SOG is the International Political Science Association's ‘Research Committee on Structure and Organization of Government’ (RC 27).
It is the sponsor of the international journal ‘Governance. An International Journal of Policy, Administration and Institutions’, created in 1987 and published by Wiley.
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LOAD MOREThe Charles H. Levine Memorial Book Prize 2018 goes to "Electing Peace. From Civil Conflict to Political Participation" by Aila M. Matanock - Congratulations!
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SOG will organize 9 panels during the IPSA World Congress in Brisbane (21-26 July 2018). Check out the "Events" page to see what is on the programme!
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Charles H. Levine was an outstanding scholar in the fields of public policy and administration. He played a major role in the creation and early life of both this journal and its sponsor, the Structure and Organization of Government Research Committee of the International Political Science Association (SOG). After his untimely death in 1988, the Editorial Board of Governance and the Executive Committee of SOG established an annual book prize in his memory.
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LOAD MOREThis Handbook brings together a collection of leading international authors to reflect on the influence of central contributions, or classics, that have shaped the development of the field of public policy and administration.
The Problem-solving Capacity of the Modern State: Governance Challenges and Administrative Capacities
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Theme "Bureaucracy in Divided Times" | University of Potsdam, Chair for German Politics and Government, 20-21 June 2018