ICPA SOCIETY AND JCPA NEWS & EVENTS

IN MEMORIAM A Note of Deepest Sympathy and Condolence on the Passing of Professor Joseph Berechman, Beloved husband of Prof. Iris Geva-May November 23, 2025 The Society for International Comparative Policy Analysis (ICPA Society) and the Editorial team of the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis (JCPA) share a profound sadness following the passing of Professor […]

BOOK TALK 5: Smart Cities to Smart Societies: Moving Beyond Technology DATE: Thursday, February 26, 2026 TIME: 08:00 AM (EST) ; 02:00 PM (CET) Zoom Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87492805722?pwd=w7aSdbJc4PyaypBI5RED47ogolI4jV.1 Meeting ID: 874 9280 5722 Passcode: ICPA     BOOK EDITORS:  Esmat Zaidan, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor, College of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa […]

Book Talk 4: International Library of Policy Analysis (ILPA) Book Series (sponsored by JCPA and ICPA Society) SERIES EDITORS:  Iris Geva-May, JCPA Editor-in-Chief and ICPA Society President, Distinguished Visiting Professor and Comparative Research Chair, SPPM, Tsinghua University, China; Honorary Research Professor, SPPA, Carleton University, Ottawa; Professor Emerita, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. Michael Howlett, Research […]

Topic: AI, Data-Driven Technologies, and Comparative Public Policy Date: September 29, 2025 Watch the ICPA Society Lecture Series in Comparative Public Policy – Lecture 3: AI, Data-Driven Technologies, and Comparative Public Policy Panel Papers: Conceptualising Public Trust in High-Risk AI Policymaking: A Comparative Analysis of Three Asian Cities by Devyani Pande, National Law School of […]

Consider submitting your qualitative comparative research paper to the new section of the JCPA! The section seeks to advance qualitative comparative public policy analysis a comparative qualitative lens, while paying attention to context and processes that reveal relational aspects among actors and institutions, such as interactions over time, across policy sectors and/or jurisdictions, as they relate […]

We are delighted to announce the relaunch of the Policy Innovation Section in the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis (JCPA) and invite you to contribute to this growing space for research on Policy Innovation. In an era of unprecedented policy challenges—from climate change and economic inequality to technological disruption—the demand for innovation in policy is ever-growing. […]

Dear colleagues and friends, This short message is to invite you to share your scholarship with our readers and submit an article on the subject to the JCPA. Please feel free to invite colleagues and commission their papers. We publish three (out of six)  “general” non-thematic issues a year, and we would love to receive […]

Abstract Submission Deadline: Sept. 15th, 2025 Date: April 17, 2026 Venue: Koç University, Rumelifeneri Main Campus, Istanbul, Turkiye Co-Convenors: Prof. Caner Bakir (CBAKIR@ku.edu.tr) and Dr. Sebahat Derin Atiskan (derinatiskan@gmail.com) The Workshop invites speakers interested in discussing the globally recognized problem of gender equality policies. The papers submitted for consideration should adhere to the JCPA’s Aims […]

The Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice (JCPA) invites proposals for special issues that contribute to the development of comparative policy studies. Since its inception in 1998, JCPA has been the leading journal dedicated explicitly to comparative policy analysis, fostering a vibrant international community of scholars. JCPA is published at Taylor & Francis […]