PSG VII : Ethics and Integrity of Governance

Study Group Co-Chairs

Dr. Jeroen MAESSCHALCK,
Faculty of Law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)

Dr. Gjalt DE GRAAF,
VU University Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

 

Schedule

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Wednesday, 07/09/2011
14.30 -16.15 Conference Opening Session

 

 

 

16.30 – 18.30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session 1 : Opening Session – Introduction of Participants and Public Integrity in the European Union

Chairs: Gjalt DE GRAAF & Jeroen MAESSCHALCK

- Welcome and “tour de table”

Andreea NASTASE, Central European University (Hungary)

Public Ethics in the European Commission: Individual Attitudes and Organizational Reforms

 

Milena NESHKOVA

The effect of civil service reforms on the level of corruption in new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe 
 

Thursday, 08/09/2011
08.30 – 10.30 Session 2 : Transparency and Good Governance

 

Chair: Michael MACAULAY

Sabina SCHNELL, George Washington University (USA)

Translating Transparency: Assessing the National Reception of the Global Transparency Discourse in Romania

 

Venla MÄNTYSALO, University of Vaasa (Finland)

Role of Transparency in Ethical Governance: Regulation, Practice and Recent Developments in Finland

 

Leo HUBERTS, VU University Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

Making Sense of Governance Ethics and Policy Ethics

 

Gjalt DE GRAAF & Hester PAANAKKER, VU University Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

Transparency vs. Effectiveness: Conflicting Public Values

 

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Session 3 : International Comparative Integrity Research

Chair: Alexey KONOV

 

Borragan Nieves PEREZ-SOLORZANO & Michelle CINI, University of Bristol (UK)

Ethical Governance and Lobbying in the EU Institution

 

Michael MACAULAY, Teesside University (UK)  and Werner WEBB University of Johannesburg (South Africa)

Taking Different Paths: a Comparative Perspective on Local Government Integrity Frameworks in South Africa and England

 

Ani MATEI, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration (Romania) & Andrew I. E. EWOH, Kennesaw State University (USA)

Corruption, Public Integrity and Globalization

 

 

12.30 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00– 16.00 Session 4 : Corruption : Causes  and Solutions

 

Chair: Jolanta PALIDAUSKAITE

 

Emile KOLTHOFF, VU University Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

In search of the Causes of Corruption

 

Igor VOLZHANIN, University of Victoria (Canada)

Systemic Corruption in Ukrainian Universities

 

Susan ZINNER, Indiana University Northwest (USA)

Incalculating Leadership Values as an Anti-Corruption Tool in Eastern Europe

 

Mihaela V. CARAUSAN, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration (Romania)

Ethical Commitment – The Most Reliable Weapon in Fighting Corruption

 

 

16.00 -16.30 Coffee break
16.30 -18.30 Session 5 : Empirical Integrity Studies

 

Chair: Patrick von MARAVIC

 

Alain HOEKSTRA, CAOP (The Netherlands) & Muel KAPTEIN, ERIM (The Netherlands)

Regularities in the Dynamics of Public Integrity Policy Developments: Analyzing Policy Formation Processes in The Netherlands

 

José G. VARGAS-HERNÁNDEZ, University of Guadalajara (Mexico)

Management Education for Professional Integrity

 

Kristel WOUTERS & Jeroen MAESSCHALCK, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)

Leadership Perceptions and Integrity.  An Empirical Study

 

James DOWNE, Richard COWELL & Karen MORGAN, Cardiff University (UK)

The Determinants of Public Trust in English Local Government: Standards of Conduct or Social and Economic Context?

 

 

Friday, 09/09/2011
08.30 – 10.30 No session

 

 

 

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 13.00 Session 6: Solving Problems of Cynicism and Research.

Plus Looking Back and Ahead

 

Chairs: Gjalt DE GRAAF & Jeroen MAESSCHALCK

 

Oana MATEI, “Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad (Romania)

Cynicism and Implication for the Democratic Process

 

Patrick von MARAVIC & Florian BADER, Zeppelin University (Germany)

Difficult Access Problems – Traits, Trade-Offs, and Strategies of Getting Access

 

Alexey KONOV, National Research University “Higher School of Economics” (Russia)

A presentation of the resource center initiative

 

Looking Back and Looking Ahead

 

 

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch Break
14.30– 16.30 EGPA General Assembly and Closing Session