The Transatlantic Dialogues are a joint initiative of the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). They are small, high-quality conferences with a maximum number of participants.

WORKSHOP THEMES

The theme of the conference is ‘Transitions in Governance’, on which six workshops will be organised:

Workshop 1: New public governance: complex systems and networks

Workshop 2: Avoiding, managing, and shifting blame: Accountability processes in modern day government

Workshop 3: Leadership qualities, perceptions, and actions: Who is doing what, when and how?

Workshop 4: Social risks and the role of the state

Workshop 5: Multiple partners at multiple levels: Multi level governance

Workshop 6: The regulatory paradigm: Challenges and innovations in regulatory governance

DEADLINE

Abstracts must be submitted to the conference organisation (8tad@fm.ru.nl) by
10 January 2012.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For more detailed information about the workshops and the conference, please visit our website www.8tad.org.

ORGANIZING TEAM

Co-chairs:
Taco Brandsen (Radboud University Nijmegen) Patria Julnes (University of
Baltimore)

Local organizing team:
Marieke van Genugten
Jan-Kees Helderman
Marlies Honingh
Sandra Resodihardjo
Michiel de Vries