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The 20th NISPAcee Annual Conference

Public Administration East and West:

Twenty Years of DevelopmentMay 23–26, 2012, Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Organised in cooperation with

University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola, Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)

Conference venues

Hotel Metropol, Hotel Bellevue Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)

Meeting RoomsPre-conference meetings: Conference Room Hotel

Master Class „How to improve your paper“ SAMOIL / KANEO Metropol

EAPAA Workshop „Training for potential Site Visit Team members“ OHRID Metropol

Conference meetings:REGISTRATION LOUNGE Metropol

Opening Plenary Sessions BILJANA Metropol

Closing Plenary Sessions BILJANA Metropol

Panel sessions and ForumsPlenary Session on the Main Conference Theme BILJANA Metropol

Main Conference Theme sessions BILJANA Metropol

General Session LABINO Metropol

NISPAcee Panels I. and II. BILJANA Metropol

Panels on New Projects BUSINESS HALL Metropol

EAPAA Advisory Panel OHRID Metropol

EAPAA Workshop „How to prepare for accreditation“ OHRID Metropol

Panel on WILCO GREEN HALL Metropol

IIAS - IASIA Panel SAMOIL Metropol

EGPA Panel SAMOIL Metropol

EUPAN Panel SAMOIL Metropol

ASPA Panel BILJANA Metropol

Working GroupsI. Working Group on Local Government SAMOIL Metropol

II. Working Group on e-Government KANEO Metropol

III. Working Group on Civil Service BUSINESS HALL Metropol

IV. Working Group on on PA Reform LABINO Metropol

V. Working Group on Internationalization and Networking of PA Studies OHRID Metropol

VI. Working Group Fiscal Policy BREAKFAST HALL Bellevue

VII. Working Group on Public Policy Analysis Development Issues GALLERY HALL Bellevue

VIII. Working Group on Public Administration Education GREEN HALL Metropol

IX. Working Group on Administration and Management of Internal Security Agencies

KANEO Metropol

X. Working Group on Good Governance, Human Rights and Development National Restaurant Hall Metropol

Specialized meeting NISPAcee Business Meeting BILJANA Metropol

Meeting of the Coordinators of WGs/WSs and the editors of the Proceedings LABINO Metropol

OthersNISPAcee office BANQUET HALL Metropol

Coffee breaks LOUNGE Metropol/Belle-vue

Book exhibition LOUNGE Metropol

Lunches Restaurants of the Hotels


Public Administration East and West: Twenty Years of Development

May 23–26, 2012, Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)

ContentsConference Schedule .........................................................................................................................3

Business Meeting ................................................................................................................................3

Opening Plenary Session ....................................................................................................................3

Closing Plenary Session ......................................................................................................................7

Detailed Programme ...........................................................................................................................9

Pre-conference Meetings ................................................................................................................... 9

Master Class “How to improve your paper” .....................................................................................9

EAPAA Workshop “Training for potential Site Visit Team members” ..............................................10

Sessions on the Main Conference Theme .................................................................................... 11

ASPA Panel .......................................................................................................................................12

General Sessions ............................................................................................................................... 14

Panels and Forums ............................................................................................................................ 15

NISPAcee Panel I: NISPAcee in the Mirror (Internal reflections) .....................................................15

EAPAA Advisory Panel .....................................................................................................................15

Panel on WILCO ..............................................................................................................................15

Panel on New Projects 1 ..................................................................................................................16

EGPA Panel ......................................................................................................................................17

IIAS – IASIA Panel .............................................................................................................................18

NISPAcee Panel II: NISPAcee in the Eyes of the International Community .....................................18

EAPAA Panel – How to prepare for accreditation ...........................................................................18

EUPAN Panel ...................................................................................................................................18

Panel on New Projects 2 ..................................................................................................................19

Working Groups ................................................................................................................................. 20

I. Working Group on Local Government .........................................................................................20

II. Working Group on e-Government ..............................................................................................22

III. Working Group on Civil Service ..................................................................................................23

IV. Working Group on PA Reform ....................................................................................................25

V. Working Group on Internationalization and Networking of Public Administration Studies and Civil Servant’s Training Systems .......................................................................................................27

VI. Working Group on Fiscal Policy ..................................................................................................29

VII. Working Group on Public Policy Analysis Development Issues .................................................31

VIII. Working Group on Public Administration Education ................................................................32

IX. Working group on Administration and Management of Internal Security Agencies ...................34

X. Working Group on Good Governance, Human Rights and Development ..................................35

Invitation to The 21th NISPAcee Annual Conference .........................................................40

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Conference Schedule

Pre-conference ActivitiesTuesday, May 22, 2012

09:00–19:30 Master Class “How to improve your paper” room: SAMOIL / KANEO Hotel Metropol

18:00–20:00 Registration of participants room: LOUNGE Hotel Metropol

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

08:00–15:00 Registration of participants room: LOUNGE Hotel Metropol

09:00–09:45 Meeting of the Coordinators of WGs / WSs and the Editors of the Conference Proceedings

room: LABINO Hotel Metropol

09:00–12:00 Master Class “How to improve your paper” room: SAMOIL / KANEO Hotel Metropol

10:00–12:00 Business Meeting room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

Chair:

Gyorgy Jenei, NISPAcee President, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

Programme:

• WelcomeandopeningbythePresident

• AnnualReportofActivitiesandFuturePlans

• FinancialReport

• NISPAcee–NASPAAMemorandumofUnderstanding:

MoUwillbesignedbytheNISPAceeandNASPAAPresidents

• MemorandumofUnderstandingoftheConsortiumof7UniversitiesandNISPAcee:

MoUwillbesignedbytherepresentativesoftheConsortium

• NewNISPAceeStrategy

• NISPAceeBylawsandmembershipcategoriesandfees–votingonchanges

• ElectionsofthenewSteeringCommitteeMembers

• Otherbusiness

12:00–13:30 EAPAA Workshop “Training for potential Site Visit Team members” room: OHRID Hotel Metropol

Conference ActivitiesWednesday, May 23, 2012

14:00–15:30 Opening Plenary Session – 1st part room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

Welcome and opening speeches

Gyorgy Jenei, NISPAcee President, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

Violeta Panovska – Boskoska,DeanoftheFacultyofAdministrationandManagementofInformationSystems,University“St.KlimentOhridski”–Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia

Ivo Ivanovski,Minister,MinistryofInformationSocietyandAdministration,RepublicofMacedonia

NISPAcee partners

Haiyan Qian,UNDESADirector(United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs),NewYork,USA – video presentation

Geert Bouckaert,EGPAImmediatePastPresident,IIASProgrammeandResearchAdvisoryCommitteeChairman (European Group for Public Administration, Internatioanal Institute of Administrative Sciences), KatholiekeUniversiteitLeuven,Leuven,Belgium

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Theo van der Krogt,EAPAAExecutiveSecretary(European Association for Public Administration Ac-creditation), UniversityofTwente,Enschede,Netherlands

Allan Rosenbaum, IASIA Immediate Past President (International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration), FloridaInternationalUniversity,Miami,UnitedStates

Rolet Loretan, IIASExecutiveDirector (International Institute of Administrative Sciences), Brussels, Belgium

Stephen E. Condrey,ASPAPresident-Elect(American Society for Public Administration), WashingtonDC, United States

Nadia Rubaii, NASPAA President (National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration), BinghamtonUniversity,Binghamton,UnitedStates

15:30–16:00 Coffee Break room: LOUNGE Hotel Metropol

16:00–17:00 Opening Plenary Session – 2nd part room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

Public Administration in Macedonia

Training and professional development of the administration in the Republic of Macedonia – History and Challenges.

Aleksandar Golev, Sector forManagement,Development,HR coordination and Training,Ministry ofInformationSocietyandAdministrationoftheRepublicofMacedonia.

Keynote Speech

Barbara Kudrycka,Minister,MinistryofScienceandHigherEducation,Poland

17:00–17:30 Opening Plenary Session – 3rd part room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

Ceremony of the Alena Brunovská Award for Teaching Excellence in Public Administration

PresentationofthePosthumousAwardby Gyorgy Jenei, NISPAcee President and Ľudmila Gajdošová, NISPAceeExecutiveDirectortotherecipient:

Mzia Mikeladze,CaucasusUniversity,ISET,Georgia

The recipient on her behalf will be her brotherMalkhaz Mikeladze, The Ambassador of Georgia inMexico.

The presentation of the recipient: “Evolution of public administration in Eastern European countries”

19:00–22:00 Welcome reception TheReceptionwillbehostedbyRectorZlatko Zhoglev,UniversitySt.KlimentOhridski–Bitola. room: A La Carte Restaurant Hotel Metropol

The conference participants will enjoy life music (Macedonian folk and pop music), folklore groupperformance,andtheperformanceof4violinists.Buffetdinnerwithdrinkswillbeprovided.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

09:00–11:00 Plenary Session on the Main Conference Theme room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

11:00–11:30 Coffee Break room: LOUNGE Hotel Metropol

11:30–13:00 NISPAceePanelI:NISPAceeintheMirror(Internalreflections) room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

I. Working Group on Local Government Session1:Comparisonsandtheories. room: SAMOIL Hotel Metropol

II. Working Group on e-Government Session1:Locale-Governmentande-Governance. room: KANEO Hotel Metropol

III. Working Group on Civil Service Session1:General,macroviewonpublicservice,policies,system. room: BUSINESS HALL Hotel Metropol

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IV. Working Group on PA Reform Session1:Comparativeperspectivesonpublicadministrationreform. room: LABINO Hotel Metropol

V. Working Group on Internationalization and Networking of PA Studies room: OHRID Hotel Metropol

VI. Working Group on Fiscal Policy Session 1. room: BREAKFAST HALL Hotel Bellevue

VII. Working Group on Public Policy Analysis Development Issues Session1:Theoryandpracticeofpolicyanalysis. room: GALLERY HALL Hotel Bellevue

VIII. Working Group on Public Administration Education Session1:Publicadministrationindifferentcountries. room: GREEN HALL Hotel Metropol

X. Working Group on Good Governance, Human Rights and Development room: National Restaurant Hall Hotel Metropol

13:00–14:30 Lunch Break room: Restaurant Hotel: Metropol / Bellevue / Turist

14:30–16:00 Main Conference Theme session 1 Topic:Towardssometheoreticalandpracticalassumptions:comparativeanalysisofinstitutions,models

and practices / Selected country case studies. room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

General Session 1 room: LABINO Hotel Metropol

EAPAA Advisory Panel room: OHRID Hotel Metropol

Panel on WILCO WelfareInnovationsattheLocalLevel:IntermediateconclusionsfromtheWILCOproject. room: GREEN HALL Hotel Metropol

Panel on New Projects 1 room: BUSINESS HALL Hotel Metropol

14:30–15:30 EGPA Panel LessonsfromtheTrans-EuropeanDialogues:PublicadministrationofEastandWest. room: SAMOIL Hotel Metropol

15:30–16:30 IIAS – IASIA Panel Globaltrendsinpublicsectorreform. room: SAMOIL Hotel Metropol

16:00–16:30 Coffee Break room: LOUNGE Hotel Metropol / Bellevue

16:30–18:00 Main Conference Theme session 2 NISPAceeinCaucasus,CentralAsiaandWesternBalkan–lessonslearned. room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

I. Working Group on Local Government Session2:Financialautonomy. room: SAMOIL Hotel Metropol

II. Working Group on e-Government Session2:e-Governmentandtransparency. room: KANEO Hotel Metropol

III. Working Group on Civil Service Session2:Ethicsandintegrity. room: BUSINESS HALL Hotel Metropol

IV. Working Group on PA Reform Session2:Stakeholderperspectivesonpublicadministrationreform. room: LABINO Hotel Metropol

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VIII. Working Group on Public Administration Education Session2:TeachingPublicAdministration1. room: GREEN HALL Hotel Metropol

Friday, May 25, 2012

09:00–11:00 Main Conference Theme session 3 ASPA Panel: Public administration in post-communist countries. room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

I. Working Group on Local Government Session 3: Autonomy and control. room: SAMOIL Hotel Metropol

III. Working Group on Civil Service Session3:Networkandpartnershipinpublicservice/System. room: BUSINESS HALL Hotel Metropol

IV. Working Group on PA Reform Session3:Normativeissuesofpublicadministrationreforms. room: LABINO Hotel Metropol



VII. Working Group on Public Policy Analysis Development Issues Session2:Publicpolicyprocessesandcapacitybuilding. room: GALLERY HALL Hotel Bellevue

VIII. Working Group on Public Administration Education Sessions3:TeachingPublicAdministration2. room: GREEN HALL Hotel Metropol

IX. Working group on Administration and Management of Internal Security Agencies

Session 1. room: KANEO Hotel Metropol



11:30–13:00 NISPAcee Panel II: NISPAcee in the Eyes of the International Community room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

General Session 2 room: LABINO Hotel Metropol

EAPAA Panel – How to prepare for accreditation room: OHRID Hotel Metropol

EUPAN Panel room: SAMOIL Hotel Metropol

Panel on New Projects 2 room: BUSINESS HALL Hotel Metropol

13:00–14:30 Lunch Break room: Restaurant Hotel: Metropol / Bellevue / Turist

14:30–16:00 Main Conference Theme session 4 EastandWestexperiencesandapproachestoPAreforms. room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

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I. Working Group on Local Government Session 4: Political autonomy. room: SAMOIL Hotel Metropol

II. Working Group on e-Government Session3:e-Governmentassesmentandevaluation. room: KANEO Hotel Metropol

III. Working Group on Civil Service Session4:Instruments/Motivationandleadership. room: BUSINESS HALL Hotel Metropol

IV. Working Group on PA Reform Session4:Solutionsforpublicadministrationreform. room: LABINO Hotel Metropol


VI. Working Group on Fiscal Policy Session4:DiscussionofWGplansforthenextyear(s). room: BREAKFAST HALL Hotel Bellevue

VII. Working Group on Public Policy Analysis Development Issues Session 3: Practical use of policy tools: Sectoral policy analysis; Policy evaluation. room: GALLERY HALL Hotel Bellevue

VIII. Working Group on Public Administration Education Session 4. room: GREEN HALL Hotel Metropol



16:30–17:30 Closing Plenary Session 1 room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

Chair:

Wolfgang Drechsler,TallinnUniversityofTechnology,Tallinn,Estonia

Theglobalcrisis,whichNISPAceeaddressedtwoyearsagoinWarsaw,andthefutureofPA,whichwasourthemeinVarnalastyear,stilldominatetheagendaofNISPAceeanditsregion,andbothissuesaremorerelevantthanever,aswellasstronglyinterdependent.SinceNISPAcee,after20verysuccessfulyears,needstocontinuetoreorientitselfinachangingworld,theclosingpaneloftheanniversaryconferencewillexplorethequestionsofhowthegovernance,andespeciallyPAinourregion,willorshouldchange,howthecontinuedcrisismayplayout,andwhatallofthismeansfortheroleofNISPAceeandthescopeof its activities.

