The Asian Journal of Public Affairs

Deadline extended: Call for Paper Proposals for AJPA Conference 2018
In celebration of its 10th year anniversary, the Asian Journal of Public Affairs, the flagship student journal at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, is hosting an academic conference on the general theme of “The Rise of Asia: Policy Challenges and Prospects” on 18 May 2018.
The conference aims to bring together scholars and practitioners from Asia working on critical public policy issues in Asia. Papers should preferably be related to one of the following topics:
1. Governance Capacity: Issues of Policy, Management, and Innovations
2. Competitiveness in Asia
3. Climate Change, Urban Governance and Disaster Resilience
4. Social Policy in Asia and Singapore
5. Major Power Relations in Asia and Global Governance
Paper proposals should be up to 250-300 words long and include the following information: proposed title, name of author, institutional affiliation, email address and up to five keywords. We encourage academics, researchers, practitioners, post-docs, doctoral students, and post-graduate students to submit abstracts for paper presentations on above topics. Based on merit, other topics related to Public Policy in Asia may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Papers must not have been published previously or have been accepted or be under consideration for publication.
Proposals should be sent by 23 February 2018 to [email protected]. Selected applicants shall be notified on 1 March 2018. Deadline for full paper submission is on 1 May 2018.
The Best Paper Prize of total SGD 500 shall be awarded to an outstanding paper. The prize-winning paper will be published in the Asian Journal of Public Affairs. Participation in the competition is optional. AJPA reserves the right to consider all participating papers for publication. As per AJPA’s policy, copyright will remain with the author.
A conference travel grant of SGD 400 will be awarded to 3 participants based on merit. There is no registration fee for the conference. Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] with the subject line “Conference Query”.

AJPA Lecture Series 1: Smart Nation-Challenges and Hurdles in Implementation and Success of Singapore's E-infrastructure

Who are the members of AJPA 2017-18?

Editor-in-Chief
• Kidjie Saguin
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
• Tan Si Ying (Deputy Editor-in-Chief for Publication Issue 10.1)
• Nihit Goyal (Deputy Editor-in-Chief for Publication Issue 11.1)
• Li Lili (Deputy Editor-in-chief for Management -Secretary)
Secretary
• Li Lili
Senior Editors
• Nisha Francine Rajoo
• Tham Zhi Kang, Jansen
Editors
• Anastasia Rogacheva
• Maitreyee Mukherjee
• Akanksha Sinha
• Prasanna Vishwanatha Salian
• Isha Dayal
• Devyani Pande
• Mergen Dyussenov
• Apala Bhattacharya
• Shruti Singh
• Carlos C. Sengu
• Janani Balasubramaniam
• Aarthi Raghavan
• Monnaphat Jongdeepaisal
• Raiya Kishwar Ashraf
• Nay Lin Tun

Call for Paper Proposals for AJPA Conference 2018

In celebration of its 10th year anniversary, the Asian Journal of Public Affairs, the flagship student journal at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, is hosting an academic conference on the general theme of “The Rise of Asia: Policy Challenges and Prospects” on 18 May 2018.

The conference aims to bring together scholars and practitioners from Asia working on critical public policy issues in Asia. Papers should preferably be related to one of the following topics:

1. Governance Capacity : Issues of Policy, Management, and Innovations
2. Competitiveness in Asia
3. Climate Change, Urban Governance and Disaster Resilience
4. Social Policy in Asia and Singapore
5. Major Power Relations in Asia and Global Governance

Paper proposals should be up to 250-300 words long and include the following information: proposed title, name of author, institutional affiliation, email address and up to five keywords. We encourage academics, researchers, practitioners, post-docs, doctoral students, and post-graduate students to submit abstracts for paper presentations on above topics. Based on merit, other topics related to Public Policy in Asia may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Papers must not have been published previously or have been accepted or be under consideration for publication.

Proposals should be sent by 23 February 2018 to [email protected]. Selected applicants shall be notified on 1 March 2018. Deadline for full paper submission is on 1 May 2018.

The Best Paper Prize of total SGD 500 shall be awarded to an outstanding paper. The prize winning paper will be published in the Asian Journal of Public Affairs. Participation in the competition is optional. AJPA reserves the right to consider all participating papers for publication. As per AJPA’s policy, copyright will remain with the author.

