Lien International Conference on Good Governance 2023
“Good Governance for the Common Good”
25-26 August 2023, Singapore
Call for Paper
In recent years, the world has experienced a series of challenges, ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflict, and geopolitical contestations to a global cost-of-living crisis. The intersection of these events with longstanding trends, including climate change, as well as widening income and wealth inequalities, has led us to an era of ‘polycrisis’, a term coined by the World Economic Forum in the Global Risks Report (2023) to highlight the compounding effects of these interconnected and simultaneous risks. At a time of great crises and changes, resilience, sustainability, and inclusivity are becoming increasingly essential. Amidst these ongoing trends, governance is becoming even more crucial in both policymaking and research as a means to better manage continuing and future crises. It also puts into question the evolving concept of the Common Good, which refers to shared objective(s) to be reached together by policymakers in collaboration with various stakeholders towards the well-being of the entire community beyond the vested interests of selected individuals and interest groups (Mazzucato, 2023). With the greater involvement and empowerment of non-state actors alongside the state, the Common Good can no longer be defined merely by economic metrics such as GDP and the technocratic merit of policymakers (Sandel, 2020). Under these circumstances, how should we conceptualize the Common Good in governance and public administration? How should the Common Good be realized in the era of ‘polycrisis’ that we live in? What are the opportunities and obstacles in our joint quest towards the Common Good?To answer these broad lines of enquiries in global and comparative perspectives, the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration (NCPA) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will be organising the 2023 Lien International Conference on Good Governance on 25-26 August 2023 in Singapore. The Conference’s central theme is “Good Governance for the Common Good”, and we invite interested academics and practitioners in various fields from around the world to gather and deliberate on the dynamic concept and best practices of the Common Good.The two-day conference, held in physical form at NTU in Singapore, is co-organised with the Lien Ying Chow Legacy Fellowship, International Institute of Administrative Sciences, Asian Association for Public Administration, Stratagem Group, and Civil Service College, Singapore.On behalf of the organising committee of the Lien International Conference on Good Governance (2023), we cordially invite you to submit an abstract (not more than 300 words) in conjunction with this year’s theme, “Good Governance for the Common Good”. We welcome theoretical, empirical, practical, and comparative studies on all aspects of governance in different countries and regions related, but not limited to, the following themes: • Common Good in Governance and Policymaking• Concept, Development and Innovation of Common Good in social sciences and humanities• Global and Regional Economic Cooperation, Competition, and Recovery• Industry 4.0, Businesses, and Global Supply Chains• Technologies, Big Data, and Security Governance• Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) in the new normal• Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Development• Public Finance and Budgeting• Domestic Determinants and Relations in policymaking• Collaborative Governance, Co-creation, and Co-production of public services• NGOs and the Philanthropy Sector in coping with social issues• Information, Misinformation, and Infodemic(s)• Public Values and Ethics• Public Health Innovation and Reform• Emerging Policy Directions in Higher Education and knowledge transfer• Talent Management and Development• Emerging Trends in Migration and Governing Diasporas• Asian Perspectives on GovernanceWe also invite full paper contributions, which are optional but required to qualify for Best Paper Award(s) and post-conference publication. Papers submitted should not exceed 8000 words, including references.All papers must be presented at the conference to be considered for publication. Best Paper awardee(s) will be announced at the conference dinner on 25 August 2023. Authors of shortlisted papers will be contacted after the conference with more information on publication.Submission of abstract: 31 May 2023Notification of acceptance: 15 June 2023Submission of full paper (to be considered for Best Paper Award and publication): 31 July 2023Notification of presentation timeslot and schedule: 1 August 2023Submission of full paper (to be considered for publication only): 1 October 2023For authors who wish to propose a panel session, please contact the conference organizing team @ [email protected] and submit your panel proposal by 15 July 2023.
About the Lien International Conference on Good GovernanceThe Lien International Conference on Good Governance is a biennial flagship event that gathers local and international academics, practitioners, and researchers to examine major issues in governance, public service delivery, and evaluation. Previously, this conference has been graced by leaders and ministers such as Singapore’s President SR Nathan, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, and Minister Ong Ye Kung as Guests of Honour, and featured high profile speakers from various fields.
For more information on the Lien Ying Chow Legacy Fellowship, please visit https://lienfellowship.org/
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