THE PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER Volume 14, Number 2 Fall 2016 Management Matters Reflections on a Diverse 2016 In This Issue PMRC at Aarhus University Reflections on a Diverse The 14th Public Management Re- cent were fully satisified with the confe- 2016 PMRC .........................1 search Conference (PMRC) was held at rence and 31% reasonably satisfied. Aarhus University, Denmark, in June of This year’s gathering continued the Call for Proposals for 2017 2016. As part of PMRA’s endeavors to use of pre-conference workshops that PMRC ................................. 2 become an international organization, were introduced at the 2013 PMRC in the conference in Aarhus was the first full Madison. Four pre-conferece workshops PMRA’s New Home on the PMRC to be held outside the U.S. The were held on Representative Bureaucracy, Internet .............................. 3 number of applicants was higher than Experiments, Performance regimes, and a anticipated and even though we could doctoral workshop on reviewing and pub- The Convivium ............... 4-7 only accomodate 75% of the abstract lishing hosted by the Journal of Public Ad- proposals, the number of participants, ministration Research and Theory . Forty-four The Work & Legacy of papers, and panels was greater than initi- percent of the survey respondents partic- Keith Provan ..................7-12 tally planned. Around 270 people partici- ipated in one of the workshops and 98% pated in three-day conference. of these were either fully or reasonably Comings & Goings ...... 13-16 The international character of the satisfied with the workshop—which may conference was also reflected in the fact suggest that this is an innovation worth Job Announcements .....17-20 that 41% of the participants came from pursuing. the U.S. and 51% from Europe. The rank With its mix of U.S. and Europe Odds & Ends ....................21 of the researchers showed an almost scholars—from 11 different countries in equal balance between Ph.D. candidates, Europe—PMRA has definitely succeed in Assistant, Assoicate and Full Professors. broadening its membership and collabora- About one-third of these participated tion beyond the U.S. for the first time—for those interested in Finally, we wish to thank the orga- a qualitative account of the conference, nizers, attendees, and participants who Raul Pacheco-Vega offers his thoughts made this year’s conference a success and on the experience as a first-time attend- we hope to see you at the 2017 PMRC in ee and participant from outside the field Washington, D.C. of public administration: http://www. raulpacheco.org /2016/ 07/ my-ex- Don Moynihan, PMRA President perience-at-the-2016-public-manage- (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Newsletter Editor: ment-research-conference-aarhus-den- Simon Calmar Andersen, Co-Chair of Andrew Osorio mark-pmrc2016/. According to the the 2016 PMRC (Aarhus University, The University of Kansas subsequent evaluation survey 66% per- Denmark) [email protected] 2 MANAGEMENT MATTERS 2017 Public Management Research Conference – Call for Proposals We are excited to open the call for proposals for the 2017 submissions. The program committee may drop or add papers Public Management Research Conference. PMRA furthers re- to proposed panels. search on public organizations and their management by orga- nizing and sponsoring an annual Public Management Research Additional Information on Paper and Panel Proposals. All Conference as well as other conferences and symposia; stim- proposals will be evaluated using a double-blind peer review ulating research through other print and electronic platforms, process with the program committee serving as the evaluators. advancing professional and academic opportunities, and serv- Participants will be able to choose to submit a paper or panel. ing as a voice for the public management research community. Paper proposals should be no more than 400 words. Panel pro- PMRA owns The Journal of Public Administration Research and The- posals should include a panel title and description (400 words ory (JPART), one of the field’s premier journals. It also recently or less), as well as four individual paper proposals (400 words initiated a new journal Perspectives on Public Management & Gover- or less each). A person may submit no more than two propos- nance. The School of Public Affairs at the American University als (including both single-authored and co-authored papers). will host the 2017 PMRC, June 8-10, 2017. Individuals will be limited to two acceptances. The online sub- The 2017 PMRC Program Committee consists of Com- mission system will be available beginning October 1, 2016. mittee Chair Anna Amirkhanyan (American University), Rob- All proposals must be