A conference travel grant of SGD 400 will be awarded to 3 participants based on merit. There is no registration fee for the conference. Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] with the subject line “Conference Query”.

*DEADLINE EXTENDED* PMRC 2018 – REMINDER – CALL FOR PROPOSALS



We are excited to open the call for proposals for the 2018 Research Conference of the Public Management Research Association (PMRA).

The PMRA furthers research on public organizations and their management by organizing and sponsoring an annual Public Management Research Conference as well as other conferences and symposia; stimulating research through other print and electronic platforms, advancing professional and academic opportunities, and serving as a voice for the public management research community (pmranet.org). The PMRA owns The Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART), one of the field’s premier journals. It also recently initiated a new journal Perspectives on Public Management & Governance. The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore will host the 2018 PMRA Conference, May 31-June 2, 2018.
The 2018 PMRA Conference Program Committee consists of Committee Chair Zeger van der Wal (National University of Singapore), Co-Chair Eduardo Araral (National University of Singapore), Tina Nabatchi (Syracuse University), Stephanie Moulton (Ohio State University), Kilkon Ko (Seoul National University), Joris van der Voet (Leiden University), Janine O’Flynn (Melbourne University), and Chung-An Chen (Nanyang Technological University). All information about the conference can be found at www.pmrc2018.com.

INDIVIDUAL PAPER PROPOSALS

The program committee welcomes proposals featuring high quality theoretical, qualitative, or quantitative research. We welcome submissions on a variety of themes including performance management, leadership, innovation, co-production, collaborative governance, strategic HRM, public service delivery, public-private partnerships, capacity building, decentralization and federalism, values, ethics and accountability, good governance, Eastern and Western models of public administration, and multi-level governance, among others.
Empirical proposals will be evaluated based on the significance and quality of the research question, design, methods, data, and implications. The program committee also welcomes theoretical proposals. Theoretical proposals will be evaluated based on the extent to which the proposal provides insight into a compelling public management subject, identifies foundational assumptions and key concepts, and results in testable hypotheses.

FULL PANEL PROPOSALS

The program committee encourages the submission of complete panels consisting of four individual papers and a chair. Panel submissions should bring together complementary papers that tackle compelling research questions or subjects of study in public management. The panel organizer will formally make the submission on behalf of the full panel. The panel organizer will also provide information on the overall theme of the panel and indicate how each of the proposed papers connects to the panel’s theme. The panel submission should include information on the panel chair. Each of the papers in the panel will be evaluated separately on whether the piece meets the criteria for individual paper submissions. The program committee may drop or add papers to proposed panels.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

All proposals will be evaluated using a double-blind peer review process with the program committee serving as the evaluators. Participants will be able to choose to submit a paper or panel. Paper proposals should be no more than 400 words. Panel proposals should include a panel title and description (400 words or less), as well as four individual paper proposals (400 words or less each). A person may submit no more than two proposals (including both single-authored and co-authored papers). Individuals will be limited to two acceptances.
The online submission system will be available September 1, 2017. All proposals must be submitted no later than December 1, 2017. Notifications of proposal acceptance or rejection will be sent by February 1, 2018. If a proposal is accepted, the presenter must register for the conference in order to participate. Those interested in serving as panel chairs should email Zeger van der Wal: [email protected].

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

The conference will feature a limited number of pre-conference sessions and workshops to be held on May 30, 2018. These sessions are meant to be very engaged learning opportunities, and we encourage workshop proposals on any topic that has significant potential for advancing public management research and impact. Sessions/workshops will typically be planned as half day or full day.
Proposals for pre-conference sessions and workshops must be submitted through the online system and include the following information:
1. Title
2. Statement of objectives and scholarly importance
3. Detail on the length and format of the session
4. Names and affiliations of session organizers and leaders
5. Ideal number of participants.
The proposals should not exceed 1000 words in length. Submissions for pre-conference workshops are due on December 15, 2017 and decisions will be made in March 2017.

SUBMISSION

The new deadline for submissions is December 1, 2017.

Online submissions may be made through http://www.pmrc2018.com/.
Any questions regarding the proposal submission process may be directed to Zeger van der Wal at [email protected]. We look forward to your submission!

Public Management Research Conference 2018 (PMRC)