Public Administration in Europe: The Contribution of EGPA

Acknowledgements1.Introduction: The past and the future of a community at the heart of the administrative sciences(Edoardo Ongaro)

PART I: THE INTERTWINED HISTORIES OF EGPA AND OF THE FIELD OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN EUROPE2.German, American and European roots of international cooperation in administrative sciences. "The Speyer Conference" and the origins of EGPA / GEAP up to 1975 (Stefan Fisch) 3.The idea of publicness in Public Administration Episodes and Reflections on EGPA 40th anniversary (Fabio Rugge)4.'Unity in diversity': an overused motto - and yet a perfect fit for EGPA (Jacques Ziller)5.What does it mean a European learned society in public administration? (Edoardo Ongaro)6.Welcoming Twice the EGPA Annual Conference in Toulouse: "Avè plaisir!" (Jean-Michel Eymeri-Douzans)7.Doctoral Education in European Public Administration: The Contribution of EGPA's PhD Symposium (Christoph Reichard and Eckhard Schroeter)

PART II: EUROPE AND THE WORLD: THE EGPA DIALOGUES ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT8.The Trans-Atlantic Dialogue on Public Administration and Management (TAD) and the strategic partnership between ASPA and EGPA (Fabienne Maron , Edoardo Ongaro)9.EGPA and the European Administrative Space: Strategic Partnership with NISPAcee and the Trans-European Dialogue (TED) (Tiina Randma-Liiv, Mirko Vintar, Isabella Proeller, Marius Profiroiu) 10.From the Euro-Mediterranean to the Euro-MENA: the many paths of an expanded dialogue (Robert Fouchet,  Sofiane Sahraoui,  Marco Meneguzzo, Fabienne Maron, Céline Du Boys)

PART III: FORTY YEARS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH IN EUROPE: THE EGPA PERMANENT STUDY GROUPS AND FRENCH SPEAKING SEMINAR11.From Informatisation to e-Government and Beyond (Frank Bannister) [PSG 1: e-Government]12.Thirty years of performance research at EGPA (Wouter van Dooren, Jostein Askim, Steven van de Walle) [PSG2: Performance in Public Sector]13.Public Personnel Policies and HRM: Developments within the field and in the (long history) of the EGPA study group on Public Personnel Policy (Lotte Bøgh Andersen, Peter Leisink, Wouter Vandenabeele) [PSG3: Public Personnel Policies]14.Combining European research on local governance and local democracy (Tomas Bergström, Colin Copus, Jochen Franzke, José Ruano, Linze Schaap, Hanna Vakkala) [PSG4: Local Governance and Democracy]15.Subnational government in the research spotlight: the merit of Permanent study Group 5 (Sabine Kuhlmann, Martin Laffin, Ellen Wayenberg) [PSG5: Regional and Local Government]16.Reform waves and the structure of government (Per Laegreid and Koen Verhoest) [PSG6: Governance of Public Sector Organisations] 17.Looking back, moving forward: reflections on the developments in the field of Quality and Integrity of Governance (Michael Macaulay and Gjalt de Graaf) [PSG7: Quality and Integrity of Governance ]18.Civil Society and citizens from the margin to the heart of public administration research (Bram Verschuere, Taco Brandsen, Karen Johnston) [PSG 8: Civil Society, Citizens and Government]19.Some reflections on the development of education for Public Administration in Europe (Arthur Ringeling and Christoph Reichard) [PSG9: Teaching Public Administration]20.Law and Public Administration and the quest for reconciliation (Dacian C. Dragos, Polonca Kovac, Albert Marseille) [PSG10: Law and Public Administration]21.Strategic Management in Government - Looking backwards, looking forward (Anne Drumaux, Paul Joyce) [PSG11: Strategic Management in Government]22.Financial Management and Public Sector Accounting in an Age of Reforms - Developments and Changes in Public Sector Financial Management  (Francesca Manes Rossi, Eugenio Caperchione, Sandra Cohen and Isabel Brusca)[PSG12: Public Sector Financial Management ]23.Public Policy and Public Administration (Aurélien Buffat, Peter Hupe, Harald Saetren, Eva Thomann) [PSG 13: Public Policies] 24.EGPA and the Study of EU Public Administration (Gijs Jan Brandsma, Eva G. Heidbreder, Ellen Mastenbroek) [PSG 14: EU Administration and Multi Level Governance]25.Public administration, technology & innovation: government as technology maker? (Erkki Karo, Rainer Kattel) [PSG 15: Public Administration, Technology and Innovation]26.Public and nonprofit marketing: determinants and developments, and the contribution of an EGPA Study Group to the field (Ani Matei, José Vazquez-Burgete, Christophe Alaux) [PSG 16 Public and Non-profit Marketing]27.State and Society: Taking the broad perspective (Jean-Michel Eymeri-Douzans, Daniela Piana) [PSG17: Sociology of State- Reforms and Resilience]28.Court Management: a Young Field of Public Management (Daniel Kettiger, Andreas Lienhard, Philip Langbroek, Marco Fabri) [PSG 18: Justice and Courts Administration]29.Public Network Policy and Management: A Mainstay in Public Administration (Daniela Cristofoli, Olivier Keramidas ( ), Marco Meneguzzo, Andrea Bonomi) [PSG19: Public Network Policy and Management]30.Harbouring Francophone public administration in an international congress: challenges, benefits, and a glance forward (Emil Turc, Jan Mattijs) [French Speaking Seminar]
PART IV: EGPA AND THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN EUROPE31.Accreditation in European Public Administration (Maja Klun, Christoph Reichard)32.Conclusion: EGPA, EPPA and the future of Public Administration in Europe (Geert Bouckaert, Werner Jann, Fabienne Maron, Edoardo Ongaro, Sofiane Sahraoui)
Authors' biography
Appendix 1: List of EGPA Presidents and EGPA Annual ConferencesAppendix 2:  The EGPA Policy Papers on European Governance (Fabienne Maron, Emil Turc)Appendix 3: The Strategic Project EPPA: European Perspectives for Public Administration (Geert Bouckaert, Werner Jann, Jana Bertels)