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Marlene Jugl
@marlenejugl.bsky.social
Assistant professor of public administration at Uni Bocconi, research on comparative government & PA, macro PA, country size, administrative traditions
2026 starts with good news 🌟 extended dealines for abstract submissions:
➡️ 9 January for @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference, where I co-chair a panel on comparative PA
➡️ 12 January for ENPA Inaugural Conference, where I co-chair the group on Public Sector Organizations.

Information and links 👇
January 5, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Home, sweet home at -7°C ❄️Wishing everyone happy holidays with their loved ones and time to wind down at the end of the year ⭐️
December 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Are you working on comparative or historical public administration and want to discuss different empirical approaches and research designs at ECPR 2026 in Kraków? Send me & @diegosalazarmo.bsky.social your abstracts, ideally by Wednesday, 17 December (or until 5 January through the ECPR system) ⌛
The Politics of Bureaucracy
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
December 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Call for papers for the European Network for Public Administration (ENPA) inaugural conference in Bucharest 🇷🇴 22-25 April 2026. Come join our group on Public Sector Organisations - or one of 19 other research groups or 13 thematic panels. Abstract submission until 5 January 2026 👇
October 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Call for Nominations: The 2026 Levine Prize is now open! Books must be published in 2025 and submitted by March 15, 2026.
Committee: Eduardo Dargent, @danhonig.bsky.social, and
@kbersch.bsky.social (chair). (Sponsored by IPSA’s RC27 and
@govjournal.bsky.social) @gabilotta.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Somehow missed this paper from Microstate heroes Jack Corbett and Wouter Veenendaal (buth still not on Bluesky - Why not !!) together with Roannie Ng Shiu and @marlenejugl.bsky.social . With nice detail on Samoa.

#microstate #microstates

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scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl
November 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Call for papers for the European Network for Public Administration (ENPA) inaugural conference in Bucharest 🇷🇴 22-25 April 2026. Come join our group on Public Sector Organisations - or one of 19 other research groups or 13 thematic panels. Abstract submission until 5 January 2026 👇
October 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Showdown at #EGPA2025
Sad, shocking ...
August 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
✈️ Back to work after maternity leave: looking forward to discussions about great papers & the future of public administration in Europe at #EGPA2025 in Glasgow.

I will co-chair PSG VI Governance of Public Sector Organizations with @larsbrummel.bsky.social, Lise Rykkja and Muiris MacCarthaigh.
August 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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We're having an interesting conversation about country size & trust in (& ability to control, & probability of competence of) officials. Reminds me of a favourite paper by @marlenejugl.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jpart/articl... IMO AI could allow us to better choose the scale of our government.
Finding the Golden Mean: Country Size and the Performance of National Bureaucracies
Abstract. This article contributes to the debate on environmental determinants of public service performance by analyzing the effect of country size (popul
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August 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Next...🧵

Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to compare public administrations across countries?

This article tackles the confusion around Administrative Traditions
July 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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📣 Calling all students and early-career scholars in public policy and public administration:

Together with Hannah Lebovits, we’ve put together a collaborative, evolving resource list to help you navigate the field, no matter where you're starting from.
July 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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WEBINAR

What Can Local Governments Learn from Ukraine’s Crisis Management? Building Resilient Communities through Local Democracy.

🕝 13 May 14.00-15.00 CEST

icld.se/sv/kalendari...
www.linkedin.com/events/whatc...

@icld-sweden.bsky.social @sceeus-ui.bsky.social @nordicukraine.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Beyond excited that my article on conceptualizing administrative traditions is forthcoming at @jpart1991.bsky.social

If you want to hear about it firsthand and discuss how the insights can be used in future comparative research, join the webinar on May 14, 15.00 CET 👇

huji.zoom.us/j/8517678992...
May 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Spain, where I’m on leave, had a blackout this week. No screens. No Wi-Fi. So I grabbed a pen.

Turns out, ideas don’t live in notifications, they live in notebooks.

✍️ Full post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/why-ideas-...

Short thread on ink, attention, & art of slow thinking 🧠📝
Why Ideas Need Ink, Not Screens
And the Importance of Little Black Notebook
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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📆 Submit your abstracts by next Friday for the EGPA Conference (Glasgow, 26-29 Aug)!

We (PSG 6) invite papers on challenges public organizations face in a complex environment of shifting political realities, new technologies, and crises 👇

Call for papers ▶️ media.timtul.com/media/web_ii...
media.timtul.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
📢Call for papers for EGPA 2025
📆 26-29 August in Glasgow
⌛Deadline for abstracts: March 28

We (PSG VI) invite papers on enduring and emerging challenges public sector organizations face in an increasingly complex environment of shifting political landscapes, technological advancements, and crises 👇
EGPA 2025 Conference
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January 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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🌟 Scholar Spotlight: Simone Manfredi and Marlene Jugl 🌟

Manfredi and @marlenejugl.bsky.social examine how #NGOs shaped #EU sanctions policy by advocating for #humanitarian exceptions through coalition-building, knowledge leadership, and #lobbying.

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Had a great time in beautiful Padova last week discussing the state of public administration research and the role of administrative capacities with a stellar group of international colleagues. So many interesting perspectives and new research avenues ✨
November 26, 2024 at 8:47 AM
PA & crisis governance in small states: A pleasure to edit a special section in Small States & Territories together with Külli Sarapuu. Four fascinating case studies on Faroe Islands, Palau, Seychelles and others reveal that small states' vulnerability and robustness are two sides of the same coin.
November 12, 2024 at 8:45 AM
9 years ago, unprecedented numbers of refugees arrived in Europe. My OA article @govjournal.bsky.social compares how governments in 🇩🇪 & 🇱🇺 recognized & prepared for this challenge. Structure, culture, and identity explain variation in collective cognition.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Collective cognition in context: Explaining variation in the management of Europe's 2015 migration crisis
Cognition is an essential first step in crisis management. This article conceptualizes crisis cognition as a collective and context-dependent process. Drawing on cognitive sociology, I argue that gov....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 22, 2024 at 10:26 AM
⏳ One week left to submit your abstract for EGPA in Athens. Consider our study group discussing "Democratic Governance of Public Sector Organizations: New Trends and Challenges" 👇
💡 Calling all brilliant minds in public admin and beyond to discuss "Democratic Governance of Public Sector Organizations: New Trends and Challenges" with Lise Rykkja, Muiris MacCarthaigh and me at #EGPA2024 in beautiful Athens 🇬🇷 4-6 September.

👉 Call for papers: media.timtul.com/media/web_ii...
May 8, 2024 at 5:38 AM
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What a great line-up for our #MAPA colloquium this Summer! Join us on-line or on Zoom.
www.polver.uni-konstanz.de/en/thomann/m...
March 26, 2024 at 9:57 AM
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Want to work in an inspiring and young public administration research group?

Come and join us! We are hiring

one or more Assistant Professors (tenure track) and

one or more Associate Professors in Public Administration. Application deadline: April 1, 2024.
February 20, 2024 at 9:16 AM
💡 Calling all brilliant minds in public admin and beyond to discuss "Democratic Governance of Public Sector Organizations: New Trends and Challenges" with Lise Rykkja, Muiris MacCarthaigh and me at #EGPA2024 in beautiful Athens 🇬🇷 4-6 September.

👉 Call for papers: media.timtul.com/media/web_ii...
February 19, 2024 at 11:56 AM