Trans-European Dialogue 2027

IIAS Unveils Its New Website

Diogo Pereira,

The International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) is proud to announce the launch of its renewed website, aimed at furthering its mission of improving public governance research, education, and practice.

The new website offers an enhanced user experience, providing a platform for scholars, practitioners, and students to access valuable resources and collaborate in advancing the field of public administration and management.

The redesigned website provides a modern and intuitive interface especially developed to help visitors explore the wide and diverse range of research groups, projects, events, and other initiatives built within IIAS and its entities. With a user-friendly navigation, it will be easier to access key information about IIAS's publications, conferences, members, and partnerships.

Dr. Sofiane Sahraoui, IIAS Director General, expressed enthusiasm for the new website, stating, "We are delighted to unveil this revamped platform, which represents a significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to improve public governance research, education, and practice. This initiative is also a crucial part of our commitment to revising and updating IIAS processes, strategies, and deliveries for the benefit of our stakeholders.

Some of the key features of the new IIAS website include:

Repository: A one-stop comprehensive repository of publications, providing a wealth of knowledge to support research and practice, all in one place.

Event Calendar: Up-to-date information about conferences, workshops, seminars, and other events hosted by IIAS, its entities, and partner organizations, stimulating scholarly exchange and collaboration.

News and Updates: A regularly updated news section keeping the public informed about the latest developments in the field of public governance and IIAS's contributions.

We invite you to explore the new website and engage with its wealth of resources. As IIAS continues to expand its network, the website will serve as a dynamic hub for knowledge sharing, collaboration between scholars and practitioners, promoting innovation, and driving positive change worldwide.

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.

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.

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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