +1000

Vacancy for a PhD researcher at the University of Aarhus for a joint Danish-Belgian project on bureaucratic reputation of agencies

Deadline for applications through the online system is 15 October 2016

see http://bss.au.dk/en/research/phd/application/

2016 10 Specific Call: Comparative Research on Reputation in Government (Rep Gov)

PhD scholarship at the Department of Management, Aarhus BSS Graduate School, AU

Applicants are invited for a PhD scholarship at Aarhus BSS Graduate School, Aarhus University, Denmark, within the Management PhD programme. The position is available from 1 February 2017.

The research project: Comparative Research on Reputation in Government (Rep Gov), funded by the Danish Research Council has an open position for a Ph.D. candidate for the period of 1 February, 2016 to 31 January, 2019.

The Comparative Research on Reputation in Government (Rep Gov) project aims to increase our understanding about the behavior of, and relations between, bureaucrats/agencies and politicians. Despite decades of research, the interplay between politicians and agencies is in some respects still part of what has been referred to as 'the black box of executive government'. The Rep Gov is specifically designed to further open up this black box by advancing on an emerging theoretical perspective, Bureaucratic Reputation Theory (BRT). BRT argues that reputational concerns are a crucial motivator for the behavior of agencies and their political principals. The Rep Gov project consists of two parts, both based in a comparative framework investigating central governments in Denmark and Belgium. The first part is based on a quantitative analysis of agencies strategic communication responses to negative media coverage over time. The second part is a multiple-case study, using qualitative methods to identify whether agencies subject to substantial negative media coverage over time are sanctioned by their minister and the government. The Ph.D. project is mainly associated with the first part of the project.

The project is situated within an international research group consisting of Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen (AU), Prof. Koen Verhoest and Post. Doc. Jan Boon (both University of Antwerp, Belgium). The Ph.D. candidate will be positioned at the Department of Management, Aarhus BSS, AU with the option to spend part of the trajectory in Antwerp. The Ph.D. candidate will further engage in established collaborations and networks with excellent scholars from Norwegian, German and Dutch universities working within the discipline of public management, public administration, political science and strategic communication. The Ph.D. will be supervised by Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen and Koen Verhoest. lf you have any interest in applying please contact Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen for further information.

Profile and requirements

•    You hold a master degree in relevant fields within social sciences
•    You have achieved excellent study results
•    You are quality-oriented, conscientious, creative, and cooperative, and you are sufficiently entrepreneurial as well as disciplined in order to structure and complete a research project in time
•    You are strongly motivated to do research about the public sector and you have good capacities for analysis and synthesis in social science research.
•    You find it attractive to perform research of a comparative nature and have an ambition to take part in a truly international research network in which the project is positioned.
•    Specific knowledge of Bureaucratic Reputation Theory is not required. However, it is vital that the applicant is well qualified in quantitative research methods.
•    You have good language skills in Danish and English

Contact person: Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen, hhs@mgmt.au.dk , Department of Management, Aarhus BSS, AU,

CFP special issue on March and Simons Organizations

Hal Colebatch — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 21:24:00 +1000

Special Issue Commemorating the 60^th anniversary of March and Simon’s “Organizations”

Editors:

Philip Bromiley (University of California, Irvine, USA), Rouslan Koumakhov (NEOMA Business School, France), Andrea Prencipe (LUISS University, Italy), Denise Rousseau (Carnegie Mellon University, USA), William Starbuck (University of Oregon/New York University, USA)

James March and Herbert Simon’s (1958) Organizations is one of the most influential contributions to the social sciences. To celebrate its sixtieth anniversary, this Special Issue addresses, evaluates and explicates the continuing relevance of this work in various fields of management and organization studies. In line with the Carnegie School’s tradition of interdisciplinary research, we welcome contributions from across the social sciences and humanities.

Contributions might address, but are not limited to issues such as the following:

· March and Simon’s integration of individual and organizational decision-making subsequently became distinct areas of study (March and Shapira, 1982). How might these intellectual domains be reconnected?

· What new opportunities does March and Simon’s analysis of managerial cognition offer to the understanding of organizational attention (Occasio, 1997), mental representations (Gavetti, 2005), modularity (Brusoni and Prencipe, 2001), uses of heuristics (Artinger et al., 2015; Kahneman and Tversky, 2000; Lovallo and Kahneman, 2000), organizational memory and learning, firms as cognitive communities (Porac et al., 2011) and neurocognitive foundations of managerial decision-making (Laureiro-Martínez et al., 2015)?

· How might this book advance understanding interpretation, sensemaking and categorization (Starbuck, 2015)?

· What are the methodological implications of March and Simon’s book for empirically validating current approaches to management and organizations, including evidence-based management (Rousseau, 2006)?

· What implications does March and Simon’s book have for advancing strategic management theory, research and practice?

· How do we reconcile the theories of March and Simon with the existence of (some) evidence of proactive strategic change and how can these theories bring together backward-looking and forward-looking models (Gavetti and Levinthal, 2004)?