Presenters:

Guy Peters,UniversityofPittsburgh,Dept.ofPoliticalScience,Pittsburgh,UnitedStates

Juraj Nemec,UniversityofMatejBel,FacultyofEconomics,BanskaBystrica,Slovakia

Ringa Raudla,TallinnUniversityofTechnologyDepartmentofPublicAdministration,FacultyofSocialSciences,Tallinn,Estonia

Rustam Urinboyev,LundUniversity,SociologyofLawDepartment,SocialScienceFaculty,Lund,Sweden

17:30–18:00 Closing Plenary Session 2 room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

Chair:

Gyorgy Jenei, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

Awards Ceremony

NISPAcee Merit Awards to be presented to:

Michael Brintnall, ExecutiveDirector,AmericanPoliticalScienceAssociation(APSA),Washing-ton DC, United States Jacek Czaputowicz,NationalSchoolofPublicAdministration,Warsaw,Poland

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Award for the Best Comparative Paper Presented at the NISPAcee Annual Conference

Award for the Best Conference Paper Presented at the NISPAcee Annual Conference by a PhD student

Closing speech by the NISPAcee President Gyorgy Jenei – introduction of the new NISPAcee President

Invitation to the NISPAcee Conference 2013

Mirjana Drakulic, ViceDean,BelgradeUniversity,PublicAdministrationCentre,FacultyofOrganiza-tionalSciences,Belgrade,Serbia

19:00–23:00 Farewell party at the Pool Bar NISPAcee“OSCAR”Partyontheoccasionofthe20th NISPAcee anniversary. room: Pool Bar Hotel Bellevue

Participantswillenjoylifedancingmusicandfunnyentertaimentwith“NISPAceeOscarAwardCeremony”,buffetdinneranddrinks.

Fancy dress code

Saturday, May 26, 2012

10:00–13:00 Ohrid city tourroom: Depature from Metropol Hotel

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Detailed Programme

Pre-conference MeetingsTuesday, May 22, 2012 09:00–19:30

Master Class “How to improve your paper”Room: SAMOIL / KANEO Hotel Metropol

Chair: Michiel de Vries,RadboudUniversityNijmegen,Nijmegen,Netherlands

Co-Chair: Marlies Honingh,RadboudUniversityNijmegen,Nijmegen,Netherlands

Master Class Schedule:

09.00–10.30h

Themeetingwillfeatureageneralpresentationbytheworkshopleaderonwhatconstitutesagoodpaper,aswellasadiscussiononhowtoimprovetheintroductionsectionofone’sownpaper.Meetingroom:SAMOIL

10.30–14.00h

Afterthefirstmeetingwiththeworkshopleadertheparticipantswillbeexpectedtoworkontheirownintroductionandmailtheimprovedtextstotheworkshopleaderbefore14.00h([email protected] and [email protected]).

16.00–17.30h

Thesessionwill consistof individualmeetingswith theworkshop leadersgoing through the improved textson theintroduction,onebyone,discussingthechangesmadeandthechangesstillnecessary.Theseare20minutesessionseach.Giventhenumberofapplicants,thesesessionswillbeconductedbyeitherprof.dr.MichielSdeVries,orbydr.MarliesHoningh.Meetingroom1:SAMOIL

Meetingroom2:KANEO

18.00–19.30h

Ageneralpresentationaboutthestructureofconclusionsofpapersaswellasadiscussiononhowthiswouldapplytotheapplicants’papers.

Meetingroom:SAMOIL

19.30untilnextmorning:

Participantswillbeexpectedtoworkontheirconclusionssectionandworkfurtherontheirimprovedintroductionsectionandmailthefinaltextstotheworkshopleadersbefore08.00hMay23rd.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 09:00–12:00

Master Class “How to improve your paper”Room: SAMOIL / KANEO Hotel Metropol


Co-Chair: Marlies Honingh,RadboudUniversityNijmegen,Nijmegen,Netherlands

09.00–10.30

Thesessionwillbeusedforindividualmeetingsbetweenapplicantsandworkshopleadersgoingthroughtheimprovedtextsontheintroductionandoftheconclusions.Giventhenumberofapplicants,thesesessionsaredividedbetweenprof.dr.MichielSdeVries,anddr.MarliesHoningh.Meetingroom1:SAMOIL

Meetingroom2:KANEO

11.00–12.00

Thesessionwillbeusedtodiscusstheimprovedmanuscriptsinthegroupasawholeaswellasanevaluationofthecourse.Meetingroom:SAMOIL

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:00–13:30

EAPAA Workshop “Training for potential Site Visit Team members”Room: OHRID Hotel Metropol

Chair: Theo van der Krogt, EAPAA (European Association for Public Administration Accreditation), Enschede,Netherlands

Theworkshopwillinformpotentialsitevisitteammemberson:

• theEAPAAcriteriaandproceduresforaccreditation

• thepurposeofthesitevisitandtheroleofsitevisitteammembers

• somepitfallsinconductingasitevisit

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Allconferenceattendantsarewelcome,however,apotentialacademicEAPAAsitevisitteammember:

• isaseniorpublicadministrationscholar(fullorassociateprofessor);

• hasmorethan5yearsofexperienceinpublicadministrationteachingatthemasterlevel;

• haspreferablyexperiencewithprogrammeevaluationand/oraccreditation;

• iswillingtoparticipateinanEAPAAsitevisitteamabroad(2–3days)whileonlythetravelandlodgingcostsarecovered;

• hassomeinternationalexperience;

• speaksEnglish,GermanorFrench.

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Sessions on the Main Conference Theme

Thursday, May 24, 2012 09:00–11:00

Plenary Session on the Main Conference ThemeRoom: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

Chair: Jacek Czaputowicz,NationalSchoolofPublicAdministration,Warsaw,Poland

ThefalloftheBerlinWallin1989markedthebeginningofaperiodofverysubstantialand,insomeinstances,highlyvolatilepolitical,economicandsocialchange inCentralandEasternEuropeandtheformerSovietUnion.This,andothersubsequentevents,triggeredaseriesofwavesoftransitionthatledtotheemergenceofmarketeconomiesanddemocraticinstitutionbuildinginmanyofthecountriesoftheregion.

This,inturn,ledtomanynewformsofcooperationbetweenEastandWestinthefieldsofpublicadministrationandpublicpolicy.Itwas20yearsagothattheNetworkofInstitutesandSchoolsofPublicAdministrationofCentralandEastern Europe (NISPAcee) was established for the purpose of providing an institutional framework and a vibrantprofessional associationwhichwould serve to encourage theprocessesofmodernizationand transformationof theadministrativesystemsoftheregion,aswellastoencouragethespreadofdemocraticprinciplesandstandardstherein.

Forthe20thanniversaryconferencethemainconferencethemewillfollowthetwoprincipalobjectives.Firstlytoinitiate,promoteandorganizeanin-depthscientific,professionalandempiricalanalysisandsynthesisofEast-Westcooperationduringthepasttwentyyearsandhowithascontributedtoinstitutionaldevelopmentthroughouttheregion.SecondlytohighlightandevaluatetheNISPAceeroleinthedevelopmentoftheEast-Westcooperationinthepastand,insodoing,assessitsownprogressanddiscussthemaintrajectoryofitsactioninthefuture.Thiswillservebothtoassesspastdevelopmentandtohelpinarticulatingitsfuturedevelopmentstrategy.

Foundations of NISPAcee, milestones and some of its phases towards PA / PM: From Hofburg (1992)toOhridMirko Vintar,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Political and administrative transformation of the region in the last 20 years and the role of NISPAceeGyorgy Jenei, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary

Lessons learned from E / W cooperationAllan Rosenbaum,FloridaInternationalUniversity,Miami,UnitedStates

Out of the box: CEE and CA transitions and PA paradigmsMichel de Vries,RadboudUniversityNijmegen,Nijmegen,TheNetherlands

Thursday, May 24, 2012 14:30–16:00

Main Conference Theme session 1Topic:Towardssometheoreticalandpracticalassumptions:Comparativeanalysisofinstitutions,models and practices / Selected country case studies

Room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

Chair: Stanka Setnikar-Cankar,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Case studies:

Poland – Patrycia Suwaj,PolishAssociationforPAEducation,BialystokUniversity,Bialystok,Poland

Estonia – Tiina Randma-Liiv and Merilin Metsma,TallinnUniversityofTechnology,Tallinn,Estonia

Slovenia – Polona Kovac,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Romania – Calin Hintea,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,DepartmentofPublicAdministration,Cluj-Napoca,RomaniaandMariusProfiroiu,BucharestAcademyofEconomicStudies,FacultyofManagement,Bucharest,Romania

Slovakia – ĽudmilaMalíková,ComeniusUniversity,Bratislava,SlovakRepublic

Discussants:

Iwona Sobis,UniversityofGothenburg,Gothenburg,Sweden

Steven Van de Walle, ErasmusUniversity,Rotterdam,Netherlands

Thursday, May 24, 2012 16:30–18:00

Main Conference Theme session 2NISPAceeinCaucasus,CentralAsiaandWesternBalkan–Lessonslearned


Chair: Allan Rosenbaum,FloridaInternationalUniversity,Miami,Florida,UnitedStates

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Papers:

Public administration and public administration reform in the Western Balkan countriesDimce Nikolov,IndependentConsultant,RepublicofMacedonia

Public administration: Twenty years of development – Georgian case studyMalkhas Mikeladze,TheAmbassadorofGeorgiainMexico

‘Islamic’ public administration – The missing dimension in NISPAcee region PA research ?Wolfgang Drechsler,TallinnUniversityofTechnology,Tallinn,Estonia

Discussants:

Guy Peters,UniversityofPittsburgh,Pittsburgh,UnitedStates

Andrew Massey,UniversityofExeter,Exeter,UnitedKingdom

Friday, May 25, 2012 09:00–11:00

Main Conference Theme session 3

ASPA Panel: Public administration in post-communist countriesRoom: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

Chair: Stephen Condrey,AmericanSocietyforPublicAdministration,WashingtonDC,UnitedStates

Thispanelexploresthestateofpublicadministrationinpost-communistcountries.Allofthepresentersarechapterauthorsfortheforthcomingbook:PublicAdministrationinPost-CommunistCountries:FormerSovietUnion,CentralandEasternEurope,andMongolia(CRCPress,2012).

Papers:

Public administration in Kyrgyzstan: Examining the effectiveness of civil service reformsSaltanat Liebert,VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity

Asinmuchofthepost-communistspace,afterthecollapseoftheSovietUnion,Kyrgyzstanhadtotakesignificantstepstoreformitspublicadministrationsystem.Thispaperwillanalyzekeyinitiativestoreformthecivilserviceundertakeninthelast20yearsandassesstheireffectiveness.Morespecifically,theroleofclanpolitics,donorinvolvement,informalinstitutions,andcorruptionincivilservicereformswillbeexamined.Atheoreticalframeworkattemptingtoexplainthedeterminantsofreformeffectivenesswillbeoffered.

Administrative culture and civil service reform in LithuaniaSaulius Pivoras,PublicAdministrationDepartment,VytautasMagnusUniversity,Kaunas,Lithuania

Itiscommontoassociateadministrativecultureofpost-communistcountriesinCentralandEasternEuropewiththe“Soviet”administrativetradition.Lithuanianadministrativeculturecanbeassociatedwithamixordiffusionofthreedifferenthistorical layers: theheritageof independentstatehood fromthe interwarperiod(1918–1940), theSovietlegacyandtheconstructedorimaginedEuropeanadministrativetradition.Allthreelayerspossessoneunifying—ifevenvariouslyunderstoodandfunctionallydiverse—feature:thelegaldimensionofpublicadministration.ThecivilservicesystemduringtheinterwarperiodofLithuania’s independentstatehooddidnotcometobefully institutionalized;infact,itwasveryunderdevelopedandlatent.ThispaperwillfocusontheadministrativedevelopmentofLithuaniaasapost-communist country.

