Tuesday, August 7
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15.00 - 17.00
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Conference Registration
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Worcester College (check-in to rooms from 12 noon)
Tea, coffee and sandwiches available in Linbury Room Foyer |
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17.00 - 19.00
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Welcome and Introduction
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Larry Jones
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Linbury Room
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17.00 - 19.00
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Rating the Rankings: Assessing International Rankings of Public Service Performance |
Presenter: Christopher Hood, University of Oxford
Moderator: Larry Jones
Discussant: George Frederickson
This session will include invited guests from Oxford and other parts
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Linbury Room |
19.00 - 19.30
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Wine reception |
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19.30 - 21.30
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Dinner in Hall, the Courtyard Bar will be open for purchase of drinks after dinner |
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Wednesday, August 8
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Location/Room |
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08.00 - 09.00
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Breakfast
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all meals will be in the Hall of Worcester College |
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09.30 -10.45
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Classer et évaluer les systèmes de santé: Conforter l’esprit partisan ou rechercher le bien public? |
Presenter: Jean de Kervasdoué, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris
Moderator: Akilagpa Sawyerr
Discussants: Christopher Hood & Clay Westcott
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10.45 - 11.15
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Coffee Break
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11.15 - 12.30
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Classer et évaluer les systèmes de santé: Conforter l’esprit partisan ou rechercher le bien public? |
Presenter: Jean de Kervasdoué, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris
Moderator: Akilagpa Sawyerr
Discussants: Christopher Hood & Clay Westcott |
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12.30 - 13.30
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Lunch
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13.30 - 15.00
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Contested definitions of performance: Evaluating the performance of services of general interest
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Presenter: Steven van de Walle, University of Birmingham
Moderator: Danilo Reyes
Discussants: Colin Talbo, Cristopher Ballinas Valdes
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| 15.00 - 15.15 |
Tea Break
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15.15 - 17.15
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Accurate performance measure but meaningless ranking exercise? An analysis of the new English school league tables |
Presenter: Deborah Wilson, University of Bristol
The paper by Richard Elmore: When Good Policies Go Bad: Political Accountability and Quality of Service in Education will also be discussed in this session
Moderator: Riccardo Mussari
Discussants: Patricia Vertinsky & Perri 6
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17.30 - 18.30
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Buffet dinner |
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19.00
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Outdoor theatre visit (optional) or free time |
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Thursday, August 9
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Speaker |
Location/Room |
| 08.00 - 09.00 |
Breakfast |
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| 09.30 - 10.00 |
Further discussion of previous day’s presentations |
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10.00 - 10.45
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The politics of governance ratings |
Presenter: Christiane Arndt, Maastricht Graduate School of Governance and Harvard University
Moderator: Isabella Proeller
Discussants: Akilagpa Sawyerr & Steven van de Walle |
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| 10.45 - 11-15 |
Coffee Break
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11.15 - 12.30
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The politics of governance ratings |
Presenter: Christiane Arndt, Maastricht Graduate School of Governance and Harvard University
Moderator: Isabella Proeller
Discussants: Akilagpa Sawyerr & Steven van de Walle |
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| 12.30 - 13.30 |
Lunch
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13.30 - 16.00
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Ranking in the Netherlands: A Case Study |
Presenter: Geert Bouckaert, University of Leuven
Moderator: Perri 6
Discussants: Akilagpa Sawyerr & Steven van de Walle |
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| 16.00 - 16.15 |
Coffee Break |
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| 16.15 - 17.15 |
Plenary Discussion |
Moderator: Deborah Wilson
Rapporteurs: Alasdair Roberts & Alexander Kotchegura |
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17.15 - 18.00
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Concluding Remarks |
Larry Jones, Christopher Hood
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18.00 - 19.00
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International Public Management Journal and Review editorial board meeting (for editorial board members). |
Convener: Larry Jones |
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19.00 - 19.30
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Pre-dinner drink |
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on the Terrace |
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19.30 - 21.30
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Conference Dinner (The Courtyard Bar will be open for purchase of drinks after dinner)
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Friday, August 10
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Activity |
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Location/Room |
08.00 - 09.00
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Breakfast |
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10.00
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Depart (details of possible tours and activities available)
Check-out by 10 am please. |
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