· How might measurement issues raised by this book be addressed, for example, operationalizing key concepts such as aspirations, search, etc. (Washburn and Bromiley, 2012)?

· Consider the book’s implications for understanding rules and programs. How might its concept of programs enrich research on routinized behavior in organizations and/or help renew the concepts of rules, routines and capabilities (Cohen, 2012; Hodgson and Knudsen, 2004; Miller et al., 2012; Winter, 2013), especially in the face of increased concern with organizational change, flexibility and various re-conceptualizations of organizational routine, with their focus on agency and mindfulness (Feldman and Pentland, 2003)?

· How can we relate March and Simon’s understanding of coordination and related issues, such as conflict, organizational and professional identifications, group norms, adaptation and flexibility, goals and sub-goals, formal and informal communication structures, and work division, to today’s understanding of these issues?

· Because March and Simon’s conceptualization of organization members cannot be reduced to rational choice theory or a variation of social determinism, to what extent may their approach be viewed as overcoming the macro-micro division in management and organization studies?

· How can social theories and philosophies (e.g., critical realism, neo-pragmatic theories of justification, conventionalist approaches, cultural-theoretical approaches to risk, institutional dynamics), and their applications to management studies (Reed, 2005; Patriotta et al., 2011; Muzio et al., 2013), support and develop the book’s conceptualization of the boundedly rational and socially receptive individual?

· Were March and Simon too strongly influenced by mid-20th century ideas about organizations, especially large industrial firms? Have 21st century trends in organizing made (aspects of) March-Simon obsolete? (E.g., force-field organizations, corporations with global reach and no nationalities.)

We encourage theoretical or empirical articles that approach the subject creatively. Empirical contributions can be quantitative or qualitative.

Submission process and deadlines

· Papers will be reviewed according to the JMS double-blind review process.

· Submissions should be prepared using the JMS Manuscript Preparation Guidelines (http://www.socadms.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/JMS-Manuscript-Preparation-Guidelines.pdf).

· The deadline for submissions is 1^st June 2017.

· Manuscripts should be submitted by e-mail to the guest editors at the following address: rouslan.koumakhov@neoma-bs.fr and copied tobromiley@uci.edu; denise@cmu.edu; starbuck@uoregon.edu.

· Informal enquiries relating to the Special Issue, proposed topics and potential fit with the Special Issue objectives are welcomed. Please direct any questions to the guest editors at the e-mail addresses above.

References

Artinger, F., Petersen, M., Gigerenzer, G. and Weibler, J. (2015). ‘Heuristics as adaptive decision strategies in management’. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 36 (S1), S33-S52.

Brusoni, S. and Prencipe, A. (2001). ‘Unpacking the black box of modularity: Technologies, products and organizations’. Industrial and Corporate Change, 10, 179-205.

Cohen, M. (2012). ‘Perceiving and remembering routine action: Fundamental micro-level origins’. Journal of Management Studies, 49, 1383-87.

Feldman, M. S. and Pentland, B. T. (2003). ‘Reconceptualizing organizational routines as a source of flexibility and change’. Administrative Science Quarterly, 48, 94–118.

Gavetti, G. (2005). ‘Cognition and hierarchy: Rethinking the microfoundations of capabilities’ development’. Organization Science, 16, 599-617.

Gavetti, G. and Levinthal, D. A. (2004). ‘The strategy field from the perspective of management science: Divergent strands and possible integration’. Management Science, 50, 1309-18.

Hodgson, G. M. and Knudsen, T. (2004). ‘The complex evolution of a simple traffic convention: the functions and implications of habit’. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 54, 19-47.

Kahneman, D. and Tversky, A. (eds.) (2000). Choices, Values and Frames. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Laureiro-Martínez, D., Brusoni, S., Canessa, N. and Zollo, M. (2015). ‘Understanding the exploration-exploitation dilemma: An fMRI study of attention control and decision-making performance’. Strategic Management Journal, 36, 319-38.

Lovallo, D. and Kahneman, D. (2000). ‘Living with Uncertainty: Attractiveness and Resolution Timing’. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 13, 179-90.

Miller, K. D., Pentland, B. T. and Choi, S. (2012). ‘Dynamics of performing and remembering organizational routines’. Journal of Management Studies, 49, 1536-58.

Muzio, D., Brock, D. and Suddaby, R. (2013). ‘Professions and institutional change: Towards an institutionalist sociology of the professions’. Journal of Management Studies, 50, 699-721.

Ocasio, W. (1997). ‘Towards an attention-based view of the firm’. Strategic Management Journal, 18, 187-206.

Patriotta, G., Gond, J.-P. and Schultz, F. (2011). ‘Maintaining legitimacy: Controversies, orders of worth, and public justifications’. Journal of Management Studies, 48, 1804–36.

Porac, J. F., Thomas, H. and Baden-Fuller, C. (2011). ‘Competitive groups as cognitive communities: The case of Scottish knitwear manufacturers revisited’. Journal of Management Studies, 48, 646–64.

Reed, M. (2005). ‘Reflections on the “realist turn” in organization and management studies’.Journal of Management Studies, 42, 1621–44.