Public sector reforms in KazakhstanAigerim R. Ibrayeva, College of Social Sciences, Department of Public Administration, Kazakhstan University ofManagement,Economics,andResearch

Tamara Nezhina,Chicago,IL

ThedisintegrationoftheUnionofSovietSocialistRepublics(hereafterreferredtoastheSovietUnion)in1991markedthebeginningofneweraforKazakhstan.Fromthecommunistpast,Kazakhstanhasemergedasanindependentpro-marketandpro-democracystate.IntheWest,politicalelitesandacademicsexpectedthatdemocracy,market,andcivilsocietywouldquicklytakerootinthenewlyindependentstate.Yet,inthecaseofKazakhstan,democracyhasbeendevelopinginazigzagfashion.TheFirstPresidentofKazakhstan,NursultanNazarbayev,hasinitiateddemocraticreformsfromthetop-down;andthePresidenthimselfhascurtaileddemocraticdevelopmentbyconcentratingpowerwithintheinstitutionofpresidency.ThecaseofKazakhstan isan illustrationofthecentralroleofgovernment intransformingeconomic,political,andsocialorderwithlittleinputfromthepeople,andoftenagainstthewillofthepeople.

Public administration reform in PolandJacek Czaputowicz,NationalSchoolofPublicAdministration,Warsaw,Poland

Marcin Sakowicz,DepartmentofPublicAdministration,WarsawSchoolofEconomics,Poland

Thefallofthecommunistsystemin1989leftasituationinwhichPolandhadnoadministrativestructuresuitableforademocraticstate.Thelasttwodecadeshavebroughtatransformationthatincludesdevelopmentofanewstatesystemfoundedupondemocraticprinciples,personalliberty,theruleoflawandtherighttoself-governthroughthedecentrali-zationofpower.ThepreparationofpublicadministrationformembershipoftheEuropeanUnionhasplayedanimportantrole.ThesystemofcivilservicewiththepositionofHeadofCivilServicehasbeenestablished.Principlesofpoliticalneutrality,transparencyandaccountabilityhavebeencrucialfortheproperfunctioningPolishpublicadministration.

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Top Ukrainian public management: Top-down or bottom-up reform ?Stephen E. Condrey,President-Elect,ASPA

Svitlana Slava,UzhgorodNationalUniversity,Ukraine

R. Paul Battaglio,UniversityofTexasatDallas,USA

Mykola Palinchak,Dean,UzhgorodNationalUniversity,Ukraine

With the collapse of theSovietUnion, transition economies acrossCentral and Eastern Europe began the arduoustaskofeconomicandpoliticalreform.Thereformsunderwayhavenotonlytransformedstatefunctions,buthavealsotransferredtherelationshipofthestatetoitscitizens.Theauthorscontendthatconstitutionalreform,lendinggreaterauthoritytosub-nationalunitsofgovernment,coupledwithaprofessionalcivilservicecorpswill leadtograssrootsreformandultimatemodernizationofUkrainianpublicmanagement.Theemergingnation-statewasdoubly taskedwithnotonlyreforminggovernmentinstitutionsfordemocracybutalsotheircapacityforamodernmarketeconomy.Institutionalreformisindispensableforbothpublicmanagementandeconomicprogress.

Friday, May 25, 2012 14:30–16:00

Main Conference Theme session 4EastandWestexperiencesandapproachestoPAreforms


Chair: Mirko Vintar,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Papers:

Tax policies under pressure: The case of the European UnionAuthor(s): Valeria Limpok, SzechenyiIstvanUniversity,Gyor,Hungary

Presenter(s): Valeria Limpok, SzechenyiIstvanUniversity,Gyor,Hungary

East and West: Twenty years of international relations development at SAPAAuthor(s): Marina V. Tyasto, Siberian Institute-branch of Russian Academy of National Economy and Public

administrationofthePresidentofRussianFederation,Novosibirsk,RussianFederation

Presenter(s): Marina V. Tyasto, Siberian Institute-branch of Russian Academy of National Economy and PublicadministrationofthePresidentofRussianFederation,Novosibirsk,RussianFederation

Nothing but trouble: Studies on the effects of reforms in elderly care in Sweden and PolandAuthor(s): Iwona Sobis, UniversityofGothenburg,Gothenburg,Sweden

Presenter(s): Iwona Sobis, UniversityofGothenburg,Gothenburg,Sweden

The communication paradigm of leadership as a basic assumption for changes in the public sec-tor organizations in the Republic of MacedoniaAuthor(s): Mirjana Cvetkovska, FoundationforSmallandMedium-SizedEnterprisesDevelopment,Bitola,Republic

ofMacedonia(FYROM)

Dragan Gruevski,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Presenter(s): Mirjana Cvetkovska, FoundationforSmallandMedium-SizedEnterprisesDevelopment,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Explaining the incidence of administrative reform in Eastern EuropeAuthor(s): Milena Neshkova, FloridaInternationalUniversity,Miami,Florida,UnitedStates

Tatiana Kostadinova

Presenter(s): Milena Neshkova, FloridaInternationalUniversity,Miami,Florida,UnitedStates

Discussants: Georg Sootla, TallinnUniversity,Tallinn,Estonia

Michael Brintnall, APSA(AmericanPoliticalScienceAssociation),WashingtonDC,UnitedStates

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General Sessions

Thursday, May 24, 2012 14:30–16:00

General Session 1Room: LABINO Hotel Metropol

Chair: MariusProfiroiu,BucharestAcademyofEconomicStudies,Bucharest,Romania

Inorder to includeawidearrayofpotentialcontributorsandtomaketheNISPAceeAnnualConferenceevenmoreattractivetoPublicAdministrationandPolicyscholars,experts,andpractitionersandtofurtherenhanceitspositionasoneofthemostimportantmeetingsinthefieldinternationally,the20th NISPAcee Annual Conference again includes GeneralSessions,inwhichpapersthatcovertopics,whichgobeyondtheconferenceorworkinggroupthemes,arepresented.Theonlycriteriaforacceptancewere(a)scholarlyquality,(b)interestofthetopicand(c)“fromorabouttheregion”.

Papers:

Grabbing the means of administration political competition and party patronage in East Central European state-buildingAuthor(s): Kim Sass Mikkelsen, AarhusUniversity,ArhusC,Denmark

Presenter(s): Kim Sass Mikkelsen,AarhusUniversity,ArhusC,Denmark

Effectiveness of anti-corruption efforts according to civil servantsAuthor(s): Lars Johannsen,AarhusUniversity,ArhusC,Denmark

Karin Hilmer Pedersen,AarhusUniversity,ArhusC,Denmark

Presenter(s): Lars Johannsen,AarhusUniversity,ArhusC,Denmark

Europeanization as a factor influencing multiple interest representation: Lithuanian environ-mental policies’ caseAuthor(s): Liudas Mazylis,VytautasMagnusUniversity,Kaunas,Lithuania

Liucija Mazylyte

Presenter(s): Liudas Mazylis,VytautasMagnusUniversity,Kaunas,Lithuania

Capitalism: Discontent, partial remedies, lingering doubtsAuthor(s): Donald Fuller,Anglo-AmericanUniversity,Prague1,CzechRepublic

Presenter(s): Donald Fuller,Anglo-AmericanUniversity,Prague1,CzechRepublic

Friday, May 25, 2012 11:30–13:00

General Session 2Room: LABINO Hotel Metropol

Chair: MariusProfiroiu,BucharestAcademyofEconomicStudies,Bucharest,Romania

Papers:

Public administration development in Bulgaria for the last two decadesAuthor(s): Polya Katsamunska,UniversityofNationalandWorldEconomy,Sofia,Bulgaria

Presenter(s): Polya Katsamunska,UniversityofNationalandWorldEconomy,Sofia,Bulgaria

Black sea synergy – institutional and organizational challenges facing public authorities in BulgariaAuthor(s): Kremena Andonova,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgari

Alexandra Parashkevova,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgaria

Presenter(s): Kremena Andonova,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgaria

The relation “Local Authority-Roma Community” within the context of the European and na-tional Roma integration policyAuthor(s): Maria Velikova,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgaria

Loretta Parashkevova,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgaria

Presenter(s): Maria Velikova,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgaria

Development of the Bulgarian administrative capacity for municipal project management – is-sues and achievementsAuthor(s): Pavel Pavlov,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgaria

Svetla Kostadinova,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgaria

Krasimir Nedyalkov,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgaria

Presenter(s): Svetla Kostadinova,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgaria

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Panels and Forums

Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:30–13:00

NISPAceePanelI:NISPAceeintheMirror(Internalreflections)Room: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

Chair: Ringa Raudla,TallinnUniversityofTechnology,Tallinn,Estonia

Panelists: FormerandpresentNISPAceeSteeringCommitteemembers

Objective of the panel:

ThepanelinvolvestheNISPAceeSteeringCommitteememberswhowerethereatthebeginningoftheorganizationandcontinueswillotherperiodsoftheNISPAceedevelopmenttothepresentSteeringCommitteemembers.ThepanelwillprovideanopportunitytotheNISPAceeSteeringCommitteememberstofocusontheNISPAceedevelopmentundertheirleadershipandreflecttheNISPAceeperformanceandimpactsofthecoreactivitieswithintheenvironmentintheNISPAceeregioninthegivenperiodoftime.Thefuturedevelopmentoftheorganizationcouldbealsodiscussedwiththeconferenceparticipantsbasedonthespeakers’formerexperience.

Panelists:

Mirko Vintar,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Tiina Randma Liiv, TallinnUniversityofTechnology,Tallinn,Estonia

Gyorgy Jenei, NISPAcee President, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

Wolfgang Drechsler,TallinnUniversityofTechnology,Tallinn,Estonia

Stanka Setnikar Cankar,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Jacek Czaputowicz,NationalSchoolofPublicAdministration,Warsaw,Poland

MariusProfiroiu,BucharestAcademyofEconomicStudies,FacultyofManagement,Bucharest,Romania

Thursday, May 24, 2012 14:30–16:00

EAPAA Advisory PanelRoom: OHRID Hotel Metropol


Since1.1.2011EAPAAhasnewstatutes.PublicadministrationprogrammescannolongerbemembersofEAPAA.In-steadEAPAAnowhastwocorporatemembers:EGPAandNISPAcee.

However,thecommunicationbetweenEAPAAandpublicadministrationprogrammesthathaveaninterestinaccreditationisveryimportant.ThereforeEAPAAhasanAdvisoryPanel.AllEAPAAaffiliatedprogrammes(theformermembers)areinvitedtotheAdvisoryPanelmeetingswhichareorganisedduringtheannualNISPAceeconference inMayandtheannualEGPAconferenceinSeptember.

DuringtheAdvisoryPanelmeetingsinformationwillbegivenaboutrelevantdevelopmentsregardingaccreditation,in-andoutsideEAPAA.Advicewillbesoughtfromtheparticipantsoncertainissues,andchangesintheEAPAAaccreditationcriteriaandprocedureswillbeexplained.

This year the following issues are on the agenda:

1.AnewcategoryinEAPAAaccreditationforpublicsectorspecialisation

2.Competencesandlearningoutcomes:TuningthePAproject

3.AgreementwithNASPAAaboutcollaboration

4.EAPAA’sinternalself-evaluation

Thursday, May 24, 2012 14:30–16:00

Panel on WILCO

WelfareInnovationsattheLocalLevel:IntermediateconclusionsfromtheWILCOproject

Room: GREEN HALL Hotel Metropol

Chair: Taco Brandsen,RadboudUniversityNijmegen,Nijmegen,Netherlands

Panel Abstract

Social innovationisbecomingapriorityforanincreasingnumberofacademics,policy-makers,andpractitioners.Inmanycases,innovationinservicesofferstheopportunitytobalancethedemandsofcuttingpublicexpenditurewithbetterdeliveryofservices thataimto reducesocialexclusion.Citiesofferauniqueenvironment for researchers toobserveandunderstandhowbottom-upapproachesandinitiativesemerge.However,manyinnovationsthatemergeatthelocallevel(e.g.bymunicipalities,citizens,thirdsectororganisations)arenotpickedupmorebroadlywithinthecity,inothercitiesandinothercountries,eithertheirrelevanceisnotrecognised,orbecausetheyfailaftertheyhavebeenintroduced,duetoalimitedunderstandingofthecontingenciesthataccountedfortheiroriginalsuccess.

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The topicality of the subject of social innovation at the European level is demonstrated, amongst other things, byits increasingprominence in theEuropeandebate(e.g. the launchof theSocial InnovationEuropeInitiativebytheEuropeanCommission),byitsrepeatedappearanceasakeythemeintheEuropeanFrameworkProgrammesandbyanincreasingnumberofpublicationsandeventsdevotedtoit.

The projectWelfare Innovations at the Local Level (WILCO,www.wilcoproject.eu) is a three-year EuropeanUnion-fundedproject(2010–2013)thatbringstogetheruniversitiesfromtenEuropeancountriesandtheresearchnetworksNISPAceeandEMES.Itcomparesinnovationsintencountriesaimedattheyoungunemployed,womenandmigrants.Thegoalistounderstandhowtheseinnovationsaffectsocialinequalities,favoursocialcohesionandcanbetransferredtoandimplementedinothersettings.

Theaimofthispanel istopresentsomeofthe intermediateresultsandconclusionstoascientificaudienceandtoexchangeinsightondifferentapproachestosuchcomplexissues.AdoptingaEuropeangeographicalfocus,thepanelwillpresenttheongoingacademicdiscussionandresearcharoundinnovationinlocalwelfareservices,withafocusontheroleofcivilsocietyorganizationsandinstitutionaldevelopmentsstemmingfromtheresultingarrangements.

Theevidenceisbasedonamulti-methodologicaldesign,withthefollowingresearchconductedatthetimeofsubmission(withmoretofollow):

1.Documentationresearchatthenationalandcitylevel.

