Fudan-Arab Lecture Series No.6

Title: 

Frontiers in Comparative Public Administration

Speaker: 

Prof. Evan Berman, FGV & IGPP Fudan University

Host: 

Prof. Yijia Jing, IGPP, Fudan University

Discussant:

Prof. Ping Zhang, School of International Relations & Public Affairs, Fudan University

Time: 

12:00-13:20 (Beijing Time), March 26th

北京时间3月26日12:00-13:20

Venue: 

Room 805E, 8thFloor，West Sub-building of Guanghua Towers

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The Speaker：

Evan Berman is Adjunct Fudan Chair Professor at IGGP and Professor Titular at FGV / São Paulo School of Business Administration (Brazil).  His research areas are public performance and public leadership. Evan is recipient of the Fred Riggs Award for Lifetime Achievement in International and Comparative Public Administration (American Society for Public Administration, 2015) and many other awards. His most recent book is Performance and Innovation in the Public Sector (Taylor & Francis/Routledge. 3rd ed. 2023).  Evan's many articles have been published in all the top journals of his discipline. Before moving to Brazil in 2019, he lived, researched and taught for almost 12 years in Asia-Pacific and has done comparative research in the region. Evan has a Ph.D. from George Washington University.

Abstract: 

People have been comparing since the beginning of time. This lecture discusses making comparisons across countries, public organizations and public policies.  Countries face very similar challenges of global warming and sustainability, economic growth, health, and education, and there is much to learn from others.  This lecture discusses seven (7) ways of making comparisons. It discusses recent advances in making comparisons and shows examples from frontier research and research methods. Participants will learn the value of comparison, different approaches, and how to use comparison in their current research projects and practice.