Rousseau, D. M. (2006). ‘Is there such a thing as evidence-based management?’. Academy of Management Review, 31, 256-69.

Starbuck, W. H. (2015). ‘Karl E. Weick and the cognitive perspective on organizations’.Management Decision, 53, 1287-99.

Washburn, M. and Bromiley, P. (2012). ‘Comparing aspiration models: The role of selective attention’. Journal of Management Studies, 49, 896–917.

Winter, S. G. (2013). ‘Habit, deliberation, and action: Strengthening the microfoundations of routines and capabilities’. Academy of Management Perspectives, 27, 120-37.

You can also find the full call at http://bit.ly/SI-Call-MS

CFP NISPAcee conference Kazan, Russia, May 2017

Hal Colebatch — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 23:26:00 +1000

People are invited to submit paper and panel proposals for the 2017 NISPAcee annual conference, whose main theme is

Innovation Governance in the Public Sector

Term: May 18 - May 20, 2017

People are invited to submit paper and panel proposals for the 2017 NISPAcee annual conference, whose main theme is

Innovation Governance in the Public Sector

Term: May 18 - May 20, 2017

Location: Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation

Local organizer: Kazan Federal University

The Calls for Papers and the Online application with a paper proposal link are available on the conference pages:

http://www.nispa.org/conference2017.php?sid=1485&cid=25

Director, School of Public Policy, Montreal, Canada

Hal Colebatch — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 23:17:00 +1000

Director, School of Public Policy
McGill University

Responsibilities
Lead the creation and development of the School and ensure that the School has the resources, both human and financial.
Provide visionary leadership, strategic planning and policy in order to achieve academic excellence, to recruit and retain the best faculty and student.
Implement the operational plan for the School and attract funds from all sources in support of the School's teaching, research and outreach activities.
Establish productive partnerships with existing organisations nationally and internationally.
Please click here to view details: http://www.ipac.ca/documents/UMcGill_EN.pdf

PhD scholarships, Barcelona, Spain

Hal Colebatch — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 23:19:00 +1000

Two PhD fellowships in Sociology under the specific field of analytical sociology and behavioural public policy on poverty and tax compliance.

The Analytical Sociology and Institutional Design research group (GSADI) based in the Sociology Department of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is searching for two PhD candidates wishing to apply for an early-stage research staff grant within the FPI call (funded by Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain) and the FI call (funded by the Catalan Government).

They will develop their work and PhD dissertation under the supervision of José Antonio Noguera Ferrer, and within the context of the I+D+i research project on “Behavioural public policies: applications to the fight against poverty, taxation and nutritional health” funded by Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of Spain. The project aims to explore the potentialities of behavioural studies for public policy design on three specific areas that are directly linked with citizens’ wellbeing: the fight against poverty, taxation, and nutritional health.

If you are interested please send you CV and a short motivational letter at gsadi@uab.cat as soon as possible

Postdoc opportunities focused on collaboration with NGOs - based in Ireland

Hal Colebatch — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 18:42:00 +1000

The Irish Research Council (IRC) has recently announced details of a major postdoctoral fellowship programme called "CAROLINE - Collaborative Research Fellowships for a Responsive and Innovative Europe". 50 fellowships in total, to be advertised in two batches of 25: the first call is due to open in mid-October 2016 and the second call in May 2017. Fellowships are co-funded by the IRC and the European Commission (under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions programme).

These are excellent postdoctoral opportunities for 'experienced researchers' (holder of doctorate or 4+ years of full-time equivalent research experience) from any discipline interested in research relevant to the sustainable development goals of the UN's 2030 agenda for sustainable development.

Two types of fellowship:

1. International fellowships - 30 fellows

3 years in duration. Hosted by a research performing organisation (RPO) in Ireland (e.g. a university - full list of eligible RPOs here), with an academic mentor. First two years spent with a partner NGO or international organisation (IO) outside Ireland (outward phase) - for eligible countries see here. Third year with RPO in Ireland (return phase). Additional secondments to NGOs/IOs/SMEs can be proposed during the outward and inward phases, to a maximum of 6 months in each case.

Indicative salary per annum (fellows will be employed by the RPO throughout):

Outward phase (outside Ireland): EUR 59,000 (with family); EUR 53,000 (without family)

Return phase (in Ireland): EUR 60,000 (with family); EUR 55,000 (without family)

Final salary will be determined by the location of the fellow and the associated cost of living co-efficient associated with the country in question.

Eligibility for international fellowship: Researcher can't have been in the country of the partner NGO/IO for more than 12 months in the 3 years prior to recruitment. If NGO/IO is in an eligible third country (i.e. outside the EU and 'associated countries'), the researcher must be a national/resident citizen of an EU Member State or associated country, or continuously active in full-time research in an EU Member State or associated country for 5 years prior to recruitment.

2. Irish fellowships - 20 fellows

2 years in duration. Hosted by RPO in Ireland, with academic mentor. Mandatory main secondment to an NGO or IO in Ireland (between 6 and 12 months). Additional secondments to NGOs/IOs/SMEs (up to 3 months) can be proposed.