2.Atotalof60interviewswithexpertsonthelatesttrendsinsocialinnovationandexclusion,specificallyinfieldsofemployment,housingandchildcare.

3.StatisticalanalysisofEurostatdataonpatternsofsocialexclusion,specificallywithrespecttoyoungpeople,migrantsandsinglemothers.

4.Atotalof360interviewswithmembersofthethreetargetgroupsmentionedabove,conductedatthestreetlevel.

MoreinformationabouttheWILCOprojectanditsmemberscanbefoundontheprojectwebsitewww.wilcoproject.eu.

Panel format and composition

Thepanelwilltaketheformofaroundtable,inwhichshortpresentationswillbefollowedbyageneraldiscussion.Eachpresentationwillinnomorethan10minutesdiscusstheevidencefromtheresearchinEuropeancities,focusingonthefollowingquestions:

• Whatarethemajorsocialissuesonwhichsocialinnovationincitiesfocus?

• Whatroleisthereforcitizensandthethirdsector?

• Whatarethemajorchallengesandopportunitiesforsocialinnovation?

ThepresentationsincludetwoCEEcountries(Croatia,Poland)andoneWesternEuropeancountry(TheNetherlands).Followingthepresentations,refereeswillpickupgeneralpointsfromtheevidenceanddiscussthetheoreticalandem-piricalimplicationsofthefindings.

Participants:

Gojko Bezovan / Jelena Matancevic,UniversityofZagreb,Croatia

Taco Brandsen,RadboudUniversityNijmegen,TheNetherlands

Renata Siemienska / Anna Domaradzka,UniversityofWarsaw,Poland

Discussants:

Veronica Junjan,UniversityofTwente,TheNetherlands;NISPAceeWorkingGrouponPublicAdministrationReform

Gabor Soos,InstituteforPoliticalScience,HungarianAcademyofSciences,Budapest;NISPAceeWorkingGrouponLocalGovernment

Thursday, May 24, 2012 14:30–16:00

Panel on New Projects 1Room: BUSINESS HALL Hotel Metropol

Chair: ElenaŽáková,NISPAceeSecretariat,Bratislava,Slovakia

Integrity-based administrative culture – Against corruption by using corruption risk analyses 2009–2011

Donors:EuropeanSocialFund,StateReformProgramoftheNewHungarianDevelopmentPlan

Theprojectaimedtocarryoutresearchoncorruptionriskanalysisinthepublicsectorfrom3aspects:factorsoforiginalcorruptionrisk,factorsincreasingcorruptionrisksandfactorsstemmingfromthecontrolsystems.Foursegmentsofthepublicsectorwereanalysed:legislation,centralpublicadministration,localgovernmentsandpublicservices.Researchstudiessummarisedthemostimportantresultsoftheproject:thelevelofcorruptionrisksinthefoursegmentsofthepublicsector.AcollectionofessaysbasedonthesestudiesshouldbepublishedbytheStateAuditOfficeinFebruary2012,tobeofferedforlegislationtousetheresultsoftheproject.

Presenter:

Maria Bordas, NationalUniversityofPublicService,Budapest,Hungary

European project on professional master in public administration – Challenges and opportuni-ties in European higher education10 / 2010–9 / 2012

Donor:EACEA–Education,AudiovisualandCultureExecutiveAgency

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The purpose of the project is to set up a EuropeanMaster’s Diploma/Diploma Supplement for the certification ofcivilservantsinEuropeanAdministration.Theproject’smainobjectiveistodrawupacurriculumforthecoursesoftheMasterandtoconsiderhowitwillbedeliveredbythedifferentpartneruniversities.TheMPEAPisbasedontheexperienceoffourEuropeanpartneruniversitiesanditwillbemutuallyrecognisedbythem.Theprojectgivesanewinnovative,Europeandimensiontonationaldiplomaprocedureandfacilitatestheprofessional insertionofgraduatesthroughtheimprovementoftheirknowledge.ThecourseswillbedeliveredinEnglishandFrenchbutalsoinRomanian,ItalianandHungarian.Ane-campuswithAdobeConnectwillberealised.TheMPEAPstudentswillbeabletolearntheconceptsandacquiretheknowledgeandknow-howrequiredbyaEuropeanPublicServant.

Presenter:

Lucian T. Chiriac,PetruMaiorUniversity,TarguMures,Romania

MIPAM – Curriculum development of joint master in international public administration and management10 / 2010–9 / 2013

Donor:Theprojectisco-financed(69.77%)bytheEU’sLifelongLearningProgramme

Theaimoftheprojectistodevelopacurriculum(includingmaterialsandahandbookforaccreditation)concerningaJointMasterdegreeprogrammeinthefieldofPublicAdministrationandManagement,whichcanalsobeusedbyotherinstitutions.Thedevelopedlecturematerialswillbetestedinsinglecoursesduringthenextacademicyear(2012/2013).

Presenter:

BalázsKőnig,NationalUniversityofPublicService,Budapest,Hungary

OverviewofRegionalSchoolofPublicAdministration(ReSPA)Donor:EuropeanCommissionandReSPAMemberCountries

ThemainobjectiveofthepresentationistoprovideanoverviewoftheestablishmentofthefirstRegionalSchoolofPublicAdministrationwithintheWesternBalkancountriesanditsrelevance.Apartfrombeinganinternationalorganisation,ReSPAalsostandsasamaintraininginstitutionforpublicservantsemployedinpublicinstitutionsatthenationalleveloftheReSPAmembercountries.Inaddition,ReSPAboostsregionalco-operationinthefieldofpublicadministrationandstrengthensadministrativecapacityanddevelopmentofhumanresourcesinlinewiththeprinciplesoftheEuropeanAdministrative Space.

Presenter:

Suad Music,ReSPA,Danilovgrad,Montenegro

Thursday, May 24, 2012 14:30–15:30

EGPA Panel

LessonsfromtheTrans-EuropeanDialogues:PublicadministrationofEastandWest

Room: SAMOIL Hotel Metropol

Chair: Mirko Vintar,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

DuringtheEGPApanel,theparticipantswillunderlinethemainlessonsoftheTrans-EuropeanDialogues(TED).TEDhasbeenfirmlyestablishedasa jointEGPA-NISPAceeevent in the“TallinnDeclaration”of the twoorganizations inFebruary2008.Itisahigh-levelfocusedconferenceonatimelytopicinPublicAdministration(PA)thatwillprofitfrombringingtogetherexpertsfromdifferentregions,therebyfacilitatingexchangeanddiscussionacrossEuropeandevenincludingCentralAsiaandtheCaucasus.Thisdialogueisalsobasedonalong-termcooperationbetweenthedifferentpartnerswhichbeganmorethan20years.Thepanellistswillpointoutthekeyelementsofthedialogue:philosophy,format,challengesandperspectivesforthefuture.TheywillalsohighlightthemaintrendsforPublicAdministration:majordevelopments,convergencesanddivergences,commonchallengesanddifferentsolutions.Theywillprovidetheaudiencewithabriefoverviewofcurrentreformsinthepublicsectorinordertodrawoutthelessonsemergingfromcurrentdevelopments.TheselessonsfromourTrans-EuropeanDialoguesarecrucialtodesignpublicadministrationandpublicpolicyaswellastoidentifythenextstepsforreformingPAinEasternandWesternEuropeanCountries.DialoguesbetweenournetworksareessentialforthefutureofPA.

Panelists:

Geert Bouckaert,ChairofthePRAC/IIAS,KatholiekeUniversiteitLeuven,Leuven,Belgium

Andrew Massey,EGPAVice-President,UniversityofExeter,Exeter,UnitedKingdom

Tiina Randma-Liiv,EGPASteeringCommitteeMember,TallinnUniversityofTechnology,Tallinn,Estonia

Edoardo Ongaro,EGPAVice-President,NorthumbriaUniversity,NewcastleUponTyne,UnitedKingdom

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Thursday, May 24, 2012 15:30–16:30

IIAS – IASIA Panel

Globaltrendsinpublicsectorreform

Room: SAMOIL Hotel Metropol

Chair: Rolet Loretan,InternationalInstituteofAdministrativeSciences(IIAS),Brussels,Belgium

DuringtheIIAS-IASIApanel,thepanellistswillfocusonthemaintrendsinpublicsectorreform.Theywillunderlinethedifferentshiftsregardingthemodelsforgoverningandreformingthesystem:fromNPMtonewgovernancemodels.They will point out the key elements of the public sector reforms and provide the audience with an internationaloverview.Theywillstressthevariouscontextsinwhichdifferentmodelsofreformemergedandwillhighlightsomecommon features such as the rule of law, reliability, openness and transparency; accountability and responsibility;participationandeffectiveness.Theparticipantswillalsodescribethedifferentpossibleoptionsofreformingthepublicsector facing the current financial crisis (stabilization) but theywill also identify the long-term strategy for deeplyreformingthepublicsector.TheywillshowonthebasisofacomparativeanalysisthatthePublicSectorreformpathisnolongersolelydominatedbyaparadigm.Thepanelwillshowthediversityofreformsworldwideandthechangeswhichhaveoccurredintwentyyears.

Panelists:

Geert Bouckaert,ChairofthePRAC/IIAS,KatholiekeUniversiteitLeuven,Leuven,Belgium

Jacek Czaputowicz,MemberoftheBoMIASIA,NationalSchoolofPublicAdministration,Warsaw,Poland

Juraj Nemec,MemberoftheBoMIASIA,UniversityofMatejBel,BanskaBystrica,Slovakia

Michiel de Vries,Vice-presidentIASI,RadboudUniversityNijmegen,Nijmegen,Netherlands

Friday, May 25, 2012 11:30–13:00

NISPAcee Panel II: NISPAcee in the Eyes of the International CommunityRoom: BILJANA Hotel Metropol

Chair: Allan Rosenbaum,FloridaInternationalUniversity,Miami,Florida,UnitedStates

RepresentativesoftheNISPAceepartner institutionswereinvitedforthispaneltosharetheirexperienceandviewsontheroleofinternationalorganisationsandofNISPAceeinparticularinshapingthetrajectoryoftransitioninCEEEurope.Thefuturedevelopmentofmutualcollaborationcouldbealsodiscussedwiththeconferenceparticipants,mainlyfocusingonMoUssignedwithseveralparticipatingorganizations(EGPA,ASPA,NASPAA).

Panelists:

Michael Brintnall,APSAExecutiveDirector(American Political Science Association),WashingtonDC,UnitedStates

Michiel de Vries,IASIAVice-president(International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration),RadboudUniversityNijmegen,Nijmegen,TheNetherlands

Edoardo Ongaro,EGPAVicePresident(EuropeanGroupforPublicAdministration),NorthumbriaUniversity,NewcastleUpon Tyne, United Kingdom

Nadia Rubaii,NASPAAPresident(NationalAssociationofSchoolsofPublicAffairsandAdministration),BinghamtonUniversity,Binghamton,UnitedStates

Stephen E. Condrey,ASPAPresident-Elect(AmericanSocietyforPublicAdministration),WashingtonDC,UnitedStates

Friday, May 25, 2012 11:30–13:00

EAPAA Panel – How to prepare for accreditationRoom: OHRID Hotel Metropol


Thegoalofthemeetingisthreefold:

• toinformtheattendeesabouttheEAPAAaccreditationprocessingeneral(application,self-evaluation,sitevisitanddecisionbytheEAPAAAccreditationCommittee);

• topoint out themost important elements in thepreparationof programmes for EAPAAaccreditation:when is aprogrammereadyforaccreditation,andwhatisneededtowriteanadequateself-evaluationreport

• tosketchtherequisitesandproceduretobecomeanEAPAAsitevisitteammember.

Friday, May 25, 2012 11:30–13:00

EUPAN PanelRoom: SAMOIL Hotel Metropol

Chair: ĽudmilaGajdošová,NISPAceeExecutiveDirector,Bratislava,Slovakia

EUPAN – The European Public Administration Network–isaninformalnetworkoftheDirectorsGeneralrespon-sibleforPublicAdministrationintheMemberStatesoftheEuropeanUnion,theEuropeanCommissionandobserver

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countries.TheinformalstructureoftheNetworkissteeredbytheMinistersresponsibleforPublicAdministration.NIS-PAceewasinvitedtoparticipateinEUPANasanobserverin2011.

TheaimofthispanelistoinformtheNISPAceecommunityabouttheEUPANworkandsettledprioritiesandtoexploreopportunitiesformoreactivecollaborationbetweenNISPAceeandEUPAN.

Presenter:

Krzysztof Banas,HeadofUnitforInternationalCooperation,ChancelleryofthePrimeMinister,CivilServiceDepartment,Warsaw,Poland

Friday, May 25, 2012 11:30–13:00

Panel on New Projects 2Room: BUSINESS HALL Hotel Metropol

Chair: JurajSklenár,NISPAceeSecretariat,Bratislava,Slovakia

eLearning as the support tool for e-Government – experience from the project “The creation of a software prototype for online education of public administration, the support of the dissemina-tion of the applied research result”9 / 2009 to 02 / 2012

Donor:EuropeanFundforRegionalDevelopmentandtheSlovakRepublic

Project focuses on transfer of the knowledge and technologies into practice of Public Administration institutions astheinnovativesupporttoolfore-Government.Outcomesofcurrente-learningbasedteachingwecanofferwithinthewholeNISPAceenetwork:ExperiencefromtransferofspecificPublicAdministrationcoursesintothenewsystemandmanagementoftheentireeducationcycle;Preparationofcoursematerialande-learningeducation;Communicationwith students and newly developed functionalities; The whole software, used languages; Manual for teachers andstudents;Consultancy.PrototypewillbeavailableinSlovak,Russian,Polish,SerbianandRomanianlanguages.BasicinformationalsoinEnglish.

