More than 100 papers will be presented at the 1st Global Conference on Transparency Research to be held in late May by Rutgers University-Newark, New Jersey.
“This is the first large meeting of its kind to bring together leading scholars from throughout the world to collectively advance our understanding of the impact and implications of transparency policies that involve governments, either directly or indirectly,” according the sponsors.
Professor Christopher Hood, the Gladstone Professor of Government and Fellow of All Souls College Oxford, is the conference keynote speaker.
Marco Daglio, Head of the Public Service Delivery Unit, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development will present an overview of the OECD’s Open Government Project.
Martin Tisné, Program Manager of the Transparency and Accountability Initiative, will present an assessment of which areas of inquiry related to transparency and accountability deserve increased scholarly attention.
More than 270 paper proposals were received from scholars from around the world. A total of 115 of these proposals were accepted.
Concurrent panel topics include fiscal transparency, municipal transparency, accountability, corruption, whistle blowing, regional overviews, theoretical foundations, institutional forces, and freedom of information laws and implementation.
The conference will take place May 19-20 at the Center for Law and Justice at Rutgers University-Newark.
For more information on the conference schedule and how to register for the conference visit http://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/home/conferences/1stgctr.html
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