Call for papers PUBLIC SECTOR RESPONSES TO GLOBAL CRISIS: New challenges for politics and public management? Hosted by the Faculty of Economics and Administration Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic We would like to invite you to join us in 2013, 10-12 April at the XVII IRSPM conference in Prague. In March 2012, the majority of the EU member states approved the Treaty on Fiscal Responsibility. Worldwide, not only developed, but also developing and transitional countries are struggling with public finance problems, such as excessive public deficits, accumulated sovereign debts and lack of resources for development. Many countries have cut spending and raised taxes, but such austerity policies are especially risky when growth is hard to achieve. The aim of this conference is to address the following questions: What are the main challenges public managers face today? How to respond to new needs and demands? The 2013 IRSPM conference is expected to bring together academics and practitioners from different world regions addressing issues related to the topic of the conference. KEY DATES AND DEADLINES: • 1 October 2012: Closing date for abstract submissions • 16 November 2012: Early bird registration opens • 30 November 2012: Authors notified of outcome of thein abstract submission • 31 January 2013: Early bird registration closes • 10 March 2013: Closing date for paper upload, Online registration closes • 10 April 2013: Onsite registration opens - conference starts • 10 -12 April 2013: IRSPM 2013 conference activities GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACTS Paper abstracts should propose papers for the approved panels or for the open panel. They should clearly identify the panel titles. They must address one or more aspects of the approved panel for which they are proposed. Abstracts should be submitted directly to the panel chairs via their email contact (follow the section "List of panels" on the conference website - www.irspm2013.com) and a copy ought to be sent (i.e. add cc) to the conference e-mail (irspm2013@econ.muni.cz). Abstracts for the open track should be submitted directly to the conference e-mail (irspm2013@econ.muni.cz) and a copy ought to be sent to the e-mail juraj.nemec@umb.sk. We would like to kindly ask the authors of the paper abstracts to follow the Guildelines for abstracts which are available on the conference website. CONTACT INFORMATION: Faculty of Economics and Administration Lipova 41a | Brno | Czech Republic e-mail: irspm2013@econ.muni.cz website: www.irspm2013.com