Presenter:

ĽudmilaMalíková,ĽubaVávrová,ComeniusUniversity,Bratislava,Slovakia

COCOPS – Coordinating for cohesion in the public sector of the future1 / 2011–6 / 2014

Donor:EuropeanCommission7thFrameworkProgramme

COCOPS–CoordinatingforCohesioninthePublicSectoroftheFutureisfundedundertheEuropeanCommission7th FrameworkProgramme(2011–2014).Withaconsortiumof11publicadministrationdepartmentsinEurope,itseeksto comparativelyandquantitativelyassess the impactofNewPublicManagement-style (NPM) reforms inEuropeancountries.Inthepresentation,wewanttopresentthefindingsofthefirsttwoworkpackages,includingadatabaseofreportsandevaluationsofNPMinEurope,andreportsontheimpactofNPMonthesizeofgovernmentinEuropeancountries.Furthermore,moreinformationwillbegivenaboutalarge-scalesurveyoftopmanagersinthepublicsector,wherenewuniversitiescanstilljoin.(www.cocops.eu) – more information: [email protected]

Presenter:

Steven Van de Walle,ErasmusUniversity,Rotterdam,Netherlands

Project on policy-making and politics at the local levelTheprojectaimsatenhancingthefocusonlocalgovernmentorrelatedissuesandadvancingcourseslinkedtolocalgovernment.

Presenter:

Daniel Klimovsky, TechnicalUniversityofKosice,Kosice,Slovakia

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Working Groups

I. Working Group on Local Government

Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:30–13:00

Session 1: Comparisons and theoriesRoom: SAMOIL Hotel Metropol

WG Programme Coordinators:

Gabor Soos, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

Arto Haveri,UniversityofTampere,Tampere,Finland

TheWorkingGrouponLocalGovernmentinvitesresearchersandpractitionerstoexplorethereformsof,andat,thelocalgovernmentlevelinCentralandEasternEurope(CEE)andtheCommonwealthofIndependentStates(CIS).Byusingtheterm“localgovernment”wepreferthebroadercontextofgovernancetotheinternalmachineryoflocalad-ministration.

Thegeneralaimoftheworkshopsin2012istoexplorethestateanddevelopmentoflocalgovernmentautonomyinthecontextofpublicadministrationreforms.Havethereformsanddecisionsofupperlevelgovernmentscontributedtotheincreasedcentralcontroloflocalpolicymakingorhavelocalauthoritiesbeengivenmoreresources,powerandautonomyindecidingonlocalaffairs?Autonomyisapproachedfromtheoreticalaswellaspracticalperspectives,andasaquestionofdesignandresourceallocation.

IntroductorytalkbyArtoHaveriandGaborSoos.

Papers:

Local autonomy in the V4 countries: Myth or reality ?Author(s): Daniel Klimovsky,TechnicalUniversityofKosice,Kosice,Slovakia

Presenter(s): Daniel Klimovsky,TechnicalUniversityofKosice,Kosice,Slovakia

Towards new focus and mechanisms of local autonomy: Needs of change and choices done dur-ing Estonia’s transitionAuthor(s): Georg Sootla,TallinnUniversity,Tallinn,Estonia

Sulev Laane,TallinnUniversityofTechnology,Tallinn,Estonia

Presenter(s): Georg Sootla,TallinnUniversity,Tallinn,Estonia

The evaluation of local government reform in Latvia from current perspectiveAuthor(s): Inga Vilka,UniversityofLatvia,Riga,Latvia

Lilita Seimuskane

Presenter(s): Inga Vilka,UniversityofLatvia,Riga,Latvia

Thursday, May 24, 2012 16:30–18:00

Session 2: Financial autonomyRoom: SAMOIL Hotel Metropol

Papers:

Local government finances and fly-paper effect: The evidence from SloveniaAuthor(s): PrimožPevcin,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Presenter(s): PrimožPevcin,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Actuality of developing municipal service HR potential in conditions of modern Russia (on the example of the Republic of Bashkortostan)Author(s): Lira Gazizova,BashkirAcademyofPublicServices&ManagementunderthePresidentofBashkortostan,

Ufa,RussianFederation

Yuriy Dorozhkin,

Irina Frolova,BashkirAcademyofPublicServices&ManagementunderthePresidentofBashkortostan,Ufa,RussianFederation

Presenter(s): Lira Gazizova,BashkirAcademyofPublicServices&ManagementunderthePresidentofBashkortostan,Ufa,RussianFederation

EU funds as the basis for autonomy of local-government units in terms of local investmentsAuthor(s): Dominika Wojtowicz,KozminskiUniversity,Warsaw,Poland

Presenter(s): Dominika Wojtowicz,KozminskiUniversity,Warsaw,Poland

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Friday, May 25, 2012 09:00–11:00

Session 3: Autonomy and controlRoom: SAMOIL Hotel Metropol

Papers:

How much autonomy for local authorities ?Author(s): Cristi Iftene,OvidiusUniversity,Constanta,Romania

Presenter(s): Cristi Iftene,OvidiusUniversity,Constanta,Romania

Poland: Between ideology of local autonomy and pragmatic convenience of central controlAuthor(s): Pawel Swianiewicz,UniversityofWarsaw,Warsaw,Poland

Presenter(s): Pawel Swianiewicz,UniversityofWarsaw,Warsaw,Poland

The role of public administrator in the local government in Romania – present and perspectivesAuthor(s): MariusProfiroiu,BucharestAcademyofEconomicStudies,Bucharest,Romania

Andrei Tudorel,BucharestAcademyofEconomicStudies,Bucharest,Romania

AlinaProfiroiu,BucharestAcademyofEconomicStudies,Bucharest,Romania

Presenter(s): MariusProfiroiu,BucharestAcademyofEconomicStudies,Bucharest,Romania

The effectiveness of intergovernmental relations as a state government control mechanism of local authorities in the Russian FederationAuthor(s): Dzhamilya Valieva,HigherSchoolofEconomics,Moscow,RussianFederation

Presenter(s): Dzhamilya Valieva,HigherSchoolofEconomics,Moscow,RussianFederation

Friday, May 25, 2012 14:30–16:00

Session 4: Political autonomyRoom: SAMOIL Hotel Metropol

Papers:

The political parties and the local self-government reform in the RF (based on the municipal elections in the Kalujskaya oblast)Author(s): Irina Fedorova, RussianAcademyofNational EconomyandPublicAdministraion, branch inKaluga,

Kaluga,RussianFederation

Presenter(s): Irina Fedorova, RussianAcademyofNational EconomyandPublicAdministraion, branch inKaluga,Kaluga,RussianFederation

Healthcare and education policies within the framework of local autonomy in Romania: An em-pirical studyAuthor(s): Lucica Matei,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

Andrei Nicolae,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

Presenter(s): Andrei Nicolae,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

Exploring the limits of public participation. Lessons from local government in Poland (1990–2010)Author(s): Katarzyna Radzik,MariaCurie-SklodowskaUniversity,Lublin,Poland

Presenter(s): Katarzyna Radzik,MariaCurie-SklodowskaUniversity,Lublin,Poland

The influence of major political parties on direct mayoral elections in Poland’s largest citiesAuthor(s): Monika Sidor,MariaCurie-SklodowskaUniversity,Lublin,Poland

Presenter(s): Monika Sidor,MariaCurie-SklodowskaUniversity,Lublin,Poland

Discussionofthenextyear’stheme

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II. Working Group on e-Government

Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:30–13:00

Session 1: Local e-Government and e-GovernanceRoom: KANEO Hotel Metropol


Ljupco Todorovski,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Kristina Reinsalu,e-GovernanceAcademy,Tallinn,Estonia

Main title: Transition towards Open e-GovernancePapers to be presented byWorking Groupmembers can further contribute to the exchange of best practices andexperiences between NISPAcee countries and provide valuable materials for education at a higher vocational andacademic level.

Thepresentsituationrevealsfourimportanttopicsfore-governmentresearchinCentralandEasternEuropewhichtheWorkingGroupwouldliketoemphasisethisyear.Thisnon-exhaustivelistofresearchtopicsincludes:

• Socialmediaplatforms(orotherkindsofnewtechnologies,includingopen-sourcesoftwareandplatforms)andtheirusebythepublicsectorininteractionwithcitizensorwithotherpublicorganisations.

• New(organisational,cultural,andother)requirementsforgovernance,forpublicadministrationpractices,routinesandforofficials.

• OpenDataInitiativeandrelatedquestionsaboutproceduresofhavinganddistributingopengovernmentdatasimilartotheOpenGovernmentInitiativeintheUSA.

• Engagementoftargetgroupsusingnewtechnology.

Papers:

Local e-government: A comparative study of Romania and TurkeyAuthor(s): Catalin Vrabie,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

M.KemalOktem,HacettepeUniversity,DepartmentofPoliticalScienceandPublicAdministration,Ankara–Turkey

Presenter(s): Catalin Vrabie,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

5-steps implementation model of the e-participation process. Findings from 11 European cities and regions by the eCitizen II projectAuthor(s): Hannes Astok,BalticInstituteofFinland,Tampere,Finland

Presenter(s): Hannes Astok,BalticInstituteofFinland,Tampere,Finland

Information conception as an instrument of e-government management in Czech self-govern-mentAuthor(s): David Spacek,MasarykUniversity,Brno,CzechRepublic

Presenter(s): David Spacek,MasarykUniversity,Brno,CzechRepublic

Thursday, May 24, 2012 16:30–18:00

Session 2: e-Government and transparencyRoom: KANEO Hotel Metropol

Papers:

Including citizens into constitution-making process via online platforms: The case of TurkeyAuthor(s): Betul Aydogan,EgeUniversity,Izmir,Turkey

Tanju Tosun,EgeUniversity,Izmir,Turkey

Presenter(s): Betul Aydogan,EgeUniversity,Izmir,Turkey

Usage of data warehouse for data preparation for the needs of the State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia and how was transparent data dissemination achieved ?Author(s): Snezana Savoska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Violeta Manevska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

S. Neshkovska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”Bitola,Macedonia

Presenter(s): Snezana Savoska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

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Friday, May 25, 2012 14:30–16:00

Session 3: e-Government assesment and evaluationRoom: KANEO Hotel Metropol

Papers:

The methodological approaches to assessment of socio-economical effectiveness of e-Govern-mentAuthor(s): Ekaterina Dianova,HigherSchoolofEconomics,Moscow,RussianFederation

Presenter(s): Ekaterina Dianova,HigherSchoolofEconomics,Moscow,RussianFederation

Developing an integrated model of indicators for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of e-government policiesAuthor(s): Dalibor Stanimirovic,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Mirko Vintar,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Presenter(s): Dalibor Stanimirovic,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Catching up in e-government: Is this possible ? The Romanian caseAuthor(s): Ovidiu Stoica,University“AlexandruIoanCuza”Iasi,Iasi,Romania

Presenter(s): Ovidiu Stoica,University“AlexandruIoanCuza”Iasi,Iasi,Romania

III. Working Group on Civil Service

Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:30–13:00

Session 1: General, macro view on public service, policies, systemRoom: BUSINESS HALL Hotel Metropol


Hans Rieger,DBBAkademie,Bonn,Germany

Patrycja Joanna Suwaj,PolishAssociationforPublicAdministrationEducation,Bialystok,Poland

TheWorkingGrouponCivilServicehasbeeninexistencesince2009.InthisWGIIIweexchangeexperiences,weanalyzesuccessfactorsandwemeasureimpact.Thecontentsareallrelevantquestionsinthecivilservice.WefocusonmodelsofHumanResources(HR),organizationsandinstruments.

InadditiontoascientificapproachwelikepracticalinputandexperienceexchangefortheimplementationofselectedpreciseHRInstrumentsindifferentcountriesandacriticalanalyzeoftheirimpact.

The objectives of WG III 2012 are:

• to start cross-countries discussion and encourage people from different countries holding different backgroundstopresentanddiscussvariousmodelsHumanResources(HR),commonalitiesanddifferencesamongCEEstatescomparedtoWesterncountries.

• ToexchangeexperiencesfortheimplementationofaselectedHRInstrumentsindifferentcountriesandacriticalanalyseoftheirimpact.

• Togetanoverviewofcivilservicereformsandtheirimpactinselectedcountries.

• Todiscussrelevantapproachesaboutintegrityandtheirdifficultiesandsuccess.

• ToanalysedifferentHRinstrumentssuchascareerdevelopmentandprobationservices.

• Todiscussperformanceappraisal,leadershipdevelopmentandHRD

• Tostartabetternetworkon“civilservice”(withweb2.0features?).

