Trans-European Dialogue 2027

A reading list on International Collaborative Governance

Diogo Pereira,

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 is the central theme of the IIAS-KSG Mombasa Conference 2024. If you are interested in the topic, check out this reading list referenced in our call-for-papers.

  • Ansell, C., & Gash, A. (2007). Collaborative Governance in Theory and Practice. Journal of Public AdministrationResearch and Theory, 18(4), 543-571. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/mum032
  • Bovaird, T. (2007). Beyond Engagement and Participation: User and Community Coproduction of PublicServices. Public Administration Review, 67(5), 846-860. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00773.x
  • Brandsen, T., Steen, T., & Verschuere, B. (Éds.). (2018). Co-Production and Co-Creation: Engaging Citizens inPublic Services (1re éd.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315204956
  • Bratton, M., & Walle, N. V. de. (1994). Neopatrimonial Regimes and Political Transitions in Africa. World Politics,46(4), 453-489.
  • Denhardt, R. B., & Denhardt, J. V. (2000). The New Public Service: Serving Rather Than Steering. PublicAdministration Review, 60(6), 549-559.
  • Hood, C. (1991). A PUBLIC MANAGEMENT FOR ALL SEASONS? Public Administration, 69(1), 3-19.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.1991.tb00779.x
  • Kvangraven, I. H., Styve, M. D., & Kufakurinani, U. (2021). Samir Amin and beyond: The enduring relevance of Amin’s approach to political economy. Review of African Political Economy, 48(167), 1-7.https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2021.1896262
  • Mbembe, A. (2001). 2. On Private Indirect Government. In On the Postcolony (p. 66-101). University of CaliforniaPress. https://doi.org/doi:10.1525/9780520917538-003
  • Meyer, J. W., & Rowan, B. (1977). Institutionalized Organizations : Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony. TheAmerican Journal of Sociology, 83(2,), 340-363.
  • Moore, M. H. (1995). Creating Public Value: Strategic Management in Government. Harvard University Press.https://books.google.pt/books?id=Hm9uKVj0qDYC
  • North, D. C. (1990). Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance. Cambridge University Press.https://books.google.pt/books?id=oFnWbTqgNPYC
  • Olivier de Sardan, J.-P. (2011). The Eight Modes of Local Governance in West Africa. IDS Bulletin, 42(2), 22-31.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1759-5436.2011.00208.x
  • Osborne, S. P. (2006). The New Public Governance? Public Management Review, 8(3), 377-387.https://doi.org/10.1080/14719030600853022
  • Sørensen, E., & Torfing, J. (2011). Enhancing Collaborative Innovation in the Public Sector. Administration &Society, 43(8), 842-868. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399711418768
  • Torfing, J. (2019). Collaborative innovation in the public sector: The argument. Public Management Review,21(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2018.1430248
  • Williamson, J. (Éd.). (1990). What Washington Means by Policy Reform? In J. Williamson, Latin AmericanAdjustment: How Much Has Happened? (p. 7-20). Institute for International Economics.
  • World Bank. (1997). World Development Report 1997: The State in a Changing World. Oxford University Press.https://books.google.pt/books?id=kcCQjmmRZo4C

To know more about the IIAS-KSG Mombasa Conference 2024, access the following links.

Resources

Public Management Review Special Issue Proposal

Pearl Beleyn  

5 November 2026

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Public administration and management research has long drawn most of its ideas from Western, industrialised democracies. Yet Asia and the Global South have become major sites of administrative change, with large-scale reforms, fast-moving technology and some of the most inventive experiments in governance. Research from these regions has grown accordingly, but it is still often used to illustrate or apply theories made elsewhere, rather than to produce new ones.

This special issue of Public Management Review aims to change that. It invites authors to treat practice in Asia and the Global South as a starting point for theory: to test, question or extend established approaches, and to propose new concepts and explanations. It does not look for a single theory of these regions, which are far too diverse for that, but for context-sensitive contributions that also say something useful for policy and practice.

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The 2027 Transatlantic Dialogue: The Role of Public Policy and Administration in Shaping Democracy and Promoting the Resilience of Democratic Norms and Institutions.

Pearl Beleyn  

5 November 2026

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ASPA and EGPA call for papers | New Orleans, April 12-13, 2027 | Deadline: November 30, 2026

As democratic institutions face mounting pressure worldwide, public administrators are increasingly asked to spell out the role of their field in protecting and improving democratic systems. The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) are responding with the 2027 Transatlantic Dialogue (TAD), held alongside ASPA’s Annual Conference.

The theme is The Role of Public Policy and Administration in Shaping Democracy and Promoting the Resilience of Democratic Norms and Institutions.

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IASIA 2026: the Global Public Administration Community Together in Athens

Pearl Beleyn  

29 October 2026

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From 12 to 16 October 2026, the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) held its Annual Conference in Athens, hosted by EKDDA, the National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government. Under the theme “Rethinking Governance for a Changing World”, the conference gathered 400 delegates from 57 countries and marked the 65th anniversary of the association. Athens was a conference grounded by learning and history but also new projects and connexions.

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