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2015 International Conference on Public Administration

Conference Website: www.icpa-uestc.cn

2015 International Conference on Public Administration (11th ICPA)

Sustainable Development for Public Administration

Call for Papers

December 9-11, 2015, Bandung, Indonesia

December 9-11, 2015, Bandung, Indonesia





Conference Sponsors

Padjadjaran University, Indonesia

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), P.R. China

American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), USA

Chinese Public Administration Society Journal (CPAS), P.R. China

Conference Co-Sponsors

Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa

PA Information Research Center of UESTC

Conference Hosts

Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia

School of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology of

China (UESTC), P.R. China

Conference Committee

Honorary Conference Chairpersons

Professor XIA Shu-zhang, SUN YAT-SEN University, P.R. China

Dr. Med. Setiawan, Vice Rector for Cooperation and International Affairs, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia

Conference Chairpersons

Dr. Arry Bainus, Dean of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences ,Padjadjaran University, Indonesia

Ms. BAO Jing, Deputy Secretary-General of Chinese Public Administration Society, P.R. China

Professor ZHU Xiao-ning, Dean of School of Political Science and Public Administration, University of

Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), P.R. China

Professor Maria Aristigueta, 2015-2016 President, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and

Charles P. Messick Professor of Public Administration and Associate Director, School of Public Policy and

Administration, University of Delaware, USA

Conference Executive Chairpersons

Mr. William Shields, Executive Director, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), USA

Professor ZHAO Shu-rong, School of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Electronic

Science and Technology of China (UESTC), P.R. China

Dr. Mudiyati Rahmatunnisa, Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Faculty of Social and Political

Sciences, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia

Academic Committee Chairperson

Thomas H. Stanton, President, Association of Federal Enterprise Risk Management (AFERM) and Fellow,

Johns Hopkins University, USA





Conference Theme

Sustainable Development for Public Administration

"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the

ability of nations and their people to meet their needs over the long term.”

The financial crisis of 2007-8 had multiple effects on countries across the globe and, by extension, on

governmental organizations. Many governments found that their expenditures rose dramatically in faltering

economies as revenues dropped. Exporting countries found that exports declined, sometimes drastically.

The boom and bust cycle can be incredibly wasteful. The consequences for public administration are

severe, as well. While countries could afford expanding government services in boom times—prior to

2007-8—troubled economies have led to serious pressure to cut back in many countries. Officials of

national, state and local governments all have felt the pressure of budget uncertainty and serious budget

constraints.

This comes in the context of growing realization that resources are finite; we cannot simply consume scarce

resources, and especially in ways that generate costly such unsustainable byproducts as pollution and

climate change.





The 2015 conference seeks to address the problem of managing governmental organizations with an eye

both to the short and longer term. For the short term, what can public administration teach policymakers

and government managers about sustaining public services in the face of sometimes severe economic and

policy cycles? For the longer term, how should policymakers and government managers address the need

to avoid less expensive short-term approaches to providing public services in favor of long-term more

sustainable approaches?

Papers and proposals that address the need for sustainable development in the delivery of public services

are welcomed, and especially those that use case studies and comparative analyses between and among

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

Managing Organizational and Program Performance in Good Times and Bad

How can public managers deal with the sometimes unpredictable swings in available budget

resources so they avoid frivolous spending in good times and save resources for more essential

spending when times turn bad? How can managers protect their most vulnerable constituencies

so their needs are met, even in times of budget constraint when competition for scarce resources

becomes especially intense?

Making the Trade-Off between Higher Costs Now and More Sustainable Approaches in the Future

Sustainable approaches often cost money, to design, implement and maintain. How can

policymakers and managers adopt more sustainable approaches despite calls to “do more with

less?” How can policymakers and managers determine which trade-offs are worthwhile from a

policy perspective and how can these be made in the context of political constraints?

Managing and Organizing Third-Party Government on a Sustainable Basis

Governments around the globe use third parties to deliver public services. These include banks for





government loan programs, hospitals and private insurance companies for public health, and

ubiquitous contractors to undertake an increasing number of tasks. How can public managers

reorient the incentives of third parties, especially those that are profit-making, to adopt longer-term

perspectives that avoid waste of resources that can come from a short-term point of view?

Managing Risk to Improve Decision-making by Government Organizations

What systems and processes are needed to improve the flow of information to decisionmakers so

they understand the risk-reward trade-offs in their decisions, especially trade-offs that may impede

sustainable development? Enterprise Risk Management is an approach to managing risk that asks:

“What are the risks that could prevent my agency or program from achieving its goals and

objectives?” These are major risks, rather than myriad smaller risks that are an annoyance but

not a fundamental threat to agency and program success. Are there good examples of this

approach to risk management? How can public managers improve the flow of communication in

their organizations so that problems surface early enough to be addressed before they grow to

unmanageable size?

Using the Rule of Law to provide a Sustainable Framework for Governmental Effectiveness

Different countries and cultures have different conceptions of the rule of law. For public managers

in virtually any context, the rule of law provides a framework to guide decisionmaking and permit

their organizations to operate on a longer-term basis than would be possible without the legal

framework. Cross-country comparisons are especially valuable here: How does the rule of law

affect public managers in different countries? What are features of the rule of law that help or

hinder effective management? How can the legal framework build in feedback from constituencies

that inform managers without being destructive to organizational performance? How can the legal

framework build in protections for less influential and disadvantaged constituencies whose needs

may be greatest?