Indicative salary per annum (fellows will be employed by the RPO throughout):

Entire fellowship is spent in Ireland: EUR 60,000 (with family); EUR 55,000 (without family)

Eligibility for Irish fellowship: Eligible researchers are those who have not been in Ireland for more than 12 months in the 3 years prior to recruitment.

In the case of both types of fellowship there will be a contribution of EUR 1,752 per annum to the partner NGO/IO to cover overheads. In addition there is an allocation of EUR 9,600 per annum for research, training and networking. These funds will be allocated to the RPO and managed as agreed between the fellow/RPO/NGO/IO.

I would be very interested in speaking with any prospective postdoc candidates/NGOs/IOs who might be interested in developing an application with University College Dublin's law school as the RPO.

Dr. Andrew Jackson

+353(0) 1 716 4134

http://www.ucd.ie/research/people/law/drandrewjackson/

UCD Sutherland School of Law

University College Dublin

Belfield, Dublin 4

Republic of Ireland

Position in energy policy at Duke University, Durham NC

Hal Colebatch — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 18:31:00 +1000

Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy (sanford.duke.edu) seeks applicants for a tenure-line appointment at rank appropriate to seniority. The successful candidate will be expected to teach and conduct research relevant to energy policy, and help develop the University’s Energy Initiative (energy.duke.edu).

DUKE UNIVERSITY
Energy Policy
Tenure-line appointment in the Sanford School of Public Policy
(Assistant Professor or Associate Professor with Tenure level)
Joint appointment with the Duke University Energy Initiative

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in economics, public policy, political science, or a related field. Applications received by November 25, 2016 will be guaranteed full consideration.

The Sanford School includes a full-time faculty of 69, and offers an undergraduate major, two masters programs, a PhD, and a joint PhD in environmental policy. The School houses several interdisciplinary research centers, including the Duke Center for International Development, and offers degree-related programs and opportunities in Washington, China, Scotland, India, London and Geneva. The Duke University Energy Initiative is a university-wide interdisciplinary collaboration that addresses pressing energy challenges related to the economy, the environment, and security. The Initiative cuts across business, science and engineering, environment, law, and policy to educate tomorrow’s energy leaders, create new options through research, and improve energy decisions by engaging decision makers in business and government.

All candidates should submit a letter of application, CV, and recent writing sample to Professor Billy Pizer, Energy Policy Search Committee Chair, via the following website: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/7756. Candidates at the Assistant Professor level should include 3 letters of recommendation; candidates at the Associate Professor with Tenure level should include 3 references.

Position in Public Policy, Kentucky, USA

Hal Colebatch — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 18:24:00 +1000

The Martin School of Public Administration at the University of Kentucky seeks applicants for a tenure track position beginning August 2017. We will consider candidates at the assistant, associate, and full professor levels. Areas of interest include applied empirical methods and a substantive policy area.

Responsibilities will include research and teaching with a focus on masters and Ph.D. level course work and advising. A Ph.D. in Public Policy, Public Administration, Economics, Finance, Political Science or related fields is required. Preferred experience includes research and teaching experience in public policy/public administration.

Please include the following information when applying for this position.
1. Letter of Interest (upload under Cover Letter)
2. Current Curriculum Vitae
3. Research writing sample (upload under Specific Request 1)

For questions regarding the position, please contact us at msrecruiting@uky.edu. Please note that, to be considered an applicant for this position, you must submit an application via UK’s online employment system.

The search will remain open until the position is filled. However, the Search Committee will begin reviewing applications immediately. For more information about the department, please visit http://www.martin.uky.edu/

The University of Kentucky is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disability as well as veterans are encouraged to apply.

CFP - panel on critical policy studies at PATN conference, Wyoming, June 2017.

Hal Colebatch — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 12:25:00 +1000

This panel at the the 2017 Public Administration Theory Network (PAtheory.net) conference will use s critical, social constructivist, interpretive, narrative and empirical approaches to explore and enlarge the conference theme of Tension and Transition: The New Frontiers of Public Administration.

Conference will take place in Laramie, Wyoming, USA June 1-4, 2017 (fly into Denver, Colorado via multiple airlines and rent a car, or directly into Laramie via United Airlines).

Please provide a 150–250 word abstract as your paper proposal. They must be sent to hmiller@fau.edu by Monday Nov. 7 to be considered for inclusion in the panel.

Hugh T. Miller

Panel Convener

CFP - Public Policy Conference, Singapore, June 2017

Hal Colebatch — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 23:33:00 +1000

CALL FOR PANELS

3^rd International Conference on Public Policy

28^th-30^th June 2017 - SINGAPORE

Organised by the International Public Policy Association (IPPA)
at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

Following upon the success of the first two International Conferences on Public Policy in Grenoble (2013) and Milan (2015), we are pleased to invite you to submit a panel proposal for the third International Conference on Public Policy, the leading international forum for public policy scholarship organised by the International Public Policy Association. The Conference will take place at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, from 28^th-30^th June 2017.

