CELEBRATORY COMPARATIVE POLICY ANALYSIS CONFERENCE:
15 YEARS to the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, Routledge and 10 YEARS to the INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE POLICY ANALYSIS FORUM
www.jcpa.ca
VALIDATING METHODS FOR COMPARING PUBLIC POLICY: ACADEMIA AND GOVERNMENT IN DIALOGUE
Call for Papers
Deadline 15 May 2013
K U Leuven, Belgium 27-30 November 2013
“Comparative public policy” has become a much used term and practice in recent years. It is not clear, however, whether and to what extent academics and practitioners have exploited methods of comparison to their full potential. In collaboration with KULeuven, the JCPA-Journal and ICPA-Forum, which have raised comparative public policy analysis on the scholarly agenda more than a decade ago, seek to open a dialogue and discuss advances in comparative research design, policy analysis, construction and validation of comparative knowledge of manipulable policies, programs and policyinstitutions. This two-days conference addresses the question of how academics practice methods ofcomparison; as well, it seeks to generate an advanced understanding of the methods of comparison used by national governments and international institutions.
More information: http://soc.kuleuven.be/sw/onderwijs/pol/mepp/