submitted no later than November 30, ert Christensen (Brigham Young University), Amanda Girth 2016. Notifications of proposal acceptance or rejection will be (The Ohio State University), Tima Moldogaziev (University sent by January 31, 2017. If a proposal is accepted, the present- of Georgia), Alasdair Roberts (University of Missouri), Dan er must register for the conference in order to participate. Per- Smith (University of Delaware), Lars Tummers (Utrecht Uni- sons interested in serving as panel chairs should email Anna versity), and Brian Williams (University of Georgia). Amirkhanyan at [email protected]. Individual Paper Proposals. The program committee wel- Pre-Conference Workshops. The conference will feature a lim- comes proposals featuring high quality theoretical, qualitative, ited number of pre-conference sessions and workshops to be or quantitative research. Empirical proposals will be evaluated held on June 8, 2017, the first day of the PMRA Conference. based on the significance and quality of the research question, These sessions are meant to be very engaged learning oppor- design, methods, data, and implications. The program commit- tunities, and we encourage workshop proposals on any topic tee also welcomes theoretical proposals. Theoretical proposals that has significant potential for advancing public management will be evaluated based on the extent to which the proposal research and impact. Sessions/workshops will typically be provides insight into a compelling public management subject, planned as half day or full day. identifies foundational assumptions and key concepts, and re- Proposals for pre-conference sessions and workshops sults in testable hypotheses. must be submitted through the online system and include the following information: 1) Title, 2) Statement of objectives and Full Panel Proposals. The program committee encourages the scholarly importance, 3) Detail on the length and format of submission of complete panels consisting of four individual the session, 4) Names and affiliations of session organizers papers and a chair. Panel submissions should bring together and leaders, 5) Ideal number of participants. The proposals complementary papers that tackle compelling research ques- should not exceed 1000 words in length. Submissions for tions or subjects of study in public management. The panel pre-conference workshops are due on November 30, 2016 and organizer will formally make the submission on behalf of the decisions will be made in March 2017. full panel. The panel organizer will also provide information on the overall theme of the panel and indicate how each of Submission. Online submissions may be made through http:// the proposed papers connects to the panel’s theme. The pan- www.pmrc2017.com/ by November 30, 2016. Any questions el submission should include information on the panel chair. regarding the proposal submission process may be directed to Each of the papers in the panel will be evaluated separately Anna Amirkhanyan at [email protected]. We look for- on whether the piece meets the criteria for individual paper ward to your submission. 3 MANAGEMENT MATTERS PMRA’s New Home on the Internet As part of PMRA’s continual efforts to more effectively communicate and connect with our growing membership, we are proud to announce the debut of our newly redesigned website which can still be found at www.pmranet.org. While the previous version of our site served the community well for many years, changes in the way individuals interact with the internet (i.e. the proliferation of mobile devices) and our desire to engage in real-time with PMRA members through various platforms necessi- tated change. Our new site was built using WordPress—a free, open-source software platform—which allows PMRA to provide quick updates and dynamic content for our members. In addition to increased flexibility and an updated appearance, our revamped site offers increased functionality and a host of features including: • Optimization for browsing on mobile devices; • Access to tools for managing your PMRA membership (http://pmranet.org/manage-membership/); • Live feeds from JPART’s social media on Twitter and Facebook; • “PMRA Insights,” a new blog from PMRA scholars on issues relating to the study and practice of public management (the inaugural post from Brint Milward can be found at http://pmranet.org/pmra-insights/); • A gateway to PMRA’s sister journals JPART (http://pmranet.org/jpart/) and PPMG (http://pmranet.org/ppmg/); • An archive of PMRA’s newsletter, Management Matters (http://pmranet.org/pmra-newsletter/); • News and information about the Public Management Research Conference (http://pmranet.org/conference/); and • PMRA-related announcements (http://pmranet.org/announcements/). We invite you to visit