LIST OF PANELS

The purpose of this panel is to:

a.       Explore how public policy can enhance the operational performance of public sector ,

b.      Establish the extent to which failed public policy systems can jeopardize performance of public sector service delivery

c.       To establish if the citizenry has a basic right to interrogate policy makers and implementers on service delivery

From a pragmatic constructivist perspective, governments have a role to play as far as service provision is concerned to its citizens. The aspirations of a society are of fundamental significance in terms of understanding their needs as well as scope of their destiny. Their needs shape how supply chains can be configured in line with their expectations. Thus resource mobilization and exploitation must reflect the real desire to promote value for money so that all citizens benefit from the national planning processes. Public policy discourse is then viewed as window to debate how best policies can be formulated in line with the needs of the society as enshrined in their constitution and various treaties signed. This is an open panel comprising of any members willing to share the views on how public policy can be a driver of competent practices in public sector supply chains. Resources are scarce, and therefore, there is need to understand that public policy can be used as a vehicle to promote fairness in the distribution of goods and services. The panel is thus to explore the hypotheses: a. Public policy has a positive relationship to operational efficiency of public sector supply chains, b. Public policy can lead to desired level of economic development in society.

You are invited to submit a paper for possible inclusion in a special issue of International Public Policy Association (IPPA) Journal. Policy Discourse and Critical Policy Research is an area of great interest as it shapes how civilizations progress toward peace, prosperity and economic development. IPPA, thus invites you to submit papers, exploring how public policy ought to influence how service delivery in society is to be done within the modern scope of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in order to meet the needs of the society at large. The journal welcomes papers in keeping with editorial policy, as set out in IPPA policy on the topic: “Public Policy and Public Service Delivery”. Public policy is a topic that is shared by many voices, with different views on what this phrase means. Failure to interrogate public policy may result in failed systems. It is proper for the academia to inform policy on how best to improve service delivery in the public sector.  With the desire to meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is need for critical thinking on how best public sector service delivery should be  configured to promote  peace, prosperity and economic development in society. This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to present new research and developments in the area. Areas of interest for this special journal issue include, but are not limited to, the following topics:

Policy Discourse and Critical Policy Research, Public policy and