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Call for Proposals: Comparative Sociology of Public Administration Book Volume Conference

On By Jessica UrzúaIn Announcements, Calls for ProposalsLeave a comment

Organizers Erin Metz McDonnell (University of Notre Dame) and Josh Pacewicz (Brown University) invite chapter proposals for an edited volume on the Comparative Sociology of Public Administration.

The project will bring together scholars through two in-person mini-conferences:

  • Late Fall 2026: University of Notre Dame
  • Late Spring 2027: Brown University

Across the globe, states are under pressure to expand social protection, confront democratic backsliding, and adapt to rapid technological change—all while maintaining legitimacy and inclusion in service delivery. Their ability to deliver varies, and politicians in many states have challenged aspects of public administration whose legitimacy mainstream political parties once took as a matter of course. For these reasons, accounts of everything from contemporary welfare regimes to political economies are incomplete without consideration of public bureaucracies. Yet scholarship on public administration remains fragmented along disciplinary, regional, and methodological lines—with particular bifurcation between scholarship on the United States, which tends to employ quantitative and formal models, and scholarship on public administration in other nations, which often employs historical and qualitative techniques to analyze how bureaucracies work in practice. Bringing together a comparative group of scholars is essential to advance a new generation of theory on how states actually work, generating insights across both geographic and methodological differences.

We aim to convene scholars across global contexts to produce an edited volume on the Comparative Sociology of Public Administration via a series of two mini-conferences. We welcome proposals on any aspect of everyday governance, with particular interest in proposed chapters on the following themes: making rights real, state (il)legibility projects, AI and technology in governance, administrative professionals and careers, democratic backsliding and bureaucratic resistance, administrative burdens and improving service delivery, coproduction of public services, and inequalities in public service provision.

Confirmed volume contributors include leading scholars of public administration (Elisabeth Clemens, Pamela Herd, Armando Lara-Millan, Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Michael Woolcock, and Nicholas Wilson), and we are soliciting additional chapter proposals via an open call. Participants will meet in person for two working groups, with travel costs borne by host institutions—Notre Dame’s Kellogg Center in Fall 2026 and Brown University’s Sociology Department in Spring 2027.

If you are interested in applying and would like to meet with us around ASA or over Zoom to chat, please contact us by email.

Organizers:

Email proposals to sociologypublicadmin@gmail.com

Please include in your proposal:

  • Title of Proposed Chapter
  • Name, affiliation, and contact information of author(s)
  • 500-word extended abstract

Deadline for Proposals: Monday, August 17, 2026

Anticipated Timeline:

  • September 1, 2026: Acceptances Announced
  • Early December 2026: Rough Drafts for Notre Dame Conference
  • Early June 2027: Revised Drafts for Brown Conference

Announcement: Co-editors Needed for the Journal Regulation & Governance; Apply by Nov 15, 2024

On By Neha JangetiIn AnnouncementsLeave a comment

Co-editors Needed for Regulation & Governance

Deadline for applications: November 15, 2024

At the end of 2024, David Levi-Faur will be stepping down as co-editor of Regulation & Governance, after nearly two decades of dedicated service to the academic community. We are looking for two new co-editors to work together with the remaining editorial team members, Alketa Peci (Fundação Getulio Vargas) and Yves Steinebach (University of Oslo).

Candidates should be renowned researchers in any of the journal’s main areas of interest (political science, socio-legal studies, psychology, criminology, sociology, organization and public management, management, economics, or other parts of the social sciences), who have the passion to continue to drive the journal forward.   To complement the strengths of the existing editorial team members, we particularly look for applicants with an interdisciplinary, comparative, and theoretically-driven lens who have backgrounds in sociology,  criminology, management, economics, psychology, or law and who have significant experience with interdisciplinary research on regulation.  

We strongly encourage applications from women and members of other historically marginalized groups or categories.  The current co-editors are based in Europe and Latin America, and we would welcome applications that further internationalize the journal.   Previous experience as an editor or in comparable activities is an important asset.  

All co-editors will jointly hold responsibility for editorial governance and oversight on submissions for papers assigned to them, including managing peer review processes and making decisions on acceptance/rejection of manuscripts.   Together, the editorial team will collaborate on matters of editorial strategy and establish a governance framework and division of labor.

Becoming a co-editor is a rewarding and fulfilling experience in which you can contribute to the vibrancy of the journal, help shape an interdisciplinary field of research, and gain recognition for your contributions.  

The post will initially be for a period of three years (renewable). We hope to have new co-editors in place by January 2025, though somewhat later starting dates will be considered if necessary.

About the Journal
Regulation & Governance is the leading journal dedicated to the study of regulatory governance. The journal publishes interdisciplinary research on regulation, governance, and emerging associated challenges worldwide, with broad implications beyond geographic and intellectual boundaries.

Key Skills and Attributes

·      A record of scholarly excellence in any of the fields covered by Regulation & Governance.

·      Strong knowledge of the relevant scholarly communities, in order to facilitate effective and timely peer review

·      Confidence in engaging with authors and researchers.

·      Commitment to ensure manuscripts are considered in a prompt, consistent and professional manner.

·      Passion to promote and continuously develop the journal.

Application Instructions
If you wish to apply for the position of co-editor for Regulation & Governance, please submit your academic CV and a very brief letter of interest (1-2 pages) via email to alketapecirg@gmail.com

Deadline for applications: November 15, 2024

We are planning to hold interviews online during the last week of November. 

If you have any questions about the role of co-editor, please feel free to contact the journal’s co-editors, Yves Steinebach (yves.steinebach@stv.uio.no), Alketa Peci (Alketa.Peci@fgv.br) and David Levi-Faur (levifaur@mail.huji.ac.il). The final selection will be conducted by a selection committee, which includes the three current editors, as well as Benjamin van Rooij (University of Amsterdam) and Tim Bartley (Georgetown University).