The 33rd NISPAcee Annual Conference in Bratislava will take place in two months. The early registration deadline for the conference with a discount on the registration fee is April 10, 2025.
The Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration of Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee) and the University of Economics in Bratislava invite to participate in the 33rd NISPAcee Annual Conference.
Dates: May 22-24, 2025.
Venue: University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia.
The main theme of the conference is “Polycrisis and multi-level governance: Impacts, lessons learned, challenges and opportunities”. Substantive and key aspects of the declared topic at the link.
Governments around the world have faced various crises in the past few years. However, these crises have not been separated and one can consider this recent period a period of polycrisis. In addition, due to spill-over effects and synergies, those crises hit governments and their policy intentions in a significant way. In some cases, planned policies had to be adjusted, in some other cases planned policies had to be suspended or even completely changed in terms of their objectives. Such circumstances have challenged governments, and unsurprisingly, many of them were not ready to deal with the polycrisis appropriately. More precisely, the polycrisis have uncovered insufficient capacities of many governments, and a volatile nature of this polycrisis have clearly tested the flexibility of policy making at various levels.A closer look at CEE region during this period of polycrisis can help us to understand seriousness of this polycrisis. Democratic backsliding, visible loss of citizens’ trust in their governments, a shift from consolidated democracy and decentralisation towards attempts to use authoritarian approaches and centralisation tools, financial instability and growth of government debt, deterioration of fundamental principles like rule of law, transparency or accountability, an unprecedent success of populistic and anti-system voices, unreadiness to deal with a diverse group of hoaxes – many governments in CEE region have struggled due to all these effects and impacts, and they have not found how to effectively cope with the polycrisis yet. On this matter, it is necessary to analyse the polycrisis, its effects as well as impacts, and to understand them. Despite the fact that we still do not see the end of the polycrisis now, researchers and scholars should be leaders from the perspective of this intention because their findings can contribute to an effective capacity-building at all levels of governance.The next year conference will be focused on the polycrisis and its impacts at various levels from the perspective of governments as well as other stakeholders. Although the polycrisis is an ongoing phenomenon, research can identify not only various challenges and opportunities of the mentioned governments and other stakeholders but also the first lessons to be learnt.
Learn more about the topics of working groups, sessions, and conference panels
You can register for the conference and submit theses until November 25, 2024 using the link
According to the signed Agreement on the membership of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration of Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee), conference participants from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv can participate in NISPAcee annual conferences and other events at a reduced rate, more details at the link
Terms and conditions of participation.
Fees for online participation are the same as for physical participation. Online participation allows you to present a report in the relevant session of the conference program. The fee includes access to the session, which includes the presentation, and to the electronic materials of the conference. More details at the link
Benefits of Participating:
- Pre-Conference PhD Seminar– Tailored guidance for early-stage researchers.
- International Network– A diverse range of participants and speakers to foster connections within your research area.
- Invaluable Feedback– Esteemed chairs who provide critical insights and facilitate thought-provoking discussions.
- Vibrant Social Events– Opportunities to build both academic and personal connections in a welcoming environment.
More about the conference at the link, namely: keynote speakers, program, important dates and deadlines
