Call for Panel Proposals

Panel proposals should address either the Conference theme “Civic engagement and social capital in contemporary public management: facing the challenges of social equity and environmental sustainability” or another key issue in theory and knowledge in public management, governance or policy. Collaborative proposals are particularly welcome with two or three co-chairs.

• The Scientific Committee will evaluate these in terms of their contribution both to our research community and to the coherence of the Conference programme.
• This call is open to IRPSM Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and to any other colleague with compelling ideas on bringing together people, knowledge, sharing experiences, discussing lessons learned, new methods and concepts, and can include more traditional as well as novel formats for our panels.
• Whilst it is recognised that the content of any panel is dependent upon the submissions made to it, and their overall quality, the Local Organising Committee asks all panel Chairs to take due consideration of gender and diversity balance in their panels and in arrangements for chairing their panel sessions.
• Please note that in the case of similar or overlapping panel submissions, the Scientific Committee may ask panel chairs to collaborate in leading consolidated panels to ensure the overall coherence of the Conference. 
• Successful panel chairs will then be invited to assist in circulating a ‘call for abstracts’ for their panel through their networks.

For those panels accepted by the Scientific Committee, it is the responsibility of the panel chair(s) to:

• Assist in soliciting abstracts for papers and review them in line with the Conference guidelines and deadlines,
• Insure the acceptance and rejection of papers in a timely manner based on the communicated timelines and deadlines
• Provide adequate feedback to be forwarded to authors,
• Plan the scheduling of papers in their panel track in collaboration with the Local Organising Committee and arrange for discussants if appropriate,
• Provide a nomination from their panel for the best paper,
• At the Conference, ensure that arrangements are in place for the chairing and moderation of panel sessions, and
• At the conclusion of the Conference, complete a brief evaluation.

Submission of Panel Proposals

What

All panel proposals should include:

• The name(s) and affiliation(s) of the chair(s) and their contact email(s),
• The title of the panel,
• A description of the panel topic, with introduction and theoretical framework & methods. An explanation of its contribution to the field of public management should be mentioned. 

How

• Proposals must not exceed 700 words. Longer proposals will be rejected.
• The Conference language is English and that all panel proposals (and subsequent papers) must be in English.

When

• The proposal for a panel should be submitted via online submission form by 5 July 2024
• Notification of accepted panels will be provided by 20 August 2024
• The call for paper abstracts will open on 16 September 2024