The LAGPA 2025 Conference, organized by the Latin American Group for Public Administration (LAGPA), the regional branch of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), took place from 29 September to 1 October 2025 in Lima, Peru. The event was co-organized with the support of the University of Valle (Colombia), the Graduate School “Fernando Belaunde Terry” of the University San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL, Peru), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL), the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), and the Latin American Center for Development Administration (CLAD).


The Latin American Group for Public Administration (LAGPA) has announced the election of its new President, marking a key moment for the organization and its continued mission to advance public administration research and practice across Latin America.


The Latin American Group for Public Administration (LAGPA), the regional branch of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), will host its 2025 Conference in Lima, Peru, from September 29 to October 1, 2025.




It is with the greatest sorrow that we heard the passing away of our dear colleague and friend Dr. Fabienne Maron on December 30th, 2024.  This sad event came as a shock to all of us as we were away on the end of year break. Our greatest regret is that we were not around when she said good bye. 

Fabienne will remain as an icon of IIAS. She joined us in 2000 upon graduation with a PhD from UCLouvain. During her 24 year long service with IIAS, she was key to the spectacular development of the European Group ...


The Latin American Group for Public Administration (LAGPA), the regional entity of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), played a pivotal role at the XXIX International Congress on State Reform and Public Administration. The event, organized by the Centro Latinoamericano de Administración para el Desarrollo (CLAD) in partnership with the Government of Brazil, the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services (MGI), the National School of Public Administration (ENAP), and other key collaborators, took place in Brasília from November 26 to 29, 2024.


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