Harbouring Francophone Public Administration in an International Congress: Challenges, Benefits, and a Glance Forward

Emil Turc () and Jan Mattijs
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Emil Turc: CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon, AMU IMPGT - Institut de management public et de gouvernance territoriale - AMU - Aix Marseille Université
Jan Mattijs: ULB - Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management [Brussels] - ULB - Université libre de Bruxelles

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Abstract: In acknowledgment of its two founding languages, EGPA decided in 2011 to re-install a French-speaking area of scientific debate alongside its main English-speaking study groups. This raises several questions among which (a) the role of languages as media of scientific exchange in context-bound disciplines such as public administration, (b) the existence of a public administration "Francosphere" apposite to an established "Anglosphere", (c) the risks of center-periphery homogenization of concepts induced by cultural and linguistic artefacts in the anglophone and the francophone world, and (d) the potential benefits of scientific exchange in a dual-language setting. A discussion ensues as to the capacity of the French-speaking seminar to act as moderator between research networks of different languages; the circulation of scientific concepts and public administration hot topics between EGPA and francophone networks is analyzed through a retrospective discussion of the themes of scientific gatherings and special issues over five years.

Keywords: Language and culture of public administration; Anglosphere: Francosphere; international academic meetings; center-periphery cultural and scientific relations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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Published in Public Administration in Europe: The Contribution of EGPA, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-92856-2⟩

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-92856-2

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