Dear PSAAR friends,

We would like to draw your attention to the annual conference of the Permanent Study Group XII Public Sector Financial Management of the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) that will take place in Lausanne from 5th to 7th September 2018.

The theme in the call for papers of the Study Group is "In the pursuit of financial sustainability: Enablers, facilitators and barriers from a public financial management perspective".

The deadline for abstract submissions is the 18th April 2018.

You can see the call for papers here.

For visiting the conference site click here www.egpa-conference2018.org

The Study Group is mostly interested in research studies which address the following themes:

a) Barriers to the pursuit of financial sustainability related to the use of different budgeting, accounting and auditing systems by public sector entities in a particular country or in a specific sector (e.g., State and Local Governments, Public Universities, Public Health Organizations, State-Owned Enterprises, etc.).
b) The adoption of a common set of international accounting standards (IPSAS or EPSAS) seen as an enabler for financial sustainability control.
c) The role of cost accounting and management accounting in public sector entities as facilitators of financial sustainability.
d) New reporting tools that may constitute an incentive for citizens to actively participate in the political life and to cooperate for the sustainable growth and development of their community (e.g. popular reporting, integrated reporting, sustainability reporting, performance reporting, etc.).
e) Experiences in public-private partnerships that represent a benchmark in the pursuit of financial sustainability.
f) Case studies on the adoption of cost accounting and management accounting systems to enhance financial sustainability.
g) Barriers and resistance to change in the accounting systems by politicians, managers and citizens, investigating motivations and existing obstacles both endogenous and exogenous to the public sector entities.

Deadline and key dates:
Deadline for online submission of abstracts: 18 April 2018
Deadline for decision and selection by the co-chairs: 9 May 2018
Deadline for submitting the complete papers: 31 July 2018

Abstract guidelines
Abstracts should be up to 800 words long. They should include:
- Purpose of the paper;
- Research methodology;
- Main findings and implications.

Paper Guidelines
The paper must consist of 20 pages maximum (each page of 2.200 characters, spaces included, Times New Roman, text 12 and notes 10), including notes, diagrams, tables and bibliography. Either complete works or research in progress will be accepted as long as the aims of the research, the methodology and the actual or expected results are clearly shown.

Opportunity to publish papers presented
A selection of the papers presented in the Conference will be eligible for different publishing opportunities. More information about this prospect will be presented during the conference.

Study Group Co-chairs
Isabel Brusca (University of Zaragoza): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Eugenio Caperchione (Modena and Reggio Emilia University): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sandra Cohen (Athens University of Economics and Business): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Francesca Manes Rossi (University of Salerno) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.