World Summit
on Public Management Education, Training and Development
18 - 19 June, 2009, BudapestCall for Papers
Closing date for paper submissions EXTENDED UNTIL 3rd November, 2008Plenary speaker: To be announced
The World Summit will review the 'state of play' in public management education, training and development and consider its future directions in the twenty-first century.
We are looking for contributions from academics, educators and trainers, policy makers and public management practitioners. These contributions may take one of four types:
We are looking for contributions from academics, educators and trainers, policy makers and public management practitioners. These contributions may take one of four types:
- Research findings and evidence about effective public management education and training,
- Papers that offer concept and theories deepening our understanding of public management education and development,
- Contributions from educators and trainers, whether university or practice based, about effective public management education and training practice, and
- Papers and contributions presenting case studies and reflections from first hand experience of the practice of public management education and training.
Contribution formats
Contributions can be in one of three formats. First, they can be paper submissions
for one of the 'open track' paper sessions. Second they can be proposals for
workshops of between 3 - 6 presenters that offer an integrated approach to a topic
of interest in pubic management education and training. Third they can be
innovative sessions that address a topic of interest in public management
education and training in a creative and engaging manner.
Proposals
Proposals in any of these formats are invited on all topics of interest in public
management education, training and development but would be especially welcome
in the following areas:
University based education and development
Gyorgy Jenei (Host), Corvinus University, Hungary
Griet Houbrechts, EFMD, Brussels, Belgium
Emanuele Vendramini, PNP Division of the AOM, Bocconi University, Italy
Jonathan Boston (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Taco Brandsen (Nijmegen University, The Netherlands)
Kerry Brown (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
Anthony Cheung (Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong)
Robert Denhardt (Arizona State University, USA)
Dean Eitel (De Paul University, USA)
Ewan Ferlie (Kings College, London, England)
Robert Fouchet (University Paul Cezanne - Aix Marseilles, France)
Ricardo Gomes (Federal University of Vicosa, Brazil)
Carsten Greve (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Calin Hintea (Babes-Bolyai University, Romania)
Owen Hughes (Monash University, Australia)
Pan Kim (Yonsei University, Korea)
Per Legreid (University of Bergen, Norway)
Joyce Liddle (Nottingham Trent University, England)
Laurence Lynn Jr. (University of Chicago, USA {Emeritus})
Susan Phillips (Carleton University, Canada)
Christoph Reichard (Potsdam University, Germany)
Steve Smith (University of Washington, USA)
Jeff Straussman (State University of New York, USA)
Peter Steane (Southern Cross University, Australia)
Jari Stenvall (University of Lapland, Finland)
Mary Tshirhart (Syracuse University, USA)
Ichiro Tsukamoto (Meiji University, Japan)
Isabel Vidal (University of Barcelona, Spain)
Mirko Vintar (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
- International accreditation of programmes
- Design and curriculum development for Masters-level programmes
- The future for MPA and MBA public management programmes
- International collaboration in delivering programmes
- Post-Bologna experiences in European degree programmes
- Linking research and education in universities
- The place of Business Schools in public management education and training
- Developments in doctoral studies in public management
- Short course development and the role of executive education
- Collaboration between universities and public service agencies
- Innovative approaches to teaching public management
- E-learning
- Public policy and the funding of public management education and training
- The role and development of case studies in public management education
- Education and training and its role/impact in public management and public services reform
- Capacity building and knowledge transfer between the higher education and policy and practice sectors
- Evaluating the impact of public management education and training
- Training needs assessment for public managers
- The role of the training manager
- Using training and development to manage change in public service organizations
- Recruiting and selecting public managers
- The role of education and training in succession planning for public managers
- Education and training for Third Sector organizations
- Education and training and the management of diversity in public service organizations
- Innovative methods of delivering training for public service managers
Submission process.
Proposals should be a maximum of two pages long in 12 point font and must be
suitable for blind/anonymous review. They should specify which of the above three
formats they are intended to fulfil.
Proposals should be submitted through the EFMD conference website at http://prs6.efmd.org
The closing date for all submissions is 17th October 2008.
Authors will be notified of the outcome of their submission by 28th November 2008.
The closing date for registration will be the end of February 2009.
Proposals should be submitted through the EFMD conference website at http://prs6.efmd.org
The closing date for all submissions is 17th October 2008.
Authors will be notified of the outcome of their submission by 28th November 2008.
The closing date for registration will be the end of February 2009.
Publications
- All registered participants will receive a CD containing submitted abstracts and papers.
- A round table of papers on a dedicated theme will be published in Public Management Review
- Options for two books from the Summit are presently being pursued – one research based and one practice based.
Registration fee
The registration fee is liable to be in the region of 250 euros for the event, to include
the usual support, a sandwich buffet on two days and the conference dinner. We
anticipate having a number of bursaries to offer to participants to assist with
attendance. Details of the fee and these bursaries will be confirmed at a later date.
World Summit Organising Committee
Stephen P Osborne, (Coordinator), IRSPM, University of Edinburgh, ScotlandGyorgy Jenei (Host), Corvinus University, Hungary
Griet Houbrechts, EFMD, Brussels, Belgium
Emanuele Vendramini, PNP Division of the AOM, Bocconi University, Italy
World Summit Scientific Committee
Rachel Ashworth (Cardiff University, Wales)Jonathan Boston (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Taco Brandsen (Nijmegen University, The Netherlands)
Kerry Brown (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
Anthony Cheung (Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong)
Robert Denhardt (Arizona State University, USA)
Dean Eitel (De Paul University, USA)
Ewan Ferlie (Kings College, London, England)
Robert Fouchet (University Paul Cezanne - Aix Marseilles, France)
Ricardo Gomes (Federal University of Vicosa, Brazil)
Carsten Greve (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Calin Hintea (Babes-Bolyai University, Romania)
Owen Hughes (Monash University, Australia)
Pan Kim (Yonsei University, Korea)
Per Legreid (University of Bergen, Norway)
Joyce Liddle (Nottingham Trent University, England)
Laurence Lynn Jr. (University of Chicago, USA {Emeritus})
Susan Phillips (Carleton University, Canada)
Christoph Reichard (Potsdam University, Germany)
Steve Smith (University of Washington, USA)
Jeff Straussman (State University of New York, USA)
Peter Steane (Southern Cross University, Australia)
Jari Stenvall (University of Lapland, Finland)
Mary Tshirhart (Syracuse University, USA)
Ichiro Tsukamoto (Meiji University, Japan)
Isabel Vidal (University of Barcelona, Spain)
Mirko Vintar (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
World Summit Advisory Committee
To be confirmed