Trans-European Dialogue 2027

Meet the IASIA Board of Management for 2025–2028

Diogo Pereira,

Dear Members of the IASIA Community,

I am pleased to inform you that the General Assembly of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA), at its meeting held on 14 October 2025 in Mexico City, elected the new Board of Management (Annexure A) for the 2025–2028 term.

The IASIA Board of Management looks forward to a term of meaningful collaboration, guided by a commitment to strategic leadership, global engagement, and the advancement of excellence in public administration education. The association’s mission is to promote excellence in public administration education and leadership by uniting schools and institutes to share knowledge, strengthen capacity, and support effective, ethical, and inclusive governance. Through its scientific meetings and annual conferences, publications, and knowledge-sharing platforms, IASIA disseminates cutting-edge insights that shape the future of governance.

The Board expresses its sincere gratitude to all members for their contributions and encourages active participation in upcoming programs, discussions, and initiatives. Together, we will continue to nurture a vibrant, collaborative, and forward-looking IASIA community.

With warm regards,

Prof. Dr Liezel Lues

IASIA President

  

Annexure A: IASIA Board of Management (2025-2028)

PRESIDENT:   Prof. Dr Liezel Lues   I   University of the Free State  I    South Africa

PAST   PRESIDENT: Dr Najat Zarrouk   I     United Cities and Local Governments of Africa | Morocco


REGIONAL REPRESENTATION


ASIA

Prof.   Dr Kaibin Zhong, Vice President   I  China   Society of Administrative Reforms  I   China

Dr Alex B. Brillantes   Jr.  I University of the Philippines  I    Philippines

Prof. Dr Wang  I    Ruolei  I  China National Academy of Governance  I    China

Dr   Ming Yuan Weng  I  Sichuan Administration Institute  I    China

EUROPE

Prof.   Vassilis Exarchos, Vice President   I    National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government  I    Greece

Prof. Dr David   Ferraz  I  ISCTE-University Institute   of Lisbon  I  Portugal

Mr Peter   Vandenbruaene  I  Federal Public Service Policy and Support    I  Belgium

Dr Pilar Barrero   García  I  National Institute of Public   Administration  I  Spain

LATIN   AMERICA

Prof.   Dr Leonardo Castellón Rodriguez, Vice President   I     University of Costa Rica  I  Costa Rica

Prof. Dr Ariel Ramírez   Orrego  I  University of Chile  I    Chile

Prof. Dr Leonardo   Secchi  I  Universidade do Estado de Santa   Catarina  I  Brazil

Dr Luis Miguel Martínez   Anzures  I  National Institute of Public   Administration  I Mexico

MIDDLE   EAST

Prof.   Dr Hamid Ali, Vice President   I    Doha Institute for Graduate Studies    I  Qatar

H.E. Dr Rana Al   Khalifa, Functional Vice President I.D.E.A.L.  I    Institute of Public Administration    I  Bahrain

NORTH   AMERICA

Prof.   Dr Peter J. Woolley, Vice President   I    Farleigh Dickinson University    I  USA

Prof.   Dr Tim A. Mau, Functional Vice President Publications  I    University of Guelph  I  Canada

Dr   Jungwon Yeo  I  University of Maryland Baltimore   County  I  USA

AFRICA

Dr   Rabii Leouifoudi, Vice President   I  Ecole   Nationale Supérieure d'Administration    I  Morocco

Prof. Dr Natasja   Holtzhausen-du Toit  I  University of Pretoria  I    South Africa

Prof. Dr James Nkata  I    Uganda Management Institute    I  Uganda

Prof. Dr Liza Van   Jaarsveldt  I  University of South Africa  I    South Africa


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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