RESEARCH GROUPS

Introduction

Law and Public Administration is a Permanent Study Groups of the European Group of Public Administration, established in 2005. It aims at fostering the multi- and interdisciplinary study of the practice and theory of law in public administration, administrative science and policy from national and European perspectives. The group aspires to be a meeting place for scholars and practitioners from all parts of Europe and beyond from different fields: lawyers, sociologists, policy analysts, economists, IT experts, working in academia and public institutions, as well as civil servants in national and supranational institutions and NGOs. We aim to combine academia and practice on administrative law, its functioning and its institutions in a public administration context. 

Projects & publications

Papers presented and discussed at annual conferences have been peer reviewed and published in the last years in scientific monographs, e. g. The Sound of Silence in the EU Administrative Law (2020, Palgrave MacMillan), The Laws of Transparency in Action (2018, Palgrave MacMillan), ADR in European Administrative law (2014, Springer), as well as in special issues of international journals, e. g. REALaw (2026), CEPAR (2024), Administrative Science (2021), NALL (2016), IPAR (2014), Utrecht Law Review (2013), TRAS (2009). We offer publication opportunities every year and concentrate research efforts to a joint comparative study. 

Focus theme of the PSG in 2026 (cover topic Public Governance for the Common Good: Human Intelligence Serving the Global Community)

For the 2026 EGPA Conference, scholars and practitioners are invited to explore issues concerning the effectiveness of legal protection in administrative matters, with particular emphasis on systems excluding administrative appeals and the resulting impact on court workload in administrative disputes.