International Civic Engagement

International Transparency & Secrecy Research Network

Here is an except of a message I received from Rutgers University-Newark Assistant Professor Suzanne Piotrowski:

I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to join the International Transparency & Secrecy Research Network listserv. The aim of this initiative is to keep you up-to-date with new publications and research on transparency and secrecy, and to foster dialogue and collaboration in the field of transparency broadly defined. Through your participation, this network will facilitate online discussions of current research topics, flag new reports and articles, publicize your work, and ease future cooperation among participants.

This network is different from others in its multi-disciplinary, international focus on research. Contributions and interactions are sought from researchers and academics including, but not limited to, scholars of public administration, business administration, public policy, political science, journalism, communication, law, management, anthropology and sociology. This initiative is made possible through a grant from the Academic Excellence Fund at Rutgers University.

The International Transparency & Secrecy Research Network will be as successful as your involvement. It will be possible to access it in digested and undigested form.

You can register at:

https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/itsrn_l

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Respectfully,

Suzanne J. Piotrowski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Public Affairs and Administration Rutgers University-Newark 830 Hill Hall 360 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Newark, NJ 07102-1895
973.353.5093 Ext. 20 (phone)
973.353.5907 (fax)

spiotrow@rutgers.edu

http://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/

MPA - A Global Expansion?

From my UK colleague Colin Talbot:

The MPA is fast becoming a global 'brand' (to use the marketing jargon) with new programmes springing up all over the world over the past 5 years and new associations of schools and accreditation bodies also forming.

The MPA-Global email list was established last year to start, hopefully, an informal exchange network between colleagues involved in MPA (or similar) provision across the world. We are so far small - 62 subscribers from 13 countries, but there is clearly potential for a useful on-line community to share ideas about curriculum, accreditation, advertise events and jobs, etc.

You can join MPA-Global simply by going to www.jiscmail.ac.uk/mpa-global and following the instructions. It is free, it is secure and it is closed so you won't get any spam via the list.

If you are subscribing from a non-academic email address please drop me a note separately so I can approve your subscription without delay.

please pass this on to any colleagues you think might be interested.

best wishes

Colin