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The International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) develops and supports research about public management and public policy implementation amongst the international research community.
📚 Readings from our SIG Public Service Motivation:
📖 Borst, R. T., Blom, R., & Vandenabeele, W. (2025). Comparing the Employability of Public and Private Employees: The Role of PSM and Red Tape in Linking Employability and Work Engagement. 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1177/00910260241312933
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
⏰ Reminder for #IRSPM Members!
Tomorrow we meet for the first online #IRSPM Research Impact Seminar:
Impacting Policy and Practice – From Evidence-Based to Evidence-Informed?

🗓️ Tuesday, 2 December 2025
⏰ 10:00–11:30 AM CET
Check your inbox for the link.
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
📢 Deadline approaching
🌏 Interested in hosting a future #IRSPM Conference?
🗓️ Deadline for the 2028 Conference: 1 December 2025
📝 Further information: https://lnkd.in/dMKDgB8Z
📩 Submit applications to: [email protected]
Expressions of Interest for 2029 and future years are also welcome! 🚀
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📚 Readings from our SIG on Governing & Managing Hybridity:
📖 Vakkuri, J., Johanson, J. E., Pinheiro, R. M., & Erkkilä, T. (Eds.). (2025). Public Policies for Hybrid Governance. Edward Elgar Publishing.
🔗 https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/public-policies-for-hybrid-governance-9781035311620.html
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📣 Your invitation to the first online IRSPM Research Impact #Seminar has now been emailed.
Impacting Policy and Practice – From Evidence-Based to Evidence-Informed?
🗓️ Tuesday, 2 December 2025
⏰ 10:00–11:30 AM CET
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
📚 Readings from the SIGs:
📖 Berkachy, R., Villeneuve, J. P., & Mugellini, G. (2025). Monitoring the Risk of Corruption in the MENA Region: What Are the Most Reliable Data to Address the Sustainable Development Goals? Sustainable Development, 33(3):4468–4491. 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3350
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
📚 Readings from the Accounting & Accountability SIG: Sicilia, M., Steccolini, I., Mauro, S. G., Barbera, C., & Grossi, G. (2025). Half a century of public sector accounting research through bibliometric analysis: Looking back to move forward. FAM
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1111/faam.12432
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 AM
🎉 Early Bird fees - Registrations for #IRSPM2026 are open
✅ Deadline: 31 January 2026 (midnight AWST).
🔗 https://www.irspm.org/conference-2026/conferences/registration-2
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
📚 Readings from the Design Science in Public Administration SIG:
📖 Meijer, A. (2025). Design science in public administration: producing both situational interventions and generic knowledge. Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, 8(1), 1–11.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1093/ppmgov/gvae012
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
📅 Webinar Reminder
"Impacting Policy and Practice – From Evidence-Based to Evidence-Informed?"

🗓 Tuesday, 2 December 2025
⏰ 10:00–11:30 CET
🔎 More information: https://www.irspm.org/news/irspm-research-impact-online-seminar-tuesday-2-december-2025
November 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
📚 From SIG Complexity & Network Governance:
📖 Klijn et al. (2025). Governance Networks in the Public Sector (2nd ed.). Taylor&Francis.
🔗 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003402138/governance-networks-public-sector-erik-hans-klijn-joop-koppenjan-wouter-spekkink-rianne-warsen
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
📢 REMINDER: Host Site Applications Open for #IRSPM 2028 (and beyond!)
🗓️ Deadline: 1 December 2025
📝 Further Information: https://lnkd.in/dMKDgB8Z
📩 Submit to: [email protected]
November 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The Local Governance SIG highlights the project “The Importance and Success of Co-Production at the Local Government Level (CO-SUCCESS)”, funded by the Swiss National Fund, led by Reto Steiner, Elke Loeffler, and colleagues.
🔗 https://www.zhaw.ch/en/research/project/77341
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
⏰ Reminder: 1 Week to Nominate for the IRSPM @Routledge Lifetime Achievement #Award 2026 🏆!
More Info ➡️ https://www.irspm.org/routledge-prize/irspm-prizes-and-awards/about-us/irspm-routledge-lifetime-achievement-award-2026
Call for nominations for IRSPM Routledge lifetime achievement award 2026
www.irspm.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The SIG Behavioural & Experimental Public Management brings to our attention the project “VALUEAI – Exploring the Promises and Pitfalls of AI Technology in Civil Service Provision” led by Kristina Weißmüller from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
🔗 www.nwo.nl/en/projects/nrcnd21088
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
⏳ Last call for the PUBSIC 2026 Conference (9–10 February 2026, Corvinus University of Budapest) - Abstract deadline: 10 November 2025
See the full call: https://www.uni-corvinus.hu/main-page/about-the-university/departments/department-of-public-policy-and-management-2/pubsic2026/?lang=en
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🙏 As announced, Lode de Waele has concluded his outstanding work as IRSPM’s Conference Manager, and Laura Ripoll González now takes up the baton.

✉️In our latest IRSPM #Newsletter (sent to members per email), Lode reflects on his journey in an interview with Sanja Korac.
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
📢 Explore New Opportunities in Public Policy and Academia 🌍
Check out the latest job openings below ⬇️
🔹 Tenure-Track Faculty Positions (2026 Academic Year)
🏛️ KDI School of Public Policy and Management
📍 Sejong-si, Korea
⌛ Deadline: 14 November 2025
🔗 More info: www.irspm.org/jobs/110
Jobs | IRSPM
www.irspm.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🏆 Reminder: IRSPM Routledge Lifetime Achievement Award 2026 – Call for Nominations
🗓 Deadline: 17 November 2025 (midnight CET)
More info ➡️ https://www.irspm.org/irspm-prizes-and-awards/about-us/routledge-prize
Picture: Brint Milward 2025 winner, with President Ileana Steccolini
November 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
📚 Readings from SIG Behavioural & Experimental Public Management:
📖 Yu, J., Petrovsky, N., Zhang, Z., & Schafer, J. G. (2025). Popular financial reporting increases understanding, interest, and trust: Experimental evidence. IPMJ https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2025.2496807
November 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
📅 Save the date for the first online IRSPM Research Impact Seminar
Tuesday, 2 December 2025 ⏰ 10:00–11:30 AM CET
Topic: Impacting #policy and #practice – from evidence-based to #evidence-informed? 🧭
🎙️ Annette Boaz & Brian Head + Elke Loeffler
💻 The link will be emailed to IRSPM members
November 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The Accounting and Accountability SIG is organising a workshop:🎓

📍 Accounting for What Matters: Rethinking Public Sector Accounting and Accountability for Social Sustainability and Equity
🗓️ 5–6 November 2025
🏛️ University of Essex

🔗 https://www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/11/05/psaag-2025
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🌏 Momentum is building in Australia!
The #IRSPM2026 Conference in Perth has received over 650 #abstract submissions! 🙌

A big thank you to everyone who contributed to this response!

📬 Check your inbox for “IRSPM Conference 2026” from [email protected]
to join the reviewer crew.
October 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
👏 Please join us in congratulating Bert George on his new and exciting role!

Bert is starting as Co-Editor in Chief at Public Management Review (#PMR) — the adopted journal of #IRSPM. 📰
👉 https://www.irspm.org/publications/public-management-review
October 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🚨 Last call!
Only 1 day left to submit your abstract for #IRSPM2026 in Perth! ⏳

Deadline: Saturday, 18 October 2025 (midnight AWST)

📩 Submit now → https://www.irspm.org/conference-2026/conferences/call-for-abstracts-3

Don’t miss your chance to participate in the conversation! 💡
October 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM