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Policy & Politics Conference 2012

18 September 2012, 9 am

 

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The journal Policy & Politics celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and there will be a conference in Bristol on 18/19 September to mark the occasion. We would like to invite you to submit abstracts for papers and panels by the 20 April 2012.

Conference theme

For forty years the journal has published key works in the areas of public and social policy. The 2012 Policy & Politics conference seeks to explore contemporary policy issues within the context of the past 40 years. In doing so it seeks to address the following questions:

  •     What policy issues remain pertinent to policy makers and the public in the 21st Century?
  •     Which elements of politics and policy making have been most enduring over recent decades?
  •     What areas of policy have witnessed a fundamental reshaping of their design and delivery?
  •     What elements of traditional ‘public administration’ have been most resilient?
  •     How can we use critical insights and past experiences to inform future thinking about the way policy is developed?

Plenary speakers

Emeritus Professor Michael Hill, University of Newcastle, UK

Professor Julian Le Grand, London School of Economics, UK

Professor Christopher Pollitt, Katholieke Univesiteit, Belguim

Professor Rod Rhodes, Griffith University, Australia

Book tickets

Visit http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sps/policyandpolitics2012/booknow/

Call for papers

Visit http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sps/policyandpolitics2012/callforabstracts/ for the official call for papers.