Calls for Papers
15th Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM)
Contributions are being accept for the panel on ‘Philanthropy, public services, policy: working together or falling out?’ at the IRSPM Conference, to be held in Dublin, Ireland, April 11-13, 2011.
The panel focuses on the issues and questions that arise from partnerships and collaborations between philanthropy (perceived in its widest sense and including charitable organisations), public services and policy. Further information on the panel is available at http://tiny.cc/irspm-philanthropy-panel.
At this stage we welcome short abstracts (250 words) which can be submitted through the conference website at http://irspm2011.com/ until the 1st of October 2010.
Public Management Review (PMR)
Special Issue 'Philanthropy and Public Policy'
(To be published November 2011)
This special issue seeks to explore, encourage debate, and help shape understanding on the multiple ways in which philanthropic action (perceived in its broadest sense and including charitable giving and action) engages with, supports, and/or challenges public management and policy. Reflecting the international and interdisciplinary nature of PMR, we encourage a pluralist approach. We welcome submissions that address all national contexts as well as cross-national comparisons. Papers can be empirically based - using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed method approaches - or theoretical.
Areas for consideration might include:
* How should philanthropy be theorised in relation to public policy development and change? Which existing theoretical lenses (e.g. innovation, resource management, power) help or hinder understanding of this developing linkage?
* Why, how and where do philanthropic organisations set out to make and lead on new or neglected public policy agendas and with what results?
* Why and how is public policy that encourages philanthropy being made? What characterises such policies (supportive vs oppositional?), who designs them, and what are the results?
* Can certain aspects of governmental spending be perceived/evaluated as 'public philanthropy'?
* Where, how and why do the freedoms of philanthropic institutions encourage or discourage risk taking for social improvement? How, if at all, does this impact on public policy and action?
* To what extent does competition for philanthropic giving challenge or imbalance public policy goals and strategies (e.g. in the fields of health care and university education)?
* What kind of leverage for public policy change is achieved by philanthropic foundations with deliberately planned 'limited lives' or policies on 'spending out'?
The guest editors of this special issue are Dr Tobias Jung (Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy, University of Edinburgh Business School and Cass Business School, UK) and Prof Jenny Harrow (Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy, Cass Business School, UK). Please contact Tobias.Jung.1@city.ac.uk for any questions regarding this special issue. The deadline for submissions is 4th March 2011, and authors should submit their articles online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rpxm.
All submissions should meet the PMR author guidelines available at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1471-9037&linktype=44
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In June 2011, the 8th Workshop on the Challenges of Managing the Third Sector, organised by the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, will be held in Galway, Ireland.
The call for papers and all further details can be found on
http://www.eiasm.org/frontoffice/event_announcement.asp?event_id=761
Call for Proposals -
The "Dipartimento de scienze economiche e finanziarie - G. Prato" of the University of Torino and the "Centro di ricerche sulla cooperazione e il nonprofit" of the Catholic University of Milano, invite scholars to submit research proposals in the field of philanthropic foundations.
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BenchMark 3.5 – The Fourth Conference on Nonprofit/Nongovernmental Management, Third Sector Studies, Philanthropy and Voluntarism as a Field of Study in Higher Education
The Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC), in partnership with the Arizona State University Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation and the University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences, is pleased to present BenchMark 3.5 in March 2011. BenchMark 3.5 is the fourth conference on the development of nonprofit/nongovernmental management, voluntarism and philanthropy as a field of study in higher education. The theme for BenchMark 3.5 is “Nonprofit Educators: Learning, Leading and Creating the Future.” This innovative and thought-provoking conference will convene March 24-27, 2011 at the Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa in San Diego California. The conference builds on the legacy of the prior three conferences held in 1986, 1996 and 2006 (see http:///www.naccouncil.org/abstracts for information about prior conferences as a context for the planning for BenchMark 3.5).
The call for proposals for presentation at BenchMark 3.5 is currently open and will close on October 4, 2010. Proposals will be accepted around the following topical categories: curricular structure and content, educational programs (mapping the field in the U.S. and internationally), institutionalization and sustainability, practice linkages, disciplinary linkages, and external forces (the environment in which the sector operates), and can be conducted in a number of session formats (debate, expert presentation, colloquium, paper panel, think tank or any other innovative format you desire). Detailed descriptions of these topical areas and formats can be found on our website. We encourage and welcome proposals from the U.S. and internationally from all levels and disciplines of academia focused on the nonprofit/nongovernmental sector, third sector, voluntarism and/or philanthropy. NACC would like to take this opportunity to welcome your abstract proposal submissions and we look forward to seeing you in San Diego in March 2011. To learn more about BenchMark 3.5 and to submit your proposal, please visit our website at http://www.naccouncil.org/benchmark.asp.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Sean Shacklett, Executive Director – Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC) at sshacklett-nacc@case.edu or (216) 368-0969.
From the 21st to 23rd September 2010 the Las Casas Institute on Ethics and Governance and the Refugee Studies Centre at Oxford University are jointly organizing an international conference themed “Faith Based Humanitarianism”. An international, inter-religious and multi-faith participation is expected, and keynote speakers include Africa’s Cardinal Peter Turkson who is President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
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Call for submissions
Announcing the launch of the Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research / Revue canadienne de recherche sur les OSBL et l’économie sociale , ANSERJ.
