RC32 - Public Policy and Administration

Applications are invited for Associate Professor/Assistant Professor (Public Management) 2 posts: (a) & (b) in the Department of Public Policy Ref. C/209/09, City University of Hong Kong

CALL for PANELS

International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) Eighteenth Annual Conference

April 9 -11, 2014 – Ottawa, Canada

Hosted by the School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration

Policy analysis in Germany Edited by Sonja Blum, Austrian Institute for Family Studies, University of Vienna, Austria and Klaus Schubert, Institute of Political Science, Münster University, Germany. This comprehensive study, part of the International Library of Policy Analysis, brings together for the first time a systemic overview of policy analysis activities in Germany. Written by leading experts in the field, including informed practitioners, it outlines the development of the discipline, identifies its role in academic education and research, and examines its styles and methods. The book also focuses on the role of policy analysis for governments and parliaments, for parties, social partners, and interest groups. By offering a rich and timely analysis of policy analysis in Germany, this book is a valuable resource for academic exchange and for teaching, particularly in the fields of political science, social sciences, economics and geography. Moreover, by its broad, comprehensive understanding of ‘policy analysis’, the book will be of practical relevance and shape the debate for the future development of policy analysis in Germany and the different spheres where it is practised. Sonja Blum is a political scientist and Senior Researcher at the University of Vienna, Austria. Her academic interests are policy analysis, comparative welfare state research, family policy, and the role of evidence and learning in policy-making. Klaus Schubert holds the chair on German Politics and Policy Analysis at the Institute for Political Science of the University of Münster, Germany. His major fields of research and publication are comparative policy analysis, especially social and welfare policies, as well as politics and economics. HB £90.00 978-1-4473-0625-2 July 2013 EPDF £90.00 978-1-4473-0626-9  International Library of Policy Analysis This major new series brings together for the first time a detailed examination of the theory and practice of policy analysis systems at different levels of government and by non-governmental actors in a specific country. It therefore provides a key addition to research and teaching in comparative policy analysis and policy studies more generally. For more information visit www.policypress.co.uk/series_ilpa 

The Melbourne School of Government is pleased to invite you to our first annual Public Policy in the ‘Asian Century’ Conference exploring the theme of ‘Advancing Opportunities, Meeting Challenges, Preparing for Change’

9-10 December 2013 The Langham 1 Southgate Ave, Southbank Melbourne, VIC Australia

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (A220-13GV)

Policy and Governance Program, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Crawford School of Public Policy is seeking highly competent early to mid-career scholars who are interested in confronting the big policy challenges facing Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and the world. Location Canberra/ACT

IPSA and the National University of Singapore’s Department of Political Science are proud to present the 2nd Annual IPSA-NUS Summer School for Social Science Research Methods, which runs from July 8 to 19, 2013. IPSA’s mission is to promote empirical research in political science and related disciplines around the world, and the IPSA-NUS Methods Summer School forms the Asia-Pacific hub in a global network of schools on methods, with other summer schools hosted at the University of São Paulo and the University of Stellenbosch.

“Comparative public policy” has become a much used term and practice in recent years. It is not clear, however, whether and to what extent academics and practitioners have exploited methods of comparison to their full potential. In collaboration with KULeuven, the JCPA-Journal and ICPA-Forum, which have raised comparative public policy analysis on the scholarly agenda more than a decade ago, seek to open a dialogue and discuss advances in comparative research design, policy analysis, construction and validation of comparative knowledge of manipulable policies, programs and policy institutions. This two-days conference addresses the question of how academics practice methods of comparison; as well, it seeks to generate an advanced understanding of the methods of comparison used by national governments and international institutions.

Location: KULeuven, Belgium 27-30 November 2013

Citizen engagement in the risk apparatus: Exploring the role of knowledge representations, scientific methods and technological devices Chairperson: Professor Aletta J. Norval Department of Government, University of Essex, UK, alett@essex.ac.uk Co-organiser: Dr Elpida Prasopoulou Department of Government, University of Essex, UK, elpidap@essex.ac.uk

JOB OPENING

Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Governance RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ACADEMY OF NATIONAL ECONOMY AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Moscow, Russia

The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) in Moscow is seeking to fill a position as Assistant Professor in its new English language program of Master of Global Public Policy (MGPP). The position is for a five-year term with competitive salary, benefits, and a congenial work setting