Opening:

Introduction,MakingWGIIIlive!,Expectations,“HowweworktogetherinWGIII”

Papers:

Civil service reforms after EU accession. Step forward or back ?Author(s): Patrycja Joanna Suwaj,PolishAssociationforPublicAdministrationEducation,Bialystok,Poland

Presenter(s): Patrycja Joanna Suwaj,PolishAssociationforPublicAdministrationEducation,Bialystok,Poland

Designing the ideal: From the analysis of the present condition of the civil service in Poland to the prognosis for its futureAuthor(s): Agnieszka Jezierska,NationalSchoolofPublicAdministration,Warsaw,Poland

Marcin Gorski,NationalSchoolofPublicAdministration,Warsaw,Poland

Presenter(s): Agnieszka Jezierska,NationalSchoolofPublicAdministration,Warsaw,Poland

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After conditionality: Progress or backsliding in civil service reform in the new member states of the European Union ?Author(s): Carolyn Ban,UniversityofPittsburgh,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,UnitedStates

Emilia Zankina, American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Farhod Yuldashev,UniversityofPittsburgh;

Presenter(s): Carolyn Ban,UniversityofPittsburgh,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,UnitedStates

Thursday, May 24, 2012 16:30–18:00

Session 2: Ethics and integrityRoom: BUSINESS HALL Hotel Metropol

Papers:

“Three-tiered model” of European whistleblower protection: View from the USAAuthor(s): Maria Batishcheva,LomonosovMoscowStateUniversity,Moscow,RussianFederation

Presenter(s): Maria Batishcheva,LomonosovMoscowStateUniversity,Moscow,RussianFederation

Professionalizing the civil service and implications over public integrity level. Comparative anal-ysis for South-east Europe.Author(s): Florin Marius Popa,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

Ani Matei,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

Presenter(s): Florin Marius Popa,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

Contradictions and tendencies in collective and ministerial political appointments: A case study of SlovakiaAuthor(s): Darina Ondrusova,ComeniusUniversity,Bratislava,Slovakia

Presenter(s): Darina Ondrusova,ComeniusUniversity,Bratislava,Slovakia

Fight against corruption in Russia: Incentiives and obstaclesAuthor(s): Tatyana Chernyak, Siberian Institute-branch of Russian Academy of National Economy and Public


Presenter(s): Tatyana Chernyak, Siberian Institute-branch of Russian Academy of National Economy and PublicadministrationofthePresidentofRussianFederation,Novosibirsk,RussianFederation

Finalizing1st day

Friday, May 25, 2012 09:00–11:00

Session 3: Network and partnership in public service / SystemRoom: BUSINESS HALL Hotel Metropol

Papers:

Ethics of the officials in the context of a (Slovene) Good AdministrationAuthor(s): Polona Kovac,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Presenter(s): Polona Kovac,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Professional background and perception over public sector career determinants. Does it make any difference ?Author(s): Dan Balica,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Tudor Cristian Ticlau,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Cristina Hintea,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Presenter(s): Dan Balica,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Is it time to set up a Probation service in the Republic of Macedonia ?Author(s): Stojanka Mirceva,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Violeta Caceva,LidijaGavriloska,AleksandarIvanov

Presenter(s): Stojanka Mirceva,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Implementation of the performance appraisal process in the Macedonian civil service and its determinants: Does the design of the performance appraisal system matter ?Author(s): Mirjana Cvetkovska,FoundationforSmallandMedium-SizedEnterprisesDevelopment,Bitola,Republic

ofMacedonia(FYROM)

Dragan Gruevski,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

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Presenter(s): Mirjana Cvetkovska,FoundationforSmallandMedium-SizedEnterprisesDevelopment,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Friday, May 25, 2012 14:30–16:00

Session 4: Instruments / Motivation and leadershipRoom: BUSINESS HALL Hotel Metropol

Papers:

Promoting leadership in the Romanian public administrationAuthor(s): Aser Nica,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

Presenter(s): Aser Nica,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

Transformational leadership in local public administration. A study regarding leadership types in decentralized local institutions in RomaniaAuthor(s): Tudor Cristian Ticlau,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Dan Balica,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Cristina Mora

Presenter(s): Tudor Cristian Ticlau,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Patrycja Suwaj, Hans Rieger

ClosingWGIII

• Lessonslearntonthe2nd day

• Wayforward

• Buildingnetworks

IV. Working Group on PA Reform

Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:30–13:00

Session 1: Comparative perspectives on public administration reformRoom: LABINO Hotel Metropol



Michiel de Vries,RadboudUniversityNijmegen,Nijmegen,Netherlands

Veronica Junjan,UniversityofTwente,AEEnschede,Netherlands

Diana – Camelia Iancu,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

TheprimaryobjectiveoftheWGIVfortheAnnualconference2012istoexpandtherangeandsourcesofdataconcern-ingthereformsconductedinCEEandCA.

Weprimarily soughtpaperswhicharebasedonmonitoring theactual reforms in PublicAdministration (asdefinedabove),andwheretheinvestigationwasconductedusingthecomparativemethod.Theyshouldaddressquestionssuchas,butnotlimitedto:whatkindsofreformstakeplaceinpublicadministrationinthecountriesofCEEandCentralAsia?WhataretheplanswithregardtoPARintheseregions;whatkindofpoliciesdirectedtowardsreformareactuallyimplementedandwithwhatresults?

Secondly, papers are accepted with regard to:

• TheoreticaloverviewsonPAR

• InterestingcasestudiesinPARinCEEcountries

• InterestingcasestudiesinPARinCIScountries

• LongitudinalresearchinPublicadministrativereforminCEEand/orCIS

• TheimpactofthecommonlegacyofCEEandCIScountriesonPAR

Papers:

Twenty years later: What changed in the way PAR is being analysed ?Author(s): Veronica Junjan,UniversityofTwente,AEEnschede,Netherlands

Presenter(s): Veronica Junjan,UniversityofTwente,AEEnschede,Netherlands

Political stability through welfare reforms: A comparative study of Central Asia and Western EuropeAuthor(s): Rustamjon Urinboyev,LundUniversity,Lund,Sweden

Mans Svensson,LundUniversity,Lund,Sweden

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Presenter(s): Rustamjon Urinboyev,LundUniversity,Lund,Sweden

Business-oriented administrative reform in Macedonia and European countries: A comparative analysisAuthor(s): Monika Angeloska-Dichovska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Aleksandra Patoska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Branko Dimeski,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Presenter(s): Monika Angeloska-Dichovska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Public administration reform progress in Serbia: Whose shoes are we in ?Author(s): Mirjana Stankovic,DevelopmentConsultingGroup,Belgrade,Serbia

Presenter(s): Mirjana Stankovic,DevelopmentConsultingGroup,Belgrade,Serbia

Thursday, May 24, 2012 16:30–18:00

Session 2: Stakeholder perspectives on public administration reformRoom: LABINO Hotel Metropol

Chair: Veronica Junjan,UniversityofTwente,AEEnschede,Netherlands

Papers:

Re(De)-forming public administration: An expert outlook on reform planning in RomaniaAuthor(s): Diana – Camelia Iancu, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest,

Romania

Presenter(s): Diana – Camelia Iancu, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest,Romania

Hungarian public managers perceptions of NPM reforms: An empirical surveyAuthor(s): Gyorgy Hajnal, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

Presenter(s): Gyorgy Hajnal, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

Inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) – model for providing better services for the citizens in Re-public of MacedoniaAuthor(s): Maksim Acevski, Association of Finance Officers of Local Governments & Public Enterprises, Veles,

RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Zoran Jankulovski,AssociationofFinanceOfficersofLocalGovernments&PublicEnterprises,Veles,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Biljana Jakimovska Damjanovska, Slave Bojkov, Irena Stankovska

Presenter(s): Zoran Jankulovski,AssociationofFinanceOfficersofLocalGovernments&PublicEnterprises,Veles,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Twenty years of public administration reform processes in the V4 countries: Political influence vs. expert influence ?Author(s): Daniel Klimovsky,TechnicalUniversityofKosice,Kosice,Slovakia

Presenter(s): Daniel Klimovsky,TechnicalUniversityofKosice,Kosice,Slovakia

Friday, May 25, 2012 09:00–11:00

Session 3: Normative issues of public administration reformsRoom: LABINO Hotel Metropol

Chair: Diana – Camelia Iancu,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

Papers:

Pitfalls of contracting for policy advice: Preparing performance budgeting reform in EstoniaAuthor(s): Ringa Raudla,TallinnUniversityofTechnology,Tallinn,Estonia

Presenter(s): Ringa Raudla,TallinnUniversityofTechnology,Tallinn,Estonia

Characteristics and some problems of Afghanistan’s public administration. Tribal agreements – an alternative supporting establishment of modern public administrationAuthor(s): Stancho Dimitrov,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgaria

Ivanka Bankova,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgaria

Presenter(s): Stancho Dimitrov,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgaria

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Reforming governments in emerging administrations. Case study: South-Eastern EuropeAuthor(s): Ionut-Bogdan Berceanu, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest,

Romania

Presenter(s): Ionut-Bogdan Berceanu, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest,Romania

Pluralism in public administration: The Baltic countriesAuthor(s): Karin Hilmer Pedersen,AarhusUniversity,ArhusC,Denmark

Lars Johannsen,AarhusUniversity,ArhusC,Denmark

Presenter(s): Karin Hilmer Pedersen,AarhusUniversity,ArhusC,Denmark

Reluctant reforms: The case of KazakhstanAuthor(s): Michiel de Vries,RadboudUniversityNijmegen,Nijmegen,Netherlands

Iwona Sobis,UniversityofGothenburg,Gothenburg,Sweden

Presenter(s): Michiel de Vries,RadboudUniversityNijmegen,Nijmegen,Netherlands

Friday, May 25, 2012 14:30–16:00

Session 4: Solutions for public administration reformRoom: LABINO Hotel Metropol

Chairs: Michiel S. de Vries,VeronicaJunjanandDianaIancu

Papers:

School autonomy and leadership in Lithuania: Can the school leader or headmaster help the school to set a step ahead ?Author(s): Marlies Honingh,RadboudUniversityNijmegen,Nijmegen,Netherlands

Jolanta Urbanovic,MykolasRomerisUniversity,Vilnius,Lithuania

Presenter(s): Marlies Honingh,RadboudUniversityNijmegen,Nijmegen,Netherlands

TWINNING programs as an adequate model for reforming and recomposing of the public ad-ministrations in the candidate and potential candidate countries for entrance into the European UnionAuthor(s): Mladen Karadzoski,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Presenter(s): Mladen Karadzoski,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

The transformations of youth policy development and implementation in the context of new public governance: The case of LithuaniaAuthor(s): Jurgita Mikolaityte,SiauliaiUniversity,Siauliai,Lithuania

Oksana Mejere,SiauliaiUniversity,Siauliai,Lithuania

Presenter(s): Jurgita Mikolaityte,SiauliaiUniversity,Siauliai,Lithuania

Service oriented public administration in the Republic of MacedoniaAuthor(s): Mirjana Ristovska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Natasa Pelivanova,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Presenter(s): Mirjana Ristovska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

V. Working Group on Internationalization and Networking of Public Administration Studies and Civil Servant’s Training Systems

Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:30–13:00

Session 1Room: OHRID Hotel Metropol


Eugenijus Chlivickas,TrainingCentreoftheMinistryofFinance,Vilnius,Lithuania

Borisas Melnikas,VilniusGediminasTechnicalUniversity,Vilnius,Lithuania

Currentlyinternationalizationandnetworkingprocessesaretwoofthemostimportantconditionsforamodernizationof the public administration studies and civil servants’ training systems. These systems are closely related to thestrengtheningofadministrativecapacitiesandnewqualitycreationaccordingtothenewglobalchallenges.

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Thereforethemainattentionwillbefocusedtothefollowing issues:acceptingnewchallengesforthe improvementofpublicservantstraining,studiesandqualificationquality;theimportanceofinternationalizationandnetworkingforteachingandprofessionaldevelopmentprocesses;sharingnewexperienceaccumulatedinCEEcountries,membersoftheEU,whileimprovingpublicservantsqualificationandorganizingteachingandstudies;internationalcooperation:itscultivationnotonlyinCEEcountries,butalsowithintheEUandEuropecountries,opportunitiesfordisseminationandapplicationofCentralandEasterncountriesexperience inRussiaandotherCIScountriesandopportunities forapplyingexperience fromRussiaandotherCIScountries; integrationof scientific researchelements intoprocessesof studies, trainingandqualification improvementbynetworkingand internationalization;necessity to conductandexpandscientificresearchinthesectorofcivilservantsandpublicadministrationspecialists,studiesandprofessionaldevelopment.

