The Centre for Public Policy at IIM Bangalore will host the XIX International Conference on Public Policy & Management on August 27 - 29, 2024. The interdisciplinary conference draws scholars representing diverse perspectives on public policy issues and provides a forum for showcasing the latest developments in policy research and practice. The conference hosts pre-conference activities, academic sessions, topical policy debates, workshops, panel discussions, and practitioner-oriented discussions on contemporary topics in public policy and management.
The conference is ideal for academicians, students, research scholars, policy practitioners, lawyers, NGO professionals and others with an interest in public policy.
Date
27 – 29, August 2024Location
IIM BangaloreContact
+91-80-26993323
ABOUT Conference
The themes for the conference include
- Emerging Technologies and Policy Implications
- Policies on Climate Change and Sustainability in Industry and Agriculture
- Policy Challenges in Gig and Platform Economy
- Innovations in Public Policy
Submissions not falling within these themes, but other wise related to public policy topics are also welcome.
Call for Research Papers, Practitioner Case Studies, Track Proposals & Poster Session
Authors are invited to submit their original research findings and case studies relating to above themes and other public policy topics under any one of the following three avenues:
Research Paper
The full paper should adhere to the following guidelines:
The topic of the paper should be directly related to public policy.
The word limit of the paper is 8000 words and the abstract is 250 words. The expectation is that the paper will be at least 5000 words.
Please use British English.
Please send the paper using MS Word format, Times New Roman font, 12 font size, 1.5 line spacing.
Please send author/co-author’s biography (2-3 lines) indicating affiliation, designation, and contact details.
Please check for plagiarism, grammar, punctuation, and spelling before submitting the paper.
Full research paper (along with a plagiarism check report) should be submitted before 31st May 2024 using SignUp/Loginlink.
During Signup/Login, please indicate, in case your paper is not selected for full paper presentation, whether you are willing to include it as a poster presentation.
Practitioner Case Studies
Policy practitioners from both the public and private sector and researchers are invited to submit case studies from their successful experiences in the field, challenges faced in policy implementation, and learnings that could drive policy recommendations.
The word limit of the case study is 5000 words.
Please use British English.
Please send the paper using MS Word format, Times New Roman font, 12 font size, 1.5 line spacing.
Please send practitioner’s biography (2-3 lines) indicating affiliation, designation, and contact details.
Case study should be submitted before 31st May 2024.
Track Proposal
We invite proposals to organise special tracks comprising of 3 to 5 papers that address any theme of the Conference in a holistic manner. A track proposal must be curated by a set of researchers, led by an identified coordinator. Guidelines for track proposal submission:-
In the proposal, we would like to know
Title of your track
Each papers’ title, abstract (250 words) and name and affiliation of the authors
A summary (500 words) articulating the joint nature of the proposed papers and the relevance of the track to present day policy.
Track proposal should be submitted before 31st May 2024 .
Poster Session
South Asia Working Group is collaborating with the Centre for Public Policy at IIM Bangalore for a pre-conference workshop and poster session at the 19th International Conference on Public Policy & Management. To apply for the poster presentation, an extended abstract of the research paper (1000-1500 words) needs to be submitted by 15th June 2024. Doctoral scholars in the initial stages of their PhD may present an overview of their thesis in the abstract. 20 selected scholars will be informed of acceptance by 30th June 2024 and invited to present their work at the 19th International Conference on Public Policy & Management.
Last date for abstract submission is 15th June 2024
Please visit for more information regarding posters and pre-conference event
Announcement of acceptance results (for all categories of submissions): 31st July 2024
Support for selected PhD students
The Organizing Committee will provide accommodation facility and travel allowance (round trip - rail/economy airfare) to 15 bona fide PhD students based on quality of the paper. The decision of the Committee will be the final.
Selected candidates should book the travel tickets for II tier AC train and those who have difficulty in travelling by train and located more than 500kms away can book economy airfare.
Tickets and boarding passes (in case of flight tickets) should be shared with us for reimbursement.
Organizing Committee
Gopal Naik
Centre for Public Policy
Soham Sahoo
Centre for Public Policy
Rajalaxmi Kamath
Centre for Public Policy
Anil B Suraj
Centre for Public Policy
Arpit Shah
Centre for Public Policy
Conference Schedule
Click here for Payment of conference registration .
Authors need to make the registration fee payment after the acceptance of the paper.
All presenting authors/co-authors and participants should register individually.
Once registered, participants can attend the entire conference of three days’ duration.
Registration fee for all participants and presenting authors/co-authors is:
| Participation Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Sponsored Doctoral Student Paper Presenters | INR 0 / |
| Other Students (Paper Presenters/Participants) | INR 1,000 /- |
| Non-Student Paper Presenters | INR 2,000 /- |
| Academic Participants | INR 2,000 /- |
| Corporates | INR 3,000 /- |
Note : *Fee is inclusive of GST at 18%
| Important Dates | |
|---|---|
| Last date for submission of abstract (Extended) | - |
| Notification for selected abstracts (Extended) | - |
| Last date for submission of paper | - |
| Deadline for Conference & Workshop registration | - |
| Pre-Conference Workshops | - |
| Conference | - |
FAQs
No, the selected papers are not published in any journal. However, abstracts are put together as part of the conference report which is mostly limited to organizational reporting.
There is no online presentation. All presenters must be present at the venue.
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