The Call for Papers for the 2018 Annual Conference of the Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA)

The Call for Papers

for the 2018 Annual Conference of the Asian Association

for Public Administration (AAPA)

Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia on March 22-23, 2018

At 4th Floor Convention Room Fisipol UGM

The 2018 AAPA Annual Conference will be jointly hosted by the Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA), the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Universitas Gadjah Mada (FISIPOL UGM), the National Institute of Public Administration (LAN, Lembaga Administrasi Negara), the Indonesian Association for Public Administration (IAPA), and the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (Kemen PAN RB).

 

Main Theme: Reinventing Public Administration in a Globalized World: A Non-Western Perspective

The role of public administration in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is very important. There are many issues that have to be addressed to increase the quality of life  in developing countries as targeted by SDGs: poverty and hunger, climate change, energy, consumption, marine resources, inequality, economic growth, ecosystems and environment, peace and justice, human settlements, water management, education for sustainable development and lifelong learning, food security, gender equality, industrial sustainability, good health and inclusive well-being, accountable and inclusive institutions, and the global partnership for sustainable development.

 

Related to these issues, questions may be raised on how effective the role of public administration is in each country in coping with the above problems. Most developing countries usually adopt a model of public administration from other developed countries. The way of managing development and public services has been based on a bureaucratic model adopted from western countries. In this conference, we will explore the other perspective of public administration by focusing on non-western perspectives.

 

Sub-themes          

1) Developing Theories of Non-Western Public Administrations

2) Exploring New Research Methods for Public Administration: beyond positivism

3) Culture (Ethics, Religion) and Public Administration

4) Strengthening Local Administration and Decentralization

5) Local Knowledge, Innovation and Public Policy

6) Social Architecture, Digital Governance and Human Values

We invite submission of abstracts and papers that reflect on the above issues from academics and practitioners. Please find below information about submitting your papers.

 

v  IMPORTANT DATES

Opening of Abstract Submission:                                   August 1st, 2017

Abstract Submission Deadline:                                      October 27th, 2017

Notification of acceptance/rejection to authors:              November 15th, 2017

Final Paper Submission Deadline:                                  January 15th, 2018

Online Registration:                                           January 15th, 2018 

 

All paper abstracts should be no more than one-page long, single-spaced, and should include the following information: (1) author(s) name, title, institutional affiliation, and official address; (2) contact details (email and phone) of authors and/or corresponding author(s); (3) presentation paper title and its sub-theme category; and (4) the presentation paper abstract (no more than 500 words in English). All paper abstracts should be sent as an email attachment to aapa2018.indonesia@ugm.ac.id  no later than October 27, 2017. 

 

v  Best Paper Award

v  Registration Fees

International Participants

– General US$150

– Students US$100

Indonesian National Participants

– General IDR 2,000,000

– Students IDR 1,500,000

The registration fees include participation to the conference and membership fee to AAPA for a year and it must be paid in full (this fee is not separable). More detailed information about the Online Registration will be available in early November of 2017

 

For more information please visit http//aapa.asia/ or send email to aapa2018.indonesia@ugm.ac.id