Governance and Public Institutions

The United Nations promotes and supports the development of public administration and institutions among Member States for realizing the internationally agreed development goals, including the SDGs.

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Governance and Public Institutions

Comparative Political Studies

Comparative Political Studies (CPS) published fourteen times a year, offers scholarly work on comparative politics at both the cross-national and intra-national levels. Dedicated to relevant, in-depth analyses, CPS provides the timeliest methodology, theory, and research in the field of comparative politics. The journal particularly focuses on articles which have an innovative theoretical argument and are based on sound and original empirical research.

ASPA's 2023 Annual Conference

ASPA's 2023 Annual Conference is online this March! The premier professional development event of the year for those who practice, teach or study public administration, ASPA's Annual Conference is the only space in the profession that convenes everyone for in-depth conversations, research presentations, workshops, networking and so much more. This year's event will maintain that promise while encouraging broad participation from around the world, enabling those who cannot attend in-person events to join these discussions.

National Workshop on “Youth Engagement in Institution Building and Public Services Delivery for Sustainable Development After the Pandemic”

The workshop is organized by UN DESA/DPIDG in collaboration with the Ministry for Youth, Professional Insertion, and Civic Engagement, the National Youth Council, as well as UNDP and UNFPA in Côte d’Ivoire on 7-9 December 2022. It will also involve other relevant national stakeholders in the government, NGO sector, civil society, and academia. This workshop is part of a pilot to a large initiative that aims to build on, and consolidate, previous work undertaken by UN DESA on “Youth Citizenship and Civic Engagement in Times of Pandemic” in this country (2021).

The 41st Roundtable Conference of the African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM)

 

The 41st AAPAM Annual Roundtable Conference will be hold at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa on 6-9 December 2022.

The theme of the conference is Africa's Renewal in the Era of Sustainable Development: Shared Responsibility for Strengthening Institutions.