Parliament Palace, Budapest, Hungary by Ercsaba74 (Wikipedia)

The 5th TransEuropean Dialogue took place at the Corvinus University (Budapest) on 1-3 February 2012.
More than 50 participants took part to a stimulating dialogue on the theme: The Politics of Agency Governance.

They presented keynotes, papers and short contributions on the sub-themes: Agencies in Hungary and in Europe;
Influence of agencies on policy making; Political interference/influence on agencies;  Politicization and political appointments.
We thank very much  the Local organisers at Corvinus University for the excellent organisation of the TED 5 and already look forward to see you next year!

Following TED4 which took place in 2011 in Vienna, NISPAcee published a special issue of its Journal of Public Administration and Policy on the theme that was developped during the meeting: “Law and Public Management: Revisited”

Find it on The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy Website

The 4th Trans-European Dialogue took place in Vienna, Austria from 9 to 11 February 2011.

The participants discussed the theme: Law and Public Management Revisited.

The TED4 was hosted by the Austrian Chancellery and the Austrian Federal Minister of Women and Public Service Mrs. Gabriele Heinisch Hosek delivered a welcome speech at the opening session.

We hope to see you next year in Budapest, the first week of February 2012!

Following TED3 which took place in 2010 in Ljubljana NISPAcee published a special issue of its Journal of Public Administration and Policy on the theme that was developped during the meeting: “Public Management Now and in the Future: Does Technology Matter?”

TED4 is approaching fast!

The list of participants and programme have been updated. Please note that they are still subject to changes.

We have also published handy information about how to reach your hotels and the shuttle schedules between the hotels and conference venue.

We are looking forward to greet you in Vienna!

Following TED2 which took place in 2009 in Helsinki, NISPAcee published a special issue of its Journal of Public Administration and Policy on the theme that was developped during the meeting: “Citizens vs. Customers”

Thank you to all the attendess who convened to Ljubljaba for the 3rd Trans-european Dialogue.

The fruit of their debates will be published as a special issue of the NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy but in the meantime, you can discover the pictures taken during those 2 days.

WE are hoping to see you again next year in Vienna.

On 6 and 7 July 2009, a group of 35-40 Public Administration scholars from Western, Central and Eastern Europe – and beyond – met in the building of the University of Helsinki in Finland.

They discussed the ongoing challenges of delivering public services to both citizens and customers. This second Trans-European Dialogue (TED) is an annual scholarly conference organized jointly by the two key professional associations of Public Administration in Europe, the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) and the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee).

Unlike traditional academic conferences, the TED does not have a large number of papers. Instead, experts discuss a small number of papers and controversial statements.

Following the successful first Trans-European Dialogue in Tallinn in 2008 where the features and challenges of the neo-Weberian administrative model were discussed, the TED2 looked at the differences between citizens and customers in public services. Treating citizens as customers has been one of the key elements in transforming public services in Europe. Many public sector innovations have focused on giving citizens more voice and more choice, and on giving them the service quality they deserve. But are we right to reduce the citizen’s role to that of a customer? What have been the implications of these changes in the public sector? Is the difference between citizens and customers a mere conceptual one, or do the differences run deeper?

Following the 1st TED which took place in 2008 in Tallinn NISPAcee published a special issue of its Journal of Public Administration and Policy on the theme that was developped during the meeting: “A Distinctive European Model ? The Neo-Weberian State”