JCPA & ICPA-Forum December 2018 Newsletter

JCPA & ICPA-Forum Newsletter | December 2018

What's New with the JCPA & ICPA-Forum

Message From The President And Editor-in-Chief

The Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis celebrates its 20th Anniversary in 2018-2019. Below you will find some of the celebratory events, publications, and activities that we will continue to have in 2019 . We invite you to celebrate with us and we welcome your initiatives.

At this time of the year, I would like to personally thank you for your support and collaboration and to wish you a happy and healthy holiday season and a Happy New Year !

Professor Iris Geva-May and the JCPA & ICPA-Forum Scholarly Society Team

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Volume 20:5 Is Out Now!

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Empirical Evidence of Unsolicited Proposals in PPP Arrangements: A Comparison of Brazil, Korea and the USA

Rui Cunha Marques

Conditional Solidarity: A Comparative Analysis of Government Egalitarianism and Benefit Conditionalization in Boom and Bust

Alexander Horn

Bridging Ends and Means: The Centrality of Targets in Comparative Policy Analysis with Illustrations in the United States, New Zealand, and Germany

Ryan Merrill & Lee White

Accountability and Transparency to Fight against Corruption: An International Comparative Analysis

Isabel Brusca , Francesca Manes Rossi & Natalia Aversano

Increasing the Impact of Policy Analysis – by Asking It to Do Less

Stuart Shapiro

Book review

The 21st Century Public Manager: Challenges, People and Strategies

Leslie A. Pal

Book review

Climate Crisis and the Democratic Prospect: Participatory Governance in Sustainable Communities

Edgar Goell

Lists of Reviewers

JCPA Reviewers 2018

The JCPA experienced an 83% Impact Factor Increased in 2017! The JCPA's Impact Factor jumped to 1.862 from 1.017 in 2016!

This also moves the Journal up in ranking on the 6th place among policy journals in the Public Administration category.

JCPA Reviewers of 2018 - A Special Thank You!

A special Thank You to our Reviewers for the 2018 JCPA Volumes 20:1 - 20:5 has been listed in the Journal - view here .

New Institutional Partnerships!

Heidelberg University, Germany

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Institut für Politische Wissenschaft

The JCPA and ICPA-Forum is pleased to announce a new Institutional Partnership with Heidelberg University facilitated by Prof. Dr. Jale Tosun , professor of Political Science at the Institute of Political Science.

McMaster University, Canada

Department of Political Science

The JCPA and ICPA-Forum is pleased to announce a new Institutional Partnership with McMaster University facilitated by Professor Tony Porter and Department Chair, Professor K aren Bird .

JCPA Award Presentation at NASPAA

Atlanta, Georgia - October 10-13, 2018

The ICPA-Forum Scholarly Society and the Joint International Adjudication Committee of NASPAA and the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, including the NASPAA Executive Director Laurel McFarland, Editor-in-Chief and Founder of the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Dr. Iris Geva-May, and Professor Nadia Rubaii of the University of Binghamton & Director of International Institutional Partnerships for the JCPA & ICPA-Forum, awarded:

Professor Alasdair Roberts

with the Best Comparative Pedagogy Project Award for his paper:

“Strategies in Governing”

presented at the 2018 NASPAA Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Professor Nadia Rubaii, Binghamton University, Director of International Institutional Partnerships - JCPA & ICPA-Forum and Professor Alasdair Roberts, School of Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Upcoming 20th Anniversary Workshops in Conjunction with International Partner Associations

2019-2020 Events on the Horizon

March 2019

17 ^th Annual JCPA and ICPA-Forum Workshop, Heidelberg University, Germany

Call for Papers Available Now!

June 2019

IPPA: International Public Policy Association

Pre-Conference Workshop

Call for Papers Available Now!

August 30 - Sept 3, 2019

APSA: American Political Science Association

Pre-Conference Workshop

September 2019

18 ^th JCPA and ICPA-Forum Workshop – Koç University , Istanbul, Turkey

November 2019

APPAM: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

Pre-Conference Workshop

Welcome New JCPA Staff Members!

Involving PhD Students in Scholarly Publication

Signe Predmore

UMass Amherst

Assistant to Book Editor, John A. Hird

Signe is a doctoral candidate at UMass Amherst. She is an interdisciplinary scholar with a B.A. in Anthropology from Wesleyan University and an M.S. in Global Studies from Lund University in Sweden. She is interested in feminist and critical race approaches to political economy. Recent projects examine the contentious politics around trade policy, and the post-2008 gender diversity agenda in finance.

Jourdan Davis

American University

Editorial Assistant

Jourdan Davis is a doctoral student in the Department of Public Administration and Policy at American University. Her research interests include long-term care, aging-related policy, and public engagement. Prior to enrolling, Jourdan worked on public and patient engagement at a healthcare research funding institution. She received her MPP from American and BA from University of Maryland, College Park.

The INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF POLICY ANALYSIS (ILPA) 2013-2020, Policy Press, UK, is edited by JCPA Co-editors Iris Geva-May and Michael Howlett

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Policy Analysis in Turkey

Edited by Caner Bakir and Günes Ertan

This volume provides the first comprehensive overview of the state of policy analysis in Turkey for an international audience. It will be a valuable resource for those studying policy analysis within Turkey and as a comparison with other volumes in the International Library of Policy Analysis Series.

Policy analysis in Canada

Edited by Laurent Dobuzinskis and Michael Howlett

Policy analysis in Canada brings together original contributions from many of the field’s leading scholars. Contributors chronicle the evolution of policy analysis in Canada over the past 50 years and reflect on its application in both governmental and non-governmental settings.

Policy analysis in the United States

Edited by John A. Hird

Policy Analysis in the United States brings together contributions from some of the world’s leading scholars and practitioners of public policy analysis including Beryl Radin, David Weimer, Rebecca Maynard, Laurence Lynn, and Guy Peters.

Policy analysis in France

Edited by Charlotte Halpern , Patrick Hassenteufel and Philippe Zittoun

Policy analysis in France lays the foundation for a more systematic understanding of policy analysis in the country. In doing so, the volume discusses the role of the State and its restructuring, processes of government and governance, and State-Society relationships and policies as both a process and an outcome.

Recently Published Articles Online Now!

Enhancing coproduction through the lens of policy development: a comparison between two developing countries

Mary S. Mangai & Michiel S. De Vries

Published online: 28 Aug 2018

Identifying Corruption Risk: A Comparison of Bulgaria and the Czech Republic

Michal Plaček , Milan Půček & František Ochrana

Published online: 03 Sep 2018

Migrant Workers or Working Women? Comparing Labour Supply Policies in Post-War Europe

Alexandre Afonso

Published online: 23 Oct 2018

The Integration and Coordination of Public Policies: A Systematic Comparative Review

Philipp Trein , Iris Meyer & Martino Maggetti

Published online: 29 Oct 2018

Performance Budgeting and Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks: A Comparison in OECD Central Governments

Caridad Martí

Published online: 29 Oct 2018

How is it Possible for Democracies to Effectively Tackle Long-Term Problems?

Yukio Adachi

Published online: 16 Dec 2018

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