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The 2015 conference in Milan (ICPP 2) was a great success attended by over 1,300 participants from more than 60 countries, and featured more than 265 sessions and over 1,000 paper presentations. A similar number of panels and participants is expected in Singapore.

ICPP 3 is organised in 2 steps: Call for Panels (1^st September - 14^th October 2016) and Call for Papers (1^st November - 15^th January 2017). A panel proposal should define a research topic, allowing policy researchers on the same issues to present and to discuss their works with participants. The panel proposals can be on any particular topic (theoretical, methodological, or empirical approaches are all welcome) and must contain a “Call for Papers” which will be published if the panel is selected. All panel proposals will be reviewed by the International Scientific Committee of ICPP, and the "Call for Papers" of the selected panels will be published online. The panel chairs will receive and select high quality paper proposals which correspond to their panel (between 4 and 15 papers) and will organise between 1 and 3 sessions of 2 hours during ICPP3. All the panels are open (send panel proposal without paper proposal) and the panel chairs will be in charge of the paper selection.

The panel submission is an online process. To propose a panel, you must:

Create an account on our Website of all panel chairs
Complete the online form (http://ippapublicpolicy.org/conference/icpp-3-singapore-2017/page/call-for-panel/15/7) with the following information:

Title of the panel.
Choice of topic
Email address of any other Panel Chair(s)
A description of the objectives of the panel and its scientific relevance in no more than 500 words.
A text for a “Call for Papers” of no more than 300 words that will be published if the panel proposal is accepted.

For all information about Singapore and ICPP3, don't hesitate to visit our website regularly, where we provide up-to-date information regarding flights, hotels, and discount and grant opportunities. Additionally, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is pleased to support the participation of scholars from developing countries in Asia by providing travel subsidies of SGD 500. The LKY School is also happy to announce that they will support PhD students from allcountries by providing free on-campus accommodation to PhD students presenting at the Conference. These are both awarded on a competitive basis based on the quality of the abstract. All complementary information is on our website.

For all information and instructions on submitting a panel proposal, please see our website(http://icpublicpolicy.org) or send us an email (icpublicpolicy@gmail.com)

CFP: Special Issue on ‘Energy and the Future’

Hal Colebatch — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +1000

Guest Editors Professor Anthony C. Janetos and Dr. Laurence L. Delina call for papers for a special issue of Energy Research & Social Science.

Energy—from its production to distribution to consumption— has become, in part, a vital centerpiece in which contemporary societies re-order themselves and their institutions across local, national, and international scales. These new re-orderings stem largely from the role and contribution of energy’s traditional and most known fuel source, fossil fuels, to pollution and emissions that are driving global environmental, health, and societal threats. The processes by which fossil fuel energy—and its replacement—is produced, distributed, and consumed, therefore, will have large-scale implications in and for the future. Such future would, indisputably, be fraught with tensions, trade-offs, and contestations considering that multiple forces, values, and interests are socially and politically intertwined in these processes. Multilateral arrangements to curtail future emissions from energy sources, such as those provided in the Paris Agreement, for example, will have future implications in terms of expanding sustainable energy systems. Fossil fuel incumbents, meanwhile, will most likely strive to protect their interests to remain viable. Given these polarities, the future of energy will be envisaged, navigated, and settled in multiple ways and approaches; hence, opening up new challenges both in ways ‘energy’ is conceptually, theoretically, and empirically examined and studied in the future, and practically in terms of designing new policy, market, and governance infrastructure, devices, and interventions that meet the needs of these highly contested futures.

This special issue seeks to produce a collection of latest and original interdisciplinary papers on both ‘the future of energy,’ and ‘energy and the future’ that consider these emergent and crucial contemporary situations and developments. The collection aims to highlight plausible and multiple energy futures based on new and emerging directions for energy production, distribution and networks, consumption, and policy and governance. The collection also aims to focus on the critical assessment of the future synergies, trade-offs, and tensions among issues of energy resource supply and demand, environmental sustainability and climate change, access, innovation, strategy, security, decision-making, justice and fairness, markets, and institutional arrangements on local, national, and international levels.

We seek policy, conceptual, theoretical, and empirical paper contributions from researchers whose work are clearly focused on the issues of temporality and futurity of energy that spans the themes outlined above (and are enumerated in more details below), and their surrounding controversies. These proposals have to explicitly make the connections between the concepts of ‘the future’ and ‘energy.’ The proposals may emanate from various disciplines, including political science, development studies, environmental management, policy, international relations, ecology, security, public administration, business, science and technology studies, environment, philosophy, sociology, geography, anthropology, economics, and others. In line with the aims and scope of the journal, we especially welcome interdisciplinary, mixed-methods, and/or comparative papers, and encourage proposals from women scholars, and those from minority groups and developing countries.

