The Origins of the IRSPM

The Society has grown out of a highly successful series of annual conferences. At the ninth conference, held at Bocconi University in 2005, it was agreed that a proposal would be developed to formalise this emerging network of researchers and to establish an International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM). This idea was unanimously accepted at the tenth conference held at Glasgow Caledonian University in April 2006. The newly established Society's mission to was develop and support research in public management and policy on an international basis.

Objectives

The Society works to:

• Develop and support an international network of researchers in the areas of public management and policy with a strong multi-disciplinary focus
• Encourage international comparative research in the areas of public management and policy
• Organise an annual, international conference on public management and policy
• Support the dissemination of members' research
• Seek out alliances with other national, regional and international scientific associations in order to improve our understanding of public management and policy.