Managing Human Capital in Times of Economic and Policy Uncertainty

Public institutions offer their employees a trade-off: Instead of having the prospect of earning

potentially generous private-sector compensation, the government official accepts a lower return

along with the promise of more secure employment. Yet sometimes the promise of more secure

employment can result in retaining less-qualified people in positions that impede organizational

effectiveness—for example, by denying employment opportunity to younger people who may be

more attuned to new technologies and ways of doing business. What are models of managing

human capital that address these trade-offs? How can organizations avoid creating a zero-sum





game between their (older) current employees and potential (younger) employees with fresh skills?

Especially at times of budget constraints, how can organizations address gaps in their skill-mix

when new hiring is not possible?

Sustaining Equity and Fairness in Government Programs

The political process may tend to reward the most influential constituencies with public services

rather than the most needful. How can policymakers and government managers maintain a flow of

information about the pattern of services they provide so that they can identify gaps that raise

issues of equity and fairness? How can public managers act on this information while paying due

regard to realities of the political process? Are there successful models that other countries and

other public organizations can learn from?

Authors will have the option to have their accepted papers published or not published in the official

Proceedings of 2015 International Conference on Public Administration 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

their papers 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 Web of 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 subtheme 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 not exceed one page.

Important Dates

Paper Abstract Due: June 15, 2015

Full Paper Due:

August 1, 2015

Paper Acceptance

Notification by:

August 31, 2015





Contacts

More information on 2015 ICPA in Indonesia will soon be released at conference website:

www.aspanet.org and www.icpa-uestc.cn

Conference Venue: Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia

Registration Day: December 9, 2015

Conference Days: December 10-11, 2015

Paper Submissions within China

(in Microsoft Word)

are to be e-mailed to:

[email protected]

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

Post Code: 611731

Tel/fax:0086-(0)28-61831756

Issues Relating to 2015 ICPA

Registrations are to be emailed to:

[email protected] and CC to

[email protected]

School of Political Science and Public

Administration,

University of Electronic Science and

Technology of China

Chengdu, P.R. China Post Code: 611731

Tel/fax:0086-(0)28-61831756

Paper Submissions outside China

(in Microsoft Word)


[email protected]


Thomas H. Stanton

Fellow, Johns Hopkins University,

Washington, DC 20004 USA

Tel: (202) 965-2200

Issues Relating to Letter of Invitation,

Visa Application and Accommodations


[email protected]


Ida Widianingsih, Ph.D

Department of Public Administration

Faculty of Social and Political Sciences,

Padjadjaran University

Tel/fax: +62227796626

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2015 ICPA Best Papers Awards

The 11th

ICPA will select and recommend the best papers for publication in one of the following

journals subject to blind reviews:

Publ ic Adm inist rat ion Review (PAR) —the best paper that focuses on identifying and analyzing

current public administration trends in theory and practice.

Publ ic Administ rat ion Review (PAR) is the premier journal of the

American Society for Public Administration with a history dating back

75 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 Publ ic Administ rat ion —the best paper that focuses on international comparative

study.

Chinese Publ ic Administ rat ion 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 and a bridge that connects China and the world.

Looking forward to meeting you

at 2015 International Conference on Public Administration (11

th

)





Padjadjaran University

Universitas Padjadjaran (Padjadjaran University or

UNPAD) is one of the largest university in Indonesia.

UNPAD was established on Wednesday, 11

September 1957 and officially opened by the

President of Republic of Indonesia, Sukarno on 24

September 1957.

At the time of establishment, UNPAD had only four

faculties: Faculty of Law and Social Knowledge, Faculty of Economy, Faculty of Teaching and Education,

and Faculty of Medicine. In the span of almost thirty years, UNPAD now has sixteen faculties: Faculty of

Law, Faculty of Economics and Business, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences,

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science. Faculty of Humanity, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of

Dentistry, Faculty of Communication, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Nursing, Faculty of Fisheries

and Marine Science, Faculty of Agricultural Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of

Geological Engineering, and Faculty of Psychology. Currently, UNPAD offers forty-four undergraduate

programmes (Strata 1/S1), two specialist

programmes, nine doctorate programmes (Strata

3/S3), nineteen Master degree programmes (Strata

2/S2), five profession programmes, one our-year

diploma program (D4), and three-year diploma

programs (D3). At the beginning, UNPAD was

located only in Bandung City, spread in 17 locations in Bandung City (covers 260.082 m2 area) and

Bandung Regency (covers 2.064.490 m2 area). As the needs for the university development increasing,

UNPAD expanded its campus to Jatinangor, Sumedang Regency.

Up until now, UNPAD has more than 40.000 students, consists of Diploma students, Undergraduate

students as well as Postgraduate Students. To this day, UNPAD has more than 200.000 alumni.

UNPAD received rate A (excellent) on Values

and Ranking in Accreditation of Higher

Education Institution from National Accreditation

Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT) in 2014.

Other achievements in 2014 were Telkom Smart

Campus Award and Green Campus from The La

Tofi School of CSR supported by the Ministry of

Forestry and the Ministry of Industry..





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