We anticipate receiving proposals that deal with the following five areas of interest or themes:

· Future energy transitions: including issues of pace or speed (short-term, mid-term, and longer-range), space or level, and scale (small-scale and large-scale) in the context of both developed and developing countries, with a particular emphasis beyond Europe, which has already been explored in a previous Special Issue (Volume 13), and ways and approaches to mobilise (and sustaining) funding support for future energy transitions;

· Visions or discourses of ‘energy and the future’: including energy sociotechnical imaginaries, analyses of future actors and potential for change, and future energy publics;

· Energy modelling and the future: including how future risk and uncertainties are handled or dealt with in energy modelling, integrated assessments, scenarios, and systems analyses;

· Future governance of energy: including conceptualisations of innovative policy and institutional arrangements and mechanisms, planning, implementation/operations, monitoring, and evaluation that consider existing and future multiple overlapping roles and hierarchies, linkages, and networks; and

· Ways of thinking about the future of energy: including approaches of knowledge production about the ‘future of energy,’ ‘energy for future generations,’ and ‘energy for the future,’ their processes, contradictions, trade-offs, frictions, and tensions, as well as their negotiations and settlements, which might led to the creation of new interdisciplinary fields.

About 3 to 5 papers per theme will be selected for this special issue. Depending on available resources, some or all authors will be invited to present their manuscripts at a writing workshop at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University in April 2017 (dates to be confirmed). The workshop will provide a venue for authors to comment on each other’s papers. Travel funds will be available to presenting authors. After the workshop, papers will be subjected to regular review process.

Abstract submissions

To submit proposals, interested authors should send their 500-word abstracts, succinctly describing the work’s rationale, methods, and key results, and clearly identifying which of the five themes their paper fits, alongside their short biographies and full contact information by email to Laurence L. Delina (ldelina@bu.edu) by 1 January 2017. Applicants will be notified of the outcome by 1 February 2017. Full papers of up to 10,000 words, including notes and references, are due on 1 March 2017.

Important dates

Proposal submission: 1 January 2017

Decision on proposals: 1 February 2017

First draft manuscript submission: 1 March 2017

Writing workshop in Boston: April 2017 (dates to be confirmed)

Second draft manuscript submission: 1 May 2017

Final manuscripts due: 1 August 2017

Publication with ERSS: Vol 32 October 2017

Energy Research & Social Science (ERSS) is a fully peer-reviewed international journal that publishes original research and review articles examining the relationship between energy systems and society. ERSS welcomes research from those trained in the social sciences, including anthropology, geography, economics, political science, public policy, law, sociology, history, communication studies, and philosophy, as well as interdisciplinary work from engineers, psychologists, and others, as long as the focus is on society and energy. For more on the aims and goals of the journal and for detailed instructions for authors, seehttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/energy-research-and-social-science/.

Position in public policy, Jerusalem, Israel

Hal Colebatch — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:10:00 +1000

The Federmann School of Public Policy&Government at the Hebrew University invites applications for a full-time tenure track/tenured position in all sub-fields relevant to Public Policy, starting July 1, 2017 or soon thereafter.

The position can be filled at any research faculty rank, from Lecturer(equivalent to assistant professor) to Full Professor. PhD in policy analysis, political science, economics, law or related fields is required.

Candidates at the senior level must have a distinguished publication record. Candidates at the junior level must show great promise for extraordinary scholarship.Interest in the relevance of research for policy is essential. For senior applicants,a record of engagement in the policy process would be an advantage. The candidates are expected to teach in Hebrew.

Please visit our online application site to submit your application at: https://ttp.ekmd.huji.ac.il/Pages/default.aspx

Applications should be submitted online until October 31st, 2016. Applications will be reviewed until a suitable candidate is identified.Appointment procedures will be conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Hebrew University, and are subject to the approval of the university authorities. The university is not obliged to appoint any of the candidates who apply for the position. This invitation applies to women and men alike.

Contact person: Meital Shtain, Administrative Director at meitalo@savion.huji.ac.il Visit our website:http://public-policy.huji.ac.il

Position in public policy at Saskatoon, Canada

Hal Colebatch — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 13:17:00 +1000

The Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS), with campuses at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina, is a unique collaboration between the two universities in the fields of public policy and administration in Canada.

The JSGS invites applications for a tenure-track term appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the area of public policy and public administration.

The successful candidate will be expected to take an active part in a research program and will have a demonstrated research interest within one of three areas of research priority for JSGS: Innovation, Science and Technology Policy; Social Policy and Inequality; and Governance. The candidate should also expect to teach at least three classes per year and be prepared to indicate which of the core courses of the school’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) curriculum they are qualified to teach. The school offers courses throughout the year in a variety of formats and the start date for the appointment is flexible but will not be later than July 1, 2017.

The ideal candidate will have a PhD in any relevant subject area. In exceptional circumstances, applicants who are close to completion of a PhD may be considered. Considerable professional experience and/or research expertise in a relevant field will also be considered. University teaching experience at the graduate level is an asset, as is a record of publication; and experience working with government or industry.

The school offers competitive remuneration consistent with qualifications and experience and other benefits, including a supportive environment and the opportunity to work with an interdisciplinary team of leading scholars in fields such as environmental and resource policy, social policy, and public- sector management.

