Call for Symposium Papers: International Collaboration in Public Administration

Call for Symposium Papers: International Collaboration in Public Administration

FGV – Fundação Getulio Vargas

São Paulo School of Management (FGV EAESP)

São Paulo, Brazil
May 26-27, 2023

Symposium Organizers / Guest Editors:
Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira, FGV EAESP

Evan Berman, FGV EAESP

Scope and Objectives

In collaboration with Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paulo School of Management (FGV EAESP), PAR is hosting a symposium to convene scholars from around the world to discuss the growing importance of international collaboration to advance the knowledge and practice of public administration. Knowledge flows in public administration are increasingly globalized, but the literature is scarce on understanding and theorizing how public administration knowledge travels across borders and supports the development of new public sector practices in specific contexts and results on the ground.

The time is right to apply extant and fresh perspectives to this problem. Perspectives from both inside and outside the discipline are welcome to expand understanding and theorizing of public administration knowledge, and to explain its dissemination and adaptation to new jurisdictions. For example, studies of collaborative governance in PAR (e.g., Ansell and Gash 2008;  Morse 2011; Amsler 2016) discuss collaboration as a source of knowledge (Gerlak and Heikkila, 2021) shaping transformative innovation in the public sector (Zambrano-Guitierrez and Puppim de Oliveira, 2022), but they often focus on local contexts; these frameworks could be expanded to the international context. Studies on climate change add additional concepts relating to transnational municipal networks and joint international efforts (Heikkinen et al., 2021; Picavet et al., 2022). Other concepts that could help expand extant frameworks include the role of associations and philanthropy promoting new causes and standards, international diffusion/convergence of effective practices and technology, the rise of new global concerns (e.g., equity) and more.  

This symposium contributes to advancing understanding of the public administration knowledge in global context and its support of new public sector practices in specific contexts. The symposium welcomes diverse but rigorous methodological approaches. Proposed research should be grounded in public administration theory, though we welcome contributions that draw from other fields. Specifically, topics relevant for this symposium include the following (but not limited to):

–     Learning by and among public sector participants in international networks

–     Networks in advancing public administration agendas and collaborations around the world

–     Roles of leaders and staff bringing international knowledge to public organizations

–     Challenges of adapting international practices (e.g., requiring mission change)

–     The role of academia in bridging international collaboration and diffusion

–     Citizen and bottom-up demands for change driven by global concerns

–     Context in international transnational administration

–     The role of international organizations in knowledge sharing and norm-setting in public administration

Editorial Process and Symposium:

Papers presented at the symposium will be considered for publication in a Public Administration Review (PAR) symposium.  Public Administration Review (PAR) will have the right of first refusal to consider manuscripts presented at the conference.  Extended abstracts submitted by February 28, 2023 will be the basis for an invitation to develop and present a full paper at FGV EAESP on May 26-27, 2023.  Authors are expected to use the feedback received at the conference to revise the paper.  Guest editors will provide further developmental feedback for authors to incorporate and invite a formal submission to PAR’s editorial system by June 30, 2023.  Manuscripts submitted to PAR’s editorial system will then undergo the manuscript’s rigorous double-blind review process overseen by PAR’s Editor-in-Chief. Contributions must meet rigorous standards of the journal regarding knowledge contribution and methods. The goal is to publish a PAR symposium in 2024.

Authors are encouraged to participate in the symposium in person. The organizers intend to offer three-night hotel accomodations on 25, 26 and 27 May 2023 and provide conference meals for authors of selected papers (one author per paper). A limited number of grants to cover the travel expenses of authors from institutions in low- and middle-income countries are available on a competitive basis. The conference will use hybrid mode, accommodating both in-person and online participation, to facilitate inclusive participation. 

Timeline:

EXTENDED to March 10, 2023 (previously February 28, 2023):

Submit to jose.puppim@fgv.br a 1000-word extended abstract in Microsoft Word (*.docx) format. Please be sure to provide author names, affiliations, and email addresses.

March 10, 2023:                             

Decision notification sent to submitting author about whether the abstracts fits the symposium

April 15, 2023:                                       

Submit full paper to jose.puppim@fgv.br for distribution to discussants (Note: All authors with papers accepted at the conference are expected to serve as discussants)

April 20, 2023:

Decision notification sent to submitting author

May 26-27, 2023:                               

Symposium will be held on the campus of the FGV EAESP in São Paulo, Brazil starting at 9am. We will have a 6pm reception on May 25th and a dinner 7pm on May 27th .

June 02, 2023:                                     

Guest Editors and discussants provide written feedback by email.

June 30, 2023:                                     

Submission of revised manuscripts (incorporating Guest Editors’ feedback) to PAR’s online system indicating that the manuscript is being submitted for International Collaboration Symposium. Papers submitted late will not be considered.

References               

Amsler, L. B. Collaborative governance: Integrating management, politics, and law. Public Administration Review, 76, no. 5 (2016): 700-711.

Ansell, C., & Gash, A. Collaborative governance in theory and practice. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 18, no. 4 (2008): 543-571.

Comfort, L. K., Kapucu, N., Ko, K., Menoni, S., & Siciliano, M. Crisis decision‐making on a global scale: Transition from cognition to collective action under threat of COVID‐19. Public Administration Review80, no. 4 (2020): 616-622.

Gerlak, A. K., and T. Heikkila. 2011. Building a theory of learning in collaboratives: Evidence from the Everglades restoration program. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 21(4): 619–44.

Gulrajani, N., & Moloney, K. Globalizing public administration: today’s research and tomorrow’s agenda. Public Administration Review, 72, no. 1 (2012): 78-86.

Haque, M. S., van der Wal, Z., & van den Berg, C. Comparative studies in public administration: Intellectual challenges and alternative perspectives. Public Administration Review, 81, no. 2 (2021): 344-348.

Heikkinen, M., A. Karimo, J. Klein, S. Juhola, and T. Ylä-Anttila. 2020. Transnational municipal networks and climate change adaptation: A study of 377 cities. Journal of Cleaner Production 257: 120474.

Morse, Ricardo S. Review of The Practice of Collaborative Governance, by Russell M. Linden, Matthew J. McKinney, and Shawn Johnson. Public Administration Review 71, no. 6 (2011): 953–57.

Picavet, M. E. B., de Macedo, L. S., Bellezoni, R. A., & Puppim de Oliveira, J. A. How can Transnational Municipal Networks foster local collaborative governance regimes for environmental management?. Environmental Management, in press (2022), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-022-01685-w

Zambrano-Gutiérrez, J. C., & Puppim de Oliveira, J. A. The dynamics of sources of knowledge on the nature of innovation in the public sector: Understanding incremental and transformative innovations in local governments. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory32, no. 4 (2022), 656-670.