Papers:

The experience of usage of the innovational-methods training system and possibilities of its ap-plication in training of civil servants.Author(s): Inesa Vorontchuk,UniversityofLatvia,Riga,Latvia

Irina Lando,LandoMemoryDevelopmentandFastReadingSchool,Riga,Latvia

Presenter(s): Inesa Vorontchuk,UniversityofLatvia,Riga,Latvia

Democratic network governance in the Lithuanian culture sector: The need for innovative civil servants’ training systemAuthor(s): Audrone Pauliukeviciute,KaunasUniversityofTechnology,Kaunas,Lithuania

Alvydas Raipa,KaunasUniversityofTechnology,Kaunas,Lithuania

Presenter(s): Audrone Pauliukeviciute,KaunasUniversityofTechnology,Kaunas,Lithuania

Professional skills assessment in public administrationAuthor(s): Horia Mihai Raboca,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Sorin Dan Sandor,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Presenter(s): Horia Mihai Raboca,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Friday, May 25, 2012 09:00–11:00


Papers:

Cross-border cooperation as a form of improving internationalization, networking and training in public administrationAuthor(s): Veronika Petkovsek,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Stanka Setnikar-Cankar,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Presenter(s): Veronika Petkovsek,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Innovation development and institutional barriers: Challenges and role of the public sectorAuthor(s): Neringa Petrauskaite,VilniusGediminasTechnicalUniversity,Vilnius,Lithuania

Presenter(s): Neringa Petrauskaite,VilniusGediminasTechnicalUniversity,Vilnius,Lithuania

New priorities of studies, training, and scientific research on public administration: Internation-alization and international networking processesAuthor(s): Borisas Melnikas,VilniusGediminasTechnicalUniversity,Vilnius,Lithuania

Presenter(s): Borisas Melnikas,VilniusGediminasTechnicalUniversity,Vilnius,Lithuania

Friday, May 25, 2012 14:30–16:00


Papers:

Basic models for civil service training: Possibilities of its implementation in RussiaAuthor(s): Alexey Barabashev,HigherSchoolofEconomics,Moscow,RussianFederation

Presenter(s): Alexey Barabashev,HigherSchoolofEconomics,Moscow,RussianFederation

Modern state and objectives for the development of international cooperation as a factor of en-try of Mari State Technical University into the global educational worldAuthor(s): Anna Tarasova,MariStateTechnicalUniversity,Yoshkar-Ola,RussianFederation

Nina Larionova,MariStateTechnicalUniversity,Yoshkar-Ola,RussianFederation

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Presenter(s): Anna Tarasova,MariStateTechnicalUniversity,Yoshkar-Ola,RussianFederation

Internationalization and networking as a key factor for civil servants’ training system’s develop-mentAuthor(s): Eugenijus Chlivickas,TrainingCentreoftheMinistryofFinance,Vilnius,Lithuania

Presenter(s): Eugenijus Chlivickas,TrainingCentreoftheMinistryofFinance,Vilnius,Lithuania

VI. Working Group on Fiscal Policy

Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:30–13:00

Session 1Room: BREAKFAST HALL Hotel Bellevue


Lucie Sedmihradska,UniversityofEconomicsofPrague,Prague3,CzechRepublic

Juraj Nemec,UniversityofMatejBel,BanskaBystrica,Slovakia

TheWGonFiscalPolicyfocusesonfiscalpolicy,publicfinanceandpublicfinancialmanagementissues.Originallytwotrackswereannouncedforthisconference,i.e.ageneraltrack:EastandWest:TwentyYearsofDevelopment:FiscalPolicyandPublicFinanceandaspecialisedtrack:Contractingandoutsourcinginthepublicsector,butasignificantnum-berofauthorsrespondedtothecurrentmajorissue,i.e.,theimpactoftheeconomiccrisisonpublicfinanceandthesus-tainabilityoffiscalpolicy,whichmeansthatthereisnowaspecialsectiondedicatedtothesepapers.Regardlessofthetopicarea,thepapersdeal,toasimilarextent,withbothcentralandlocalgovernmentissuesandapplyvariousmeth-odologicalapproaches:countrycasestudies,comparativepapersandpapersapplyingmoderneconometricmethods.

Papers:

“Internal” factors determining the success of contracting and outsourcing in the public sectorAuthor(s): Juraj Nemec,UniversityofMatejBel,BanskaBystrica,Slovakia

Beata Merickova,UniversityofMatejBel,BanskaBystrica,Slovakia

Zuzana Vozarova,BankingInstitutePrague,CzechRepublic

Presenter(s): Juraj Nemec,UniversityofMatejBel,BanskaBystrica,Slovakia

Ukrainian public finance after 20 years of independence: Leaping forward or going in circles ?Author(s): Sergii Slukhai,TarasShevchenkoKyivNationalUniversity,Kyiv,Ukraine

Presenter(s): Sergii Slukhai,TarasShevchenkoKyivNationalUniversity,Kyiv,Ukraine

Property tax in the Czech Republic and Slovakia since 1993Author(s): Lucie Sedmihradska,UniversityofEconomicsofPrague,Prague3,CzechRepublic

Presenter(s): Lucie Sedmihradska,UniversityofEconomicsofPrague,Prague3,CzechRepublic

Tax administration in the Republic of MoldovaAuthor(s): Eugenia Busmachiu,AcademyofEconomicStudiesofMoldova,Chisinau,RepublicofMoldova

Ovidiu Stoica,University“AlexandruIoanCuza”Iasi,Iasi,Romania

Dandara Viorel,RepublicofMoldova


Thursday, May 24, 2012 16:30–18:00


Papers:

Fiscal decentralization in Eastern Europe: A twenty-year perspectiveAuthor(s): Aleksander Aristovnik,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

Presenter(s): Aleksander Aristovnik,UniversityofLjubljana,Ljubljana,Slovenia

The evolution of the revenues and expenditures of local government in Poland after 1990. Legal and financial aspectsAuthor(s): Mariusz Sienkiewicz,MariaCurie-SklodowskaUniversity,Lublin,Poland

Presenter(s): Mariusz Sienkiewicz,MariaCurie-SklodowskaUniversity,Lublin,Poland

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Degree of decentralization and local government spending behaviors. Analysis for Polish pri-mary educationAuthor(s): Agnieszka Kopanska,EducationalResearchInstitute,Warsaw,Poland

Grazyna Bukowska,UniversityofWarsaw,Warsaw,Poland

Presenter(s): Agnieszka Kopanska,EducationalResearchInstitute,Warsaw,Poland

Grazyna Bukowska,UniversityofWarsaw,Warsaw,Poland

Fiscal decentralization: Success or failure in case study MacedoniaAuthor(s): Snezana Mojsoska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Dance Nikolovska Vragoteovska,MinistryofFinance,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Presenter(s): Snezana Mojsoska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Borrowing of Hungarian local governments: Experience of the last two decadesAuthor(s): Gabor Kovacs,SzechenyiIstvanUniversity,Gyor,Hungary

Presenter(s): Gabor Kovacs,SzechenyiIstvanUniversity,Gyor,Hungary

After twenty years: A chance for changes in local government finance in HungaryAuthor(s): Mihaly Lados,CentreforRegionalStudiesoftheHungarianAcademyofSciences,Pécs,Hungary

Presenter(s): Mihaly Lados,CentreforRegionalStudiesoftheHungarianAcademyofSciences,Pécs,Hungary

Friday, May 25, 2012 09:00–11:00


Papers:

Fiscal rules and fiscal sustainability at sub-national government level in EUAuthor(s): Sasa Drezgic,UniversityofRijeka,Rijeka,Croatia

Daniel Klimovsky,TechnicalUniversityofKosice,Kosice,Slovakia

UrošPinterič,SchoolofAdvancedSocialStudies,NovaGorica,Slovenia

Presenter(s): Sasa Drezgic,UniversityofRijeka,Rijeka,Croatia

The role of fiscal adjustment of the new EU member states for the EMU entry: The Europeaniza-tion of public finances management and the challenges to the anti-crisis fiscal policiesAuthor(s): Tatiana Houbenova-Delisivkova,BulgarianAcademyofSciences,Sofia,Bulgaria

Presenter(s): Tatiana Houbenova-Delisivkova,BulgarianAcademyofSciences,Sofia,Bulgaria

Comparative analysis of the policies for stimulating the competitiveness of the national econo-mies by the government budgetsAuthor(s): Viktoriya Ivanova,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgaria

Presenter(s): Viktoriya Ivanova,VarnaFreeUniversity“ChernorizetsHrabar”,Varna,Bulgaria

Fiscal and budgetary policy reformation in Belarus or reform which haven’t taken placeAuthor(s): Yuri Krivorotko,BelarusInstituteofJurisprudence,Minsk,Belarus

Presenter(s): Yuri Krivorotko,BelarusInstituteofJurisprudence,Minsk,Belarus

Fiscal consolidation in times of crisis – the Romanian caseAuthor(s): Ovidiu Stoica,University“AlexandruIoanCuza”Iasi,Iasi,Romania

Florin Oprea,University“AlexandruIoanCuza”Iasi,Iasi,Romania

Seyed Mehdian,UniversityofMichigan-Flint,Flint,UnitedStates


From fiscal crisis to fiscal stabilization and optimization: The case of Bulgaria 1998–2012Author(s): George Manliev,TechnicalUniversityofSofia,Sofia,Bulgaria

Presenter(s): George Manliev,TechnicalUniversityofSofia,Sofia,Bulgaria

Friday, May 25, 2012 14:30–16:00

Session4:DiscussionofWGplansforthenextyear(s)Room: BREAKFAST HALL Hotel Bellevue

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VII. Working Group on Public Policy Analysis Development Issues

Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:30–13:00 11:30–13:00

Session 1: Theory and practice of policy analysisRoom: GALLERY HALL Hotel Bellevue


Lesya Il’chenko-Syuyva,NationalAcademyofPublicAdministration,OfficeofthePresidentofUkraine,Kyiv,Ukraine

TheWorkingGrouponPublicPolicyAnalysisDevelopmentIssuesprovidesaforumfordiscussionandauniqueopportu-nitytoanalyzeandcomparewhichfactorsrestrictfurtherdevelopmentofpolicyanalysis,whoarepotentialstakeholdersofpolicyanalysis,howcurrentstageofpolicyanalysisinaparticularcountryimpactsoneconomic,socialandpoliticalenvironment,howthosechallengescanbeovercome.

Firstly,theWorkingGroupcreatesaforumforexchangingexperienceonhowacademicscanmeetcontemporaryneedsofpublicservantsinupgradingacademicandtrainingprogramsinpublicpolicyanalysisaswellasinpreparingandpromoting relevant policy advice.

Secondly,theWorkingGroupfocusesoncountrycasestudiesofpublicpolicyanalysisandpolicyimplementationthatinitsturnallowedforthecomparativestudyofdifferentapproachestoinstitutionalizationandimplementationofPAprocedures.Suchareviewisusefulinassessinghoweffectiveandefficientexistingpolicyanalysisprocessesarewithinadministrationsandproposinghow theymightbe improved.Thepresentationofpapersand thediscussionamongparticipantsrepresentingCEE,CentralAsiaandCaucasuscountiesaswellascountriesofWesternEuropeandNorthAmericaallowedtheWorkingGrouptopositionitselfasaforumforsharingexperienceanduniqueopportunitytojointlyworkout ideasand recommendationsonPPA improvement andbetter implementation tomeet theurgentneed inestablishingresponsivegovernancethatbecomeevenmoreimportantunderconditionsofworldwideeconomiccriseswhichforcesgovernmentstostepinregulatingmarketfailuresmorerigorously.

ThepapersthataregoingtobepresentedwithintheWorkingGrouptrytoprovidebothdiagnosisandpossibleremediesforshortcomingsorbottlenecks.Morespecifically,in2012thespecialobjectivesofthepapersare:

1.Specificweaknesses(orstrengths)ofpolicyanalysisinasinglecountryorselectionofcountries,eithergenerallyorinspecificsectors(eitherpolicyareaslikehealth,orinstitutionslikethinktanks);

2.Case studies of the application of techniques (e.g., regulatory impact assessment, ex ante impact assessment,evaluation);

3.Analysisofinstanceswherecapacity-buildingisbeingattempted;

4.Comparativeanalysisofsimilarchallengesfacedbyavarietyofcountries.

Papers:

Towards a theory of “Legalistic government”

Author(s): Gyorgy Gajduschek, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

Presenter(s): Gyorgy Gajduschek, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

Network governance and public policy

Author(s): Dangis Gudelis,MykolasRomerisUniversity,Vilnius,Lithuania

Presenter(s): Dangis Gudelis,MykolasRomerisUniversity,Vilnius,Lithuania

Coordination of public policies through strategic planning instruments: Romania case study

Author(s): Tatiana-Camelia Dogaru, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest,Romania


Presenter(s): Tatiana-Camelia Dogaru, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest,Romania

Public policy analysis as a professional activity and science: 20 years experience of development in Ukraine

Author(s): Valeriy Tertychka,NationalAcademyofPublicAdministration,OfficeofthePresidentofUkraine,Kyiv,Ukraine

Presenter(s): Valeriy Tertychka,NationalAcademyofPublicAdministration,OfficeofthePresidentofUkraine,Kyiv,Ukraine

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Friday, May 25, 2012 09:00–11:00

Session 2: Public policy processes and capacity buildingRoom: GALLERY HALL Hotel Bellevue

Papers:

State policy on extremism prevention in youth environmentAuthor(s): Dmitry Filimonov,StateUniversityofManagement,Moscow,RussianFederation

Presenter(s): Dmitry Filimonov,StateUniversityofManagement,Moscow,RussianFederation

Who invited China: Did the low motivation of western donors push Belarus under Beijing’s pa-tronage ?Author(s): Palina Prysmakova,FloridaInternationalUniversity,Miami,Florida,UnitedStates

Presenter(s): Palina Prysmakova,FloridaInternationalUniversity,Miami,Florida,UnitedStates

Census taking and inter-ethnic relations in MacedoniaAuthor(s): Zidas Daskalovski,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Diogen Hadji – Kosta Milevski,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Presenter(s): Zidas Daskalovski,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Friday, May 25, 2012 14:30–16:00

Session 3: Practical use of policy tools: Sectoral policy analysis; Policy evaluationRoom: GALLERY HALL Hotel Bellevue

Papers:

Public policy of small and medium sized enterprises; Training support in ArmeniaAuthor(s): Tereza Khechoyan,PublicAdministrationAcademyoftheRepublicofArmenia,Yerevan,Armenia

Presenter(s): Tereza Khechoyan,PublicAdministrationAcademyoftheRepublicofArmenia,Yerevan,Armenia

Performance audit and evaluation of the European Union financial assistance in RomaniaAuthor(s): Christine Demeter,BucharestAcademyofEconomicStudies,Bucharest,Romania

Marian Nica,BucharestAcademyofEconomicStudies,Bucharest,Romania

Presenter(s): Christine Demeter,BucharestAcademyofEconomicStudies,Bucharest,Romania

Implementation of public policy efficiency and effectiveness analysis in Ukraine at ex-ante- and ex-post analysis stagesAuthor(s): Olexandr Kilievych,NationalAcademyofPublicAdministration,OfficeofthePresidentofUkraine,Kyiv,

Ukraine

Presenter(s): Olexandr Kilievych,NationalAcademyofPublicAdministration,OfficeofthePresidentofUkraine,Kyiv,Ukraine

Integrating Evaluation into Strategic Governance: Polish Experience for UkraineAuthor(s): Iryna Kravchuk,NationalAcademyofPublicAdministration,OfficeofthePresidentofUkraine,Kyiv,

Ukraine

Presenter(s): Iryna Kravchuk,NationalAcademyofPublicAdministration,OfficeofthePresidentofUkraine,Kyiv,Ukraine

VIII. Working Group on Public Administration Education

Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:30–13:00

Session 1: Public administration in different countriesRoom: GREEN HALL Hotel Metropol


Calin Hintea,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Theo van der Krogt,EAPAA(EuropeanAssociationforPublicAdministrationAccreditation),Enschede,Netherlands

ThisnewWorkingGroupstrivestostimulatetheparticipationofNISPAceemembersinastructureddiscussionwithre-gardtothefundamentalrationaleofpublicadministrationprogrammes,namelythequalityofeducation.