Salary bands for this post are as follows: Assistant Professor - $93,293 – $112,109; and Associate Professor - $112,109 - $130,925. This position comes with a comprehensive benefits package which includes pension plan, life insurance (compulsory and voluntary), academic long-term disability, sick leave, travel insurance, death benefit, dental plan, extended health and vision care plan, employee assistance program and flexible health and wellness spending program.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, fully describing their qualifications and experience; teaching portfolio (including evidence of teaching effectiveness); curriculum vitae; and contact information for three referees to:

Jeremy Rayner, Director

Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan campus

141- 101 Diefenbaker Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, S7N 5B8 Email:jeremy.rayner@usask.ca

Applications can also be submitted online at http://jobs.usask.ca/. Consideration of applications will begin in October 2016 and continue until the position is filled.

The JSGS is a provincial centre for advanced education, research and training in policy and administration. Located on two university campuses, the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan, the school is a source of respected research and policy advice. With academic backgrounds in such as political science, economics, sociology, geography, law and education, the school’s faculty members train graduate students in an interdisciplinary environment, educate the public on policy matters, and improve the knowledge base from which policymakers draw. Faculty members are carefully selected for their academic qualifications, their applied public policy experience and their demonstrated interest in applying academic research to real-world public policy problems.

The University of Saskatchewan is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, a city with a diverse and thriving economic base, a vibrant arts community and a full range of leisure opportunities. The university is one of Canada’s leading research-intensive universities with a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and scholarly activities and offers a full range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs to a student population of about 21,000.The U of S is strongly committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace that empowers all employees to reach their full potential. All members of the university community share a responsibility for developing and maintaining an environment in which differences are valued and inclusiveness is practiced. The university welcomes applications from those who will contribute to the diversity of our community. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

Position in Political Science/Public Policy, Singapore

Hal Colebatch — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 20:35:00 +1000

The School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Singapore Management University, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Political Science/Public Policy at the Full, Associate, or Assistant Professor rank. We are particularly interested in applicants with expertise in the roles of non-state actors in public policy and in cross-sector collaborations, and/or urban and environmental issues.

Singapore Management University, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Political Science/Public Policy at the Full, Associate, or Assistant Professor rank.

The School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Singapore Management University, invites applications for

a tenure-track position in Political Science/Public Policy at the Full, Associate, or Assistant

Professor rank.

We are seeking candidates with a record of, or high potential for, scholarly research

commensurate with the rank, as well as demonstrated teaching aptitude. The position requires a

doctorate in Political Science, Public Policy or a related field such as Sociology or relevant interdisciplinary

arenas by the date of appointment. We are particularly interested in applicants with

expertise in the roles of non-state actors in public policy and in cross-sector collaborations, and/or

urban and environmental issues. A research focus on Asia is a plus. Successful candidates should

be prepared to teach a relevant intro-level course in public management, and in the School’s

Masters of Tri-Sector Collaboration, in addition to other courses in the candidate’s area of

expertise. (More details about the Public Policy and Public Management second major can be

found at: http://socsc.smu.edu.sg/double-degrees-and-second-majors#pppm. Details about the

Masters of Tri-Sector Collaboration can be found at: http://smu.edu.sg/mtsc.) At the senior level,

the appointee is expected to assume a mentorship role in research activities and curriculum

development for the School.

Singapore Management University is committed to an interdisciplinary and integrated curriculum,

providing opportunities to work with faculty across the social sciences and professional schools.

The research support is excellent, salary and benefits are highly competitive, and the teaching load

is comparable to other research universities. Classes are capped at no more than 45 students.

Full evaluation of applications will start on 15 September 2016. Interviews for short-listed

candidates will commence in October 2016. The successful candidate will be expected to start at

Singapore Management University in July 2017.

The application package should include (in electronic form): a cover letter describing research and

teaching interests, an up-to-date curriculum vitae (including teaching experience and a list of

referees), and three selected publications (clarifying why the three publications were selected). The

package should be sent to the Dean’s Office, School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management

University at the following email address: socialsciencescv@smu.edu.sg. Applicants should also

arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the Dean’s Office by

the above email address. For documents not available in electronic form, hard copies should be

sent to: The Dean’s Office, School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, 90

Stamford Road, Level 4, Singapore 178903. Information about the University and the School can

be found at www.socsc.smu.edu.sg.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

CFP Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network, Chiang Mai, Thailand, February 2017

Hal Colebatch — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:15:00 +1000

Papers are now invited for the first meeting of the Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) will be held at Chiang Mai University in Chiang Mai Thailand, February 10-11, 2017.

More information on the Association and its aims & goals can be found on its website at:

http://www.asiapacificppn.org/

Please submit your proposal (title, 1-2 paragraph abstract, and proposer particulars) no later than December 1, 2016via e-mail to:

asiapacificppn@gmail.com

Notifications of successful proposals will be sent out no later than December 15, 2016.

Please circulate this call for papers to your contacts and relevant mailing lists. And please check our website for updates about the conference.

