Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
University of Maryland School of Public Policy
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
The main web page for the conference is:
http://www.appam.org/conferences/international/singapore2009/index.asp
Conference date: January 7 (dinner)�9, 2009
Location: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore
Keynote speaker: Amitai Etzioni, University Professor, The George Washington University
Asia�s growing economic and geopolitical importance has led to increased interest in its social
protection and social welfare programs. How do these diverse countries deal with aging, disability,
drug and alcohol abuse, housing, income supports and welfare, health care coverage, old-age pensions,
single mothers, social services, unemployment, and the working poor? Are there lessons in this
experience for other parts of the world? Are there lessons Asia can learn from the experience of others?
And, how can we encourage cross-national exchanges among researchers, academics, practitioners, and
government officials?
In keeping with this interest, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
and the University of Maryland School of Public Policy
in association with the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
will hold a conference to explore these and other topics in Singapore, January 7 (starting at dinner)
through January 9.
The conference is designed to attract a worldwide audience. It will highlight scholarly�but
policy-oriented�papers on these and similar topics. At the conference, the papers will be presented
in topic-oriented panels with both Asian and non-Asian discussants. The conference will close with
a panel on �Implications Beyond Asia.�
Papers are solicited on all aspects of social protection in Asia. The analysis should cover specific
types of programs, programs within particular Asian countries or across them, or be comparative in
nature. Cross-national and comparative papers are encouraged. All proposals should be submitted online
through the APPAM website with a deadline of 15 July 2008.
Program co-chairs
Prof. M. Ramesh
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Social Policy in East and South East Asia: Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan (2004)
Welfare Capitalism in Southeast Asia: Social Security, Health and Education Policies (2000)
Prof. Douglas J. Besharov
School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
Family and Child Well-Being after Welfare Reform (2003)
Co-editor, Comparative policy analysis series, Oxford University Press
President, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Program committee is composed of twelve social policy experts from
Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and the United States. For detailed information about the members
on the committee, please click
here.
Schedule
| 15 Jul. 2008: |
Deadline to submit proposals |
| 8 Aug. 2008: |
Proposal
status notifications available |
| 8 Sep. 2008: |
Early
registration begins |
| 30 Oct. 2008: |
Early registration ends, regular registration begins |
| 15 Nov. 2008: |
Papers due for distribution/Program available online |
| 19 Dec. 2008: |
Regular registration ends; all additional registrations must be made on-site |
| 7 Jan. 2009: |
Opening night conference dinner |
Proposal submission is now closed. For instructions on submitting a late proposal
