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Call for Papers - IIAS Study Group on 'Coproduction of Public Services'



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Leuven, Belgium

27 – 28 May 2019

 

The IIAS Study Group on ‘Coproduction of Public Services’ is organizing its seventh annual conference. Our aim is to create and nurture an intellectual platform for the theoretical discussion and empirical analysis of coproduction and its implications for the organization and management of public services.

The Study Group on Coproduction of Public Services

Previous study group meetings established an active and sustainable network of scholars and practitioners focused on the coproduction of public services. The study group continues to provide an engaging forum in which to discuss research challenges and innovations in public service delivery that include citizen co-production. The study group has collaborated intensively to publish special issues in international public administration journals, as well as a 2018 Routledge book on co-creation and coproduction in a comparative international context. The study group aims to further enable close intercontinental collaboration among coproduction scholars, including establishing joint research programs and developing a shared database of international case studies and survey data on coproduction.

Conference Topics

Coproduction refers to the involvement of both citizens and public-sector professionals in the delivery of public services. Although countries differ in the extent to which citizens play a role in the provision of public services, the practice of coproduction is gaining ground around the world.

The overarching goal of this study group meeting is to advance our conceptual, theoretical, and empirical understanding of coproduction. To that end, we are particularly interested in papers that tackle the complexity of coproduction in terms of frameworks for analysis, applications of relevant theory, and empirical study.  We also hope that the work of the study group will advance the practice of coproduction.

Papers focused on the traditional topics of coproduction research (the what, who, where, why and how of coproduction) are still very much welcomed during the next study group meeting. We also encourage papers about collaborative e-governance or ICT-enabled coproduction of public services. Moreover, we encourage empirical and theoretical papers exploring and developing the concept of professionalism in co-production, as well as papers that examine the relationship between public professionals and citizens and their interactions in coproduction. Finally, we welcome papers that investigate the effects of co-production and papers that present comparative research between sectors and / or between countries.

The goal of the study group is to advance the theory, research, and practice of coproduction and to foster intercontinental collaboration. Therefore, we invite scholars from around the world to submit abstracts for conceptual, theoretical, or empirical papers on the topic of co-production of public services. Studies that use innovative qualitative or quantitative methodological approaches are of particular interest. We also welcome a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches. Submissions are particularly encouraged from doctoral students.

Meeting Format

The meeting will consist of individual paper presentations. Full papers will be made available to all participants two weeks in advance of the meeting to deepen the discussion. The meeting will conclude with a roundtable conversation about the study group’s plans for intercontinental collaboration in coproduction research.

Date and Location

The meeting of the Study Group on Coproduction of Public Services will take place at the Faculty Club, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium on 27 and 28 May 2019.

Cost

The registration fee is 130 euro. Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodations. Lunch during both conference days and a conference diner on May 27th will be provided to all participants.

Submissions

Please submit abstracts (maximum 600 words) by 1 February 2019 using this link: https://soc.kuleuven.be/io/opleidingen/upload_abstract.

Participants will be notified of acceptance by 1 March 2019, and will receive additional information about registration and accommodations. Full papers should be submitted by 1 May 2019.

For questions about the conference, please contact Sylke Jaspers or Trui Steen.

Key dates

10 October 2018 – 1 February 2019

Call for abstracts open

1 March 2019        

Notification of paper proposal decisions

26 April 2019

Registration closes

1 May 2019

Full papers due

6 May 2019

Notification of Program

27 – 28 May 2019

IIAS Study Group Meeting

 

Organization

The IIAS study group on ‘Coproduction of Public Services’ is co-chaired by Trui Steen (KU Leuven, Belgium), Tina Nabatchi (Syracuse University, United States) and Dirk Brand (University of Stellenbosch, South Africa).

The 2019 conference is being organised by Sylke Jaspers (KU Leuven) and Trui Steen (KU Leuven)