CALL FOR PAPERS: Second ICOPA International Workshop
Deadline: 1 October 2023
Workshop organised by: International Centre of Public Accountability (ICOPA), Durham University, 11-12 December 2023. (linked to a Special Issue of Public Administration)
The International Centre of Public Accountability (ICOPA) at Durham University is delighted to announce its second international workshop: “Governance and accountability in reshaping public services: open challenges and wicked problems of the 21st Century”.
The workshop welcomes contributions on all aspects connected to the governance and accountability of contemporary public services. Different and innovative methodological approaches are encouraged. Topics suitable for the workshop include, but are not limited to:
Governance and delivery of public services, contracting out and co-production
Accountability, accounts and counter accounts in the prevision of public services
Audit, control and transparency of public services
Digitalisation of public services
The role of for-profit and non-profit organisations in the delivery of public services
Investigation of specific public services, such as schools, universities and hospitals
Management and governance of public services under a historical perspective
International comparisons of public-service provision