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 […]
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ICPA SOCIETY AND JCPA BOOK TALKS SERIES – BOOK TALK 9
BOOK TALK 9: Policy Innovations from the Global South – Will the North Ever Learn? Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Time: 11 AM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time- US and Canada); 5 PM CEST (Central European Summer Time) Zoom Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81597886013?pwd=toHAWaEMKfcliWGvEwyZ5eK0X1rNYO.1 Meeting ID: 815 9788 6013 Passcode: ICPA CO-EDITORS: Achim Kemmerling; Vice Director, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, […]
ICPA SOCIETY AND JCPA BOOK TALKS SERIES – BOOK TALK 8
BOOK TALK 8: Comparative Policy Analysis – From Research to Practice AUTHORS: Guillaume Fontaine; Director, Comparative Policy Lab, FLACSO, Quito; JCPA Executive Editor Book Author Iris Geva-May; Founding Editor-in-chief, JCPA and Founding President, ICPA Society; Professor Emerita, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada HOST: Leslie A. Pal; Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus, Carleton University, Canada; Vice-President, ICPA Society. […]
ICPA SOCIETY AND JCPA BOOK TALKS SERIES – BOOK TALK 7
BOOK TALK 7: Negotiating Values – Implementing Change in the Allocation of Transplant Organs AUTHOR: David L. Weimer; Edwin E. Witte Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus, Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs and Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison, US. HOST: Leslie A. Pal; Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus, Carleton University, Canada; Vice-President, ICPA […]
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ICPA Society Lecture Series in Comparative Public Policy: Lecture 3
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 […]
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Call for Special Issues: Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis
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 a publication of Routledge, a […]
Call for Papers – JCPA Special Section: “Qualitative Comparative Policy Analysis”
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 […]
Call for Papers – JCPA Special Section: “Policy Innovation”
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. […]