AP-PPN interim Organizing Committee

Michael Howlett, National University of Singapore

Darryl Jarvis, Hong Kong Institute of Education

Ishani Mukherjee, National University of Singapore

Ora-Orn Poocharoen, Chaing Mai University

M. Ramesh, National University of Singapore

Wu Xun, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

CFP Conference on governance of risk, Haikou, China, January 2017

Hal Colebatch — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 23:59:00 +1000

Conference 'From the management of crisis to the governance of risk: time for a paradigm shift ?'

Haikou city, Hainan province, China

January 9-11, 2017

From the management of crisis to the governance of risk:

Time for a paradigm shift?

Haikou city, Hainan province, China

January 9-11, 2017

Publication of papers

We aim to bring a collection of papers together in a special issue of a reputed academic journal.

Provisional dates

The following are key dates for the conference:

1. Confirmation of your participation and Submission of Paper Proposal by e-mail: September 30, 2016

n Please confirm your participation via this address: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7NBWMPW

n Please submit a short proposal to luxiaoli@tsinghua.edu.cn outlining: the title of the paper, a short description of the contents of the paper; the research method and empirical materials to be used (if applicable); and name, affiliation, and contact information.

2. Notification of acceptance: October 15, 2016

3. Paper drafts submission: December 15, 2016

Funding opportunities

We offer full conference registration fee waiver and free food to accepted paper authors from the conference budgets.

Visa and local logistic information

If you need assistance for visa application and local logistic information (hotel room price and airport pickup price is available on the conference registration link), please contact Ms. Qing YE (49236983@qq.com; +86 898 6618 9082). Please provide the following information for creating an invitation letter which supports your visa application:

l Name,

l Gender,

l Position,

l Affiliated institution,

l Passport Number.

Conference language

English

Contact

Dr. Xiaoli Lu, Tsinghua University, luxiaoli@tsinghua.edu.cn phone: +86 10 62773557; cell:+86 130 1126 6290

Tsinghua University’s Center for Crisis Management Research (CCMR)

Founded in 2004, CCMR is a university-based institution for research, education and consultancy committed to the study of crisis management. CCMR has been selected as one of the centers of excellence by Beijing Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science. Graduate researchers from CCMR have gone on to careers at top universities, prominent research and training centers, and government agencies. CCMR’s core faculty members have won key research projects from the National Science Foundation of China, National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Public Health, State Administration of Work Safety, State Council’s Emergency Management Office, and other local agencies. Consultancy reports have been adopted by Premiers, vice premiers, and other leaders.

This conference is sponsored via the National Science Foundation of China Project (91224009): Integrated Design and Model Reconstruction of Emergency Management System with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era.

Harvard University’s Program on Crisis Leadership

The Program on Crisis Leadership (PCL) seeks to improve society’s capacity to deal with natural disasters; infrastructure, technology, and systems failures; public health emergencies; and terrorism. PCL takes a comprehensive risk management perspective, looking at risk reduction strategies, emergency preparedness and response, and disaster recovery. It conducts research; develops teaching case studies; provides instruction in degree programs and executive education for senior leaders; sponsors conferences and seminar presentations; and works with governments and NGOs to improve their response to the exigencies of severe emergencies.

China Institute for Reform and Development

China Institute for Reform and Development (CIRD), established on November 1,1991, is a public research institution focusing on reform and development policy research. CIRD was ranked as the most influential Chinese non-governmental think tank and the 10th Chinese think tanks by comprehensive influence for two consecutive years in 2013 and 2014

PhD scholarships, Florence/Bologna, Italy

Hal Colebatch — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:09:00 +1000

The Scuola Normale Superiore in Florance and the University of Bologna are offering five PhD scholarships (full-time, four years) for a joint program of research in several areas.

Joint programme SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE and UNIVERSITY of BOLOGNA

The programme focuses on the following three research areas:

1. Democracy and social movements;

2. Comparative/global public policy and international governance;

3. Comparative politics and society.

The grant is of 4 years. Full coverage of research expenses (conferences, summer schools, research periods abroads) is provided.

The Faculty is exclusively devoted to PhD teaching and supervision. The activities will be held at the seat of Florence of the Scuola Normale Superiore (Institute of Human and Social Sciences)

link: http://phd.sns.it/en/political-science-and-sociology

http://phd.sns.it/en/call-applications/

Deadline: 30 August 2016

PhD scholarship, Florence, Italy

Hal Colebatch — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:04:00 +1000

The Scuola Normale Superiore in Florence has a scholarship (3 years full-time) for research on Actors, agendas and dynamics in transnational and supranational policy-making settings. Supervisor: Prof.ssa Manuela Moschella.

The Scuola Normale Superiore announces a selection for the recruitment of one fixed-term researcher, engaged on the basis of a full time appointment for a three-year term and by the stipulation of a private-law employment contract, at Istituto di Scienze Umane e Sociali, to carry out research activities, teaching activities, supplementary teaching activities and tutoring to students, in the academic field of POLITICAL SCIENCE. The selected candidate will be involved in the Research programme: Actors, agendas and dynamics in transnational and supranational policy-making settings. Supervisor: Prof.ssa Manuela Moschella.

See: http://en.sns.it/bando/fixed-term-researcher-political-science