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Important Dates
Paper Abstract Due: July 31,2017
Full Paper Due: August 31, 2017
Paper Acceptance Notification by:Before September 30, 2017
Notes:
Paper submitters have their own options to attend either 2017 ICPA from November 14 to 16 at Accra or 2017 ISWAS on November 17 at Cape Coast or both with differentiated registration fees.
Conference Sponsors (ICPA)
University of Ghana (UG),Ghana
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Ghana
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), USA
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), P.R. China
Symposium Sponsors (ISWAS)
University of Cape Coast(UCC),Ghana
Center for West African Studies, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), P.R.China
Conference & Symposium Co-Sponsor
PA Information Research Center of UESTC, P.R. China
Conference & Symposium Hosts
College of Humanities, University of Ghana (UG), Ghana
Centre for International Education, University of Cape Coast(UCC), Ghana
Office of International Programmes and Development, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Ghana
School of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), P.R. China
Supported by Chinese Public Administration Society Journal(CPAS), P.R. China
2017 ICPA focusing on the theme:
Managing across Organizational Boundaries: Innovation and Collaboration
Whether grappling with natural disasters or delivering day-to-day public services as education or health care, public bodies increasingly must work with other organizations to get the job done. Similarly, government managers themselves often need to identify and address risks in ways that require cooperating across multiple organizations to reduce the potential for serious harm.
The growth of complexity is a major reason for these developments—that is, increased complexity in the types of services that public bodies deliver; waves of technology; and organizational sprawl. To the extent that complexity leads to problems that extend beyond anyone organization’s boundaries, these problems are likely to be with us for along time.
2017 ICPA will address ways of managing governmental organizations to focus problems or deliver services that require cooperation across organizational boundaries. What kinds of governance work best to ensure collaborative efforts across governmental organizations—or between government and such private organizations as NGOs, for-profit contractors and other third-parties—that ensure effective public service delivery? How should these relationships be structured? Can new technologies help to bridge organizational gaps and provide public services seamlessly?
Papers and proposals that address Managing across Organizational Boundaries:Innovation and Collaboration are welcome, especially those that use case studies and comparative analyses between and within countries to illustrate promising practices and significant lessons. We are especially receptive to proposals that focus on the sub-themes below. However, we encourage all submissions that bring new ideas to any aspect of the overall conference theme.
Sub-themes, Topics, Questions
n Governance and Management to Improve Cooperation Across Organizations
n Public Private Partnerships
n Reducing Complexity When Delivering Public Services
n Managing Risk Across Organizational Boundaries
n Encouraging Collaborative Behavior by Public Officials
n Social Equity and the Quality of Inter-organizational Cooperation
n Big Data and Effective Network Management
n Theory and Practice on Cross-boundary Governance
2017 ISWAS focusing on the theme:
Social and Economic Development in West Africa from Global Perspective
Africa is one of the most dynamic developing regions worldwide, and the first International Symposium on West African Studies(ISWAS) is concurrently conducted with 2017 International Conference on Public Administration (ICPA) in Ghana. The first ISWAS calls for paper and participation.
The Center for West African Studies(CWAS) of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China is established through the platform of Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China and resources of our partnership and alumni in West Africa.
The establishment of Center for West African Studies is in line with Chinese National Philosophy and Social Sciences “Going Global” Strategy with the need to improve the image of UESTC in West African countries; to enhance China’s influence in West Africa; to strengthen China-Africa collaborations and to serve as a bridge for researchers and practitioners from China, West Africa and beyond to identify and meet the needs of West African development.
Authors have the option to have their accepted papers published in the official Proceedings of 2017 International Conference on Public Administration with a special column on Social and Economic Development in West Africa from global perspective by Press of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Authors who wish to have their papers nominated for “Best Paper Awards“ and are so selected will not have their papers published in the proceedings if they prefer to have them blind reviewed by recommended journals. The Proceedings will be indexed by ISI Proceedings(Conference Proceedings Citation Index -Social Science & Humanities CPCI-SSH, named in the Index to Social Science and Humanities Proceedings - ISSHP) through ISI Webof Knowledge in the United States.
The submitted papers should be written in English with Microsoft Word 2007 or higher edition.Authors should identify the primary sub-theme where their abstract/paper should be placed. The abstract should describe the paper’s contents and briefly explain the paper’s relevance to the conference theme.Abstracts must identify the author(s) affiliation, email address, and should not exceed one page.
Contacts
Paper Submissions outside China
(in Microsoft Word)
are to be e-mailed to:
icpa2017@aspanet.org
tstan77346@gmail.com
To the attention of:
Thomas H. Stanton
Fellow
Johns Hopkins University,
Washington, DC 20004 USA
Tel: (202) 965-2200
2017 ICPA Paper Submissions within China
(in Microsoft Word) are to be e-mailed to:
icpa2017abstract@163.com
Icpa2017full paper@163.com
2017ISWAS Paper Submissions
(in Microsoft Word) are to be e-mailed to:
iswas2017@163.com
To the attention of:
Zhao Shu-rong
School of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, P.R.China
Tel/fax:0086-(0)28-61831756
Issues Relating to Letter of 2017ICPA Invitation and Visa Application：
Bossman Eric Asare
beasare@ug.edu.gh
Senior Lecturer, Head of Department
Department of Political Science, University of Ghana. P.O.Box LG 64Legon Ghana
Tel: +233 542013044
Accommodations and Registration：
Samiatu Bogobiri Seidu
sbseidu@gimpa.edu.gh
Assistant Registrar
Office of International Programmes and Development ,GIMPA, Ghana
Tel: +233242721922 / +233553474770
Issues Relating to Letter of 2017ISWAS Invitation,Visa Application and Accommodations
are to be e-mailed to:
rboohene@ucc.edu.gh
To the attention of:
Rosemond Boohene
Dean
Centre for International Education
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast,Ghana
Tel: +233 3321 37870
More information on 2017 ICPA in Ghana will be released soon at conference website: www.aspanet.orgwww.icpa-uestc.cn
2017 ICPA Best Papers Awards
The 12thICPAwill select and recommend the best papers for publication in one of the following journals subject to blind reviews:
Public Administration Review (PAR)—the best paper that focuses on identifying and analyzing current public administration trends in theory and practice.
Public Administration Review (PAR) is the premier journal for the field of public administration, published by the American Society for Public Administration with a history dating back 77 years.The journal serves academics,practitioners, and students interested in public sector management and provides a factual basis for decision-making, discussion, and literature in the field in an easily accessible format.
Chinese Public Administration—the best paper that focuses on international comparative study.
Chinese Public Administration is the journal of Chinese Public Administration Society and has been the top tier journal in public administration and political science in China since its establishment in 1982. It is a window for scholars and practitioners outside China to understand the history and development of Chinese public administrative science and a bridge that connects China and the world.
ChinesePublic Administration Review (CPAR)—the best paper that focuses on public administration and public policy topics with significant theoretical and practical implications.
Chinese Public Administration Review is the official journal of the Section on Chinese Public Administration (SCPA) of The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). Published by the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University-Newark, CPAR is a peer-reviewed journal with a very strong international editorial team. While CPAR is the first international journal specifically addressing the issues of Chinese public administration, riding on the rise of China, Asia and increasingly global interconnectedness, CPAR is expanding its focus beyond China to embrace Asia and the whole Pan-Pacific region.