EducationinthefieldofPublicAdministrationiscurrentlyundergoingsignificanttransformationswithregardtobothcontentandstructure.Thequestionwewanttoprovideananswertoiswhetherpublicadministrationprogrammesare

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abletocopewiththenewpolitical,economic,andtechnologicalchallenges,aswellaswiththeconsumers’expectanciesandthereforetoofferqualitativeeducation.

Thepresentationsarescheduledinto4sessions.ThefirstisdevotedtoPAeducationinspecificcountries,thefollowingtwosessionshavepapersaboutspecificeducationaltechniquesormethodologies.Thelastsessionisdevotedtolearningobjectivesandoutcomes.

Papers:

Public administration programmes in the “new” law on higher education in PolandAuthor(s): Anna Budnik,BialystokUniversity,Bialystok,Poland

Presenter(s): Anna Budnik,BialystokUniversity,Bialystok,Poland

Public administration in AfghanistanAuthor(s): Naqibullah Saqib,NangarharUniversity,Jalalabad,Afghanistan

Presenter(s): Naqibullah Saqib,NangarharUniversity,Jalalabad,Afghanistan

Development of public administration education in Russia: Present realities and new opportuni-tiesAuthor(s): Vera Menshova, Siberian Institute-branch of Russian Academy of National Economy and Public


Presenter(s): Vera Menshova, Siberian Institute-branch of Russian Academy of National Economy and PublicadministrationofthePresidentofRussianFederation,Novosibirsk,RussianFederation

Thursday, May 24, 2012 16:30–18:00

Session 2: Teaching Public Administration 1Room: GREEN HALL Hotel Metropol

Papers:

Peculiarities of comprehensive training process in public and municipal administrationAuthor(s): Denis Berezovsky,InternationalMarketInstitute,Samara,RussianFederation

Presenter(s): Denis Berezovsky,InternationalMarketInstitute,Samara,RussianFederation

Partners for mutual gain: CE and US public administration programs benefit from interactionsAuthor(s): Calin Hintea,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Arno Loessner,UniversityofDelaware,Newark,UnitedStates

Presenter(s): Calin Hintea,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Who’s publishing in public administration ? Publication rankings and why definitions matterAuthor(s): Steven Van de Walle,ErasmusUniversity,Rotterdam,Netherlands

Roxanne van Delft

Presenter(s): Steven Van de Walle,ErasmusUniversity,Rotterdam,Netherlands

Friday, May 25, 2012 09:00–11:00

Sessions 3: Teaching Public Administration 2Room: GREEN HALL Hotel Metropol

Papers:

Teaching (market) regulation and governanceAuthor(s): Tatjana Jovanic,BelgradeUniversity,Belgrade,Serbia

Presenter(s): Tatjana Jovanic,BelgradeUniversity,Belgrade,Serbia

Modern educational technologies of project management as a method of innovative competen-cies formation technique of SAPA specialistsAuthor(s): Tatyana Chernyak, Siberian Institute-branch of Russian Academy of National Economy and Public


Presenter(s): Tatyana Chernyak, Siberian Institute-branch of Russian Academy of National Economy and PublicadministrationofthePresidentofRussianFederation,Novosibirsk,RussianFederation

Public administration education – demands from the practiceAuthor(s): Sorin Dan Sandor,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Horia Mihai Raboca,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

Raluca Antonie

Presenter(s): Sorin Dan Sandor,Babes-BolyaiUniversity,Cluj-Napoca,Romania

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English teaching for public administration studentsAuthor(s): Lydia Goverdovskaya,InternationalMarketInstitute,Samara,RussianFederation

RuzannaSoshnikova(Krtyan),InternationalMarketInstitute,Samara,RussianFederation

Presenter(s): Lydia Goverdovskaya,InternationalMarketInstitute,Samara,RussianFederation

Friday, May 25, 2012 14:30–16:00

Session 4Room: GREEN HALL Hotel Metropol

Papers:

Competences and learning outcomes: Tuning-PAAuthor(s): Theo van der Krogt,EAPAA(EuropeanAssociationforPublicAdministrationAccreditation),Enschede,

Netherlands

Christoph Reichard,UniversityofPotsdam,Potsdam,Germany

Presenter(s): Theo van der Krogt,EAPAA(EuropeanAssociationforPublicAdministrationAccreditation),Enschede,Netherlands

Defining and measuring competencies: Initial lessons from NASPAAs implementation of new ac-creditation standardsAuthor(s): Nadia Rubaii,NASPAA(NationalAssociationofSchoolsofPublicAffairsandAdministration),Washington

DC, United States

Presenter(s): Nadia Rubaii,NASPAA(NationalAssociationofSchoolsofPublicAffairsandAdministration),WashingtonDC, United States

IX. Working group on Administration and Management of Internal Security Agencies

Friday, May 25, 2012 09:00–11:00

Session 1Room: KANEO Hotel Metropol


Sander Pollumae,EstonianAcademyofSecuritySciences(EASS),Tallinn,Estonia

Hannu Kiehela,TheTrainingInstituteofPrisonandProbationServices,Vantaa,Finland

TheWorkingGrouponInternalSecurityisanewNISPAceeWorkingGroup,whoseobjectivesare:

• topresenttheory-basedcountrycase-studiesinworkinggroupfollowingadetailedresearchprogramandsummarizinginto comparative studies;

• to provide common ground for comparative research, joint research programs and international cooperation ontraining and exchange of experience between practitioners and researchers of prison, police and other areas ofinternal security.

PapersfortheWorkingGrouparefocusedonthefollowingtopics:

• Arrangementandorganization

• Personnelstandingandmanagement

• Policiesandstrategicplanning

• Implementationandlaw

Papers:

Development of administration of prisons and penitentiary agencies in Estonia 1990—2010Author(s): Sander Pollumae,EstonianAcademyofSecuritySciences(EASS),Tallinn,Estonia

Presenter(s): Sander Pollumae,EstonianAcademyofSecuritySciences(EASS),Tallinn,Estonia

Managing and financing internal security agencies: The case of MacedoniaAuthor(s): Branko Dimeski,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Violeta Panovska – Boskoska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Meri Boskoska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Presenter(s): Branko Dimeski,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

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Inspection supervision for environmental protection in Republic of MacedoniaAuthor(s): Aleksandar Ivanov,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Presenter(s): Aleksandar Ivanov,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

X. Working Group on Good Governance, Human Rights and Development

Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:30–13:00

Session 1Room: National Restaurant Hall Hotel Metropol


Tetyana Malyarenko,DonetskStateManagementUniversity,Donetsk,Ukraine

David Galbreath,UniversityofBath,Bath,UnitedKingdom

Implementationofhumanrightsstandardsand internationalhumanrightsmechanisms inthedecision-makingpro-cessesatalllevelsofpublicgovernanceisgenerallyacknowledgedpriorityofthepublicmanagementreformsinthepost-sovietstates.However, thecongruenceamonghumanrights,goodgovernanceandeconomicdevelopment, inparticular,atthelocallevel,andrelationshipbetweenhumanrightsandMillenniumDevelopmentGoalsremainnotprop-erlyunderstoodand,thus,underexplored.Thismeansthatnewandimportantissues,suchasstatefailureorthelinksbetweensocialexclusion,discriminationandpovertyarenotstudiesatalleither.Partly,thismightbeexplainedwithhigherprioritiesbyinternationalandnationalhumanrightsorganizationsduringthefirstdecadeofthereforms,whofocusedtheireffortsonadoptionofhumanrightsstandardsinthelegislationofpost-sovietcountriesandratificationofkeyinternationaldocuments,e.g.EuropeanConventiononHumanRights,EuropeanCharterforRegionalandMinorityLanguages,etc.Atthesametime,therehasbeengrowingunderstandingofthelinksamonghumanrights,effectivegovernanceandeconomicdevelopmentwhereassuchissuesasjustice,accountability,povertyreduction,employment,socialinclusion,non-discrimination,publichealth,conflictprevention,womenandchildrenarefundamentalconcernoflocal development.

Human rights and development both aim to promote well-being and freedom, based on the inherent dignity andequalityofallpeople.Applyinghumanrightsbasedapproachtodevelopmentwillenablegovernmentstoenhancetheeffectivenessoftheirworkthroughafocusonequalityandnon-discrimination,accountability,justice,andtransparencyasthecoreofhumandevelopment.

Againstthebackgroundofabovepoints,theproposedWorkingGroupisaimedat(1)in-depthanalysisofhowthevaluesofhumanrightscreateconditionsforeffectivegovernanceandeconomicdevelopmentinthepost-sovietstates;(2)introductionofgoodgovernanceconceptandhumanrightsstandardsintolocaldevelopmentprograms;(3)providingclearpolicy-orientedrecommendationsofhowtorealizethepotentialofgoodgovernanceforpeople-orientedeconomicdevelopment;and(4)contributiontoresearch-ledteachingintheareaofgoodgovernance.

Thematically,theproposedWorkingGroupwillfocuson:1)publicpoliciesandstrategiesthroughwhichhumanrightsstrengthenefforts toachieveeconomicdevelopmentgoals;2) specific case studiesof goodgovernancepractice inCEEandtheCIScountries,establishingthepromotionof justice,accountabilityandtransparency,generatingpublicparticipationandrespondingtokeychallengesforhumanrightsandeconomicdevelopment,suchascorruptionandviolentconflict;3)themedcomparativeanalysis,coveringpossibleareasofcomparingnationalapproachesindifferentspheresofdevelopmentsand/oraspectsofgoodgovernanceintermsoftheguidancetheytakefrompublicpolicyandtherolehumanrightsplayinpolicyformulationandimplementation.

Papers:

Minority rights claims and political transparencyAuthor(s): David Galbreath,UniversityofBath,Bath,UnitedKingdom

Presenter(s): David Galbreath,UniversityofBath,Bath,UnitedKingdom

Human security and development in the eastern partnership: A comparative study of Ukraine, Belarus and MoldovaAuthor(s): Tetyana Malyarenko,DonetskStateManagementUniversity,Donetsk,Ukraine

Presenter(s): Tetyana Malyarenko,DonetskStateManagementUniversity,Donetsk,Ukraine

The impact of the European Court of human rights on protecting human rights in the weak, post-conflict countriesAuthor(s): Marija Milenkovska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Presenter(s): Marija Milenkovska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

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Friday, May 25, 2012 09:00–11:00


Papers:

Georgia: The example of good governance practices for CIS countries.Author(s): Aliaksandr Aleshka,PolishAcademyofSciences,Warsaw,Poland

Presenter(s): Aliaksandr Aleshka,PolishAcademyofSciences,Warsaw,Poland

Social responsibility and local governance performance in the context of economical and finan-cial crisesAuthor(s): Mihaela Tuca,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania


Presenter(s): Mihaela Tuca,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

Institutional-behavior parameters of public administration ethics and human rights in UkraineAuthor(s): Volodymyr Salamatov,NationalAcademyofPublicAdministration,OfficeofthePresidentofUkraine,

Kyiv,Ukraine

Presenter(s): Volodymyr Salamatov,NationalAcademyofPublicAdministration,OfficeofthePresidentofUkraine,Kyiv,Ukraine

Good governance in local public administration: IT potential for people-oriented economic de-velopment in MacedoniaAuthor(s): Snezana Savoska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Branko Dimeski,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Presenter(s): Snezana Savoska,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Friday, May 25, 2012 14:30–16:00


Papers:

Does gender matter in governance ? Gender quotas as a good policy tool: Its practice and fail-ures in LithuaniaAuthor(s): Oksana Mejere,SiauliaiUniversity,Siauliai,Lithuania

Presenter(s): Oksana Mejere,SiauliaiUniversity,Siauliai,Lithuania

The social enterprise and good governance. A comparative analysis in Central-Eastern EuropeAuthor(s): Cristina Sandu,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

Lucica Matei,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

Presenter(s): Cristina Sandu,NationalSchoolofPoliticalStudiesandPublicAdministration,Bucharest,Romania

Gender and inter-ethnic dialogue in MacedoniaAuthor(s): Marija Risteska,CentreforResearchandPolicyMaking,Skopje,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Presenter(s): Marija Risteska,CentreforResearchandPolicyMaking,Skopje,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Legal Presumption of Inequality in the employment processes in the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of MacedoniaAuthor(s): Aleksandar Ivanov,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Stojanka Mirceva,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

Presenter(s): Aleksandar Ivanov,University“St.KlimentOhridski”,Bitola,RepublicofMacedonia(FYROM)

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