Examples of the areas of interest are: management of nonprofit organizations, governance, philanthropy, charities, fundraising, volunteering and giving, social economy, social enterprises, social entrepreneurship, community and international economic development, co-operatives and credit unions, third sector, voluntary sector, civil society, social responsibility, sustainability, citizen engagement, social movements, social innovation, public and private sector relationships, social and environmental accounting, and policy.
ANSERJ publishes full-length original articles (maximum 8,000 words including all material) that are subject to a rigorous blind peer review process. The journal will contain a book review section. Articles are published in the language of submission (English or French).
Publisher: CCSP Press, Simon Fraser University. For more information and article submission details, go to: www.anserj.ca
Voluntas: Thematic Issue on: Governance in CSOs: Future Challenges and Perspectives
In recent years the notion of governance has gained increasing importance across academic fields as well as within public policies in many countries. In general terms, governance may be defined as the set of measures through which either societies or organizations are governed or directed. An essential characteristic of governance at the current state is that it is takes place in complex and fluid environments. Financial scandals and mismanagement by executives in civil society organisations (CSOs) as well as the behaviour of public sector institutions in many countries have created a renewed interest in the governance of CSOs. Two main areas of research may be identified related to CSO governance. External governance research poses the question of how public governing strategies change and include new collaborative strategies and relations to CSOs. Internal governance research, on the other hand, aims at a better understanding of governance within CSOs, with a particular focus on how internal conditions change as a result of broader societal processses of change.
ANZTST Biennial Research Conference - November 2010
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR THE CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
UCLA School of Public Affairs
October 29-20, 2010
The UCLA School of Public Affairs and Ben Gurion University invite scholars to attend a conference dedictated to the exploration of theoretical and empirical issues in the study of social enterprises.
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Nonprofit Policy Forum
Call for Papers
A Discourse on Public Policy and Nonprofit Organizations
Overview
Nonprofit Policy Forum (NPF) provides nonprofit leaders, policy-makers, and scholars with readily accessible and relevant scholarly research on public policy and nonprofit organizations. Published by Berkeley Electronic Press, NPF is a collaborative venture of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Caring to Change, Ersta SKöndal University College, Georgetown University, George Mason University, Heidelberg University, the Open University, Osaka University, Queensland University of Technology, Rockefeller Archives Center, Stockholm School of Economics, Trinity College, University of Minnesota, University of Pittsburgh, University of Southern California, Urban Institute, and Vienna University of Economics.
Content and Audience
N PF publishes original research and analysis on public policy issues and the public policy process critical to the work of nonprofit organizations. NPF serves as a forum and an authoritative and accessible source of information for scholars, leaders, and policy-makers worldwide. NPF seeks to contribute to the development of the field of nonprofit related policy research, to more clearly define the role of the sector in the policy and advocacy process, and to build a stronger research base on public policy and nonprofit organizations. NPF seeks analyses of current public policy issues, the historical development of public policies affecting nonprofits in various countries, the role of nonprofits in public policy development, and the practical implications of existing policies for the operations, performance, and social impacts of nonprofit organizations
Review Process
Articles are peer-reviewed in a double-blind process on the basis of substance, methodology, originality, acknowledgment of the literature, and relevance to NPF’s readership. The review process is structured to provide authors with a rapid response. Accepted articles are edited for conciseness, clarity of presentation, and general readability prior to publication.
Style
A fundamental purpose of NPF is to promote effective communication among researchers, policy-makers, and nonprofit leaders, appealing to a broad audience. Jargon is avoided and technical terms should be explained in non-technical language.
How to Submit a Manuscript
For questions and to submit your paper, please email Linda Serra at padlls@langate.gsu.edu, or call 404 413 0123. For a more detailed version of the NPF Call for Papers, please go to http://aysps.gsu.edu/nsp/index.html.
1st Academic International Conference ‘Exploring Leadership & Learning Theories in Asia ’ (ELLTA)
Hosted by the Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya, Malaysia
February 15-18, 2011
The core emphasis of the conference is on understanding Asian perspectives on leadership and learning.
Leadership and learning, like various other concepts, are often viewed as global. As a response and reaction to the predominant presence of social theories rooted in the West, there is a growing recognition of and movement towards understanding theories through the wide range of diverse contextual and cultural perspectives available in the East.
The significant role of culture is highlighted to an extent that some Asian researchers suggest that effective leadership in one culture may be counterproductive in another. It is in this connection that the conference is strategically an important initiative, as it aims at contributing to the knowledge on leadership and learning in Asia.
Thus, the questions that the conference intends to address are:
Are the west-inspired theories on leadership and learning relevant for Asia in general and different contexts in Asia in particular?
Is there a need to develop theories specific for Asia in general and different contexts in Asia in particular?
Are there existing theories on leadership and learning with an Asian origin, which have not received much attention or have not been acknowledged so far?
Abstracts due - March 31, 2010
Notification of acceptance - June 15, 2010
Full papers due - December 15, 2010
Please, visit also the Conference Website, at http://ellta.org/ for more and continued information update about submissions, the journal Special Issues, members of the International Advisory Board etcetera.
Please feel welcome to submit your work by logging on to the ELLTA website.
For quick access and wider dissemination, we have also attached a poster version of the Conference Call for Papers in addition to the detailed version.
Contact us via the following e-mail addresses:
E-mail: inquiries@ellta.org