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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><i>Pls excuse any cross-postings if occurred<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>---------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Join international dialogue on local governance<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Papers are invited for two panels at the International Research Society for Public Management Conference (IRSPM2015), to be held at the University of Birmingham, 30 March - 1 April 2015 and hosted by the Institute of Local Government Studies (INLOGOV).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The two Panels will be co-convened by the Director and senior academic staff of the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contributions are invited by <b>Wednesday</b> <b>15 October </b>for the following Panels: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Panel J2 - <i>Diversity in local government: Where are we up to?<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Considers the impact of reform processes on how local government can foster uniqueness within local areas through the provision of services and developing capacity as an ‘employer of choice’.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Convened by Associate Professor Roberta Ryan, Director, ACELG and Dr Bligh Grant, ACELG.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Panel J5 - <i>Local governance in Commonwealth countries: Exploring similarities and differences in subnational politics and policy across borders in a post-development context<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>A key goal of this panel is to assist develop new approaches for analyzing and understanding subnational political transformations, particularly from local government to local <i>governance</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Convened by Dr. Eris Schoburgh, University of the West Indies at Mona; Associate Professor Roberta Ryan, Director, ACELG and Professor John Martin, Emeritus Professor, LaTrobe University and Adjunct Professor ACELG.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>View full panel descriptions at <a href="http://irspm2015.com">http://irspm2015.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Papers accepted for the two Panels may also be considered for the <i>Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance</i> (<a href="http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/cjlg">http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/cjlg</a>), published by the University of Technology, Sydney, and the <i>Journal of African and Asian Local Government Studies.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>The deadline for Panel proposals is <b>Wednesday</b> <b>15 October 2014</b>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Proposals are only accepted through the IRSPM2015 conference website: <a href="http://irspm2015.com">http://irspm2015.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>View a web version of this notice here: <a href="http://acelg.org.au/news/join-international-dialogue-local-governance">http://acelg.org.au/news/join-international-dialogue-local-governance</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>
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