2009 Euroloc summer school in local government studies
The 2009 EUROLOC Summer School in Local Government Studies of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) will be hosted by the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP) from Monday, 22 June to Wednesday, 1 July in Lausanne, Switzerland. The aim of the program is to give PhD candidates working on topics related to local government an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with peers and established scholars in the field. The theme of this year’s summer school is “Challenges to local government”. The format of the summer school will be a mixture of lectures by key academics in the field, workshops allowing discussion on student papers, and social activities.http://www.idheap.ch/idheap.nsf/vwBaseDocuments/IdActEuroloc2009?OpenDocument&lng=fr   

 

Management of nonprofit organizations (NPO) August 26-27, September 3-4, September 15-16, 2009 (subject to change) The Non-Profit Organizations (Non Profit Organization - NPO) today take are growing in importante and perform tasks that neither the State nor the private sector can achieve satisfactorily. The management of organizations in general and NPO organizations in particular has become increasingly complex. http://www.idheap.ch/idheap.nsf/go/51C35D2EDDA5065BC1256E2800479573?OpenDocument&lng=fr

 

Governance - the new form of government September 17 and 18, 2009 Today, we talk less and less about the new public management. The concept of governance is establishing oneself more and more. Governance structures in networks, through various political levels and in collaboration with the private sector is the current challenge. In this course we will - from a theoretical as well as practical point of view - talk about this new concept, its possibilities and its limitations.. http://www.idheap.ch/idheap.nsf/go/4A685D9F3ADC511DC12573FB0027C928?OpenDocument&lng=fr

 

Policies of employment and vocational rehabilitation September 8 and 9, 22 and 23, 2009. Social policy has traditionally had the main function of guranteeing an income. Today, increasingly, social workers are expected to assume a leading role in promoting employment, particularly through policies of vocational rehabilitation.

 

The essential in human resources management for your organization October 6 and 7, 2009 Small and medium-sized organizations do not always have the resources to develop effective human resources management that goes beyond the simple administration of personnel. The seminar, with the operational tools that accompany it, is intended to fill this gap. To do this, we developed a simple and pragmatic conecpt to quickly implement, and at a low cost, tools for targeted HRM , that will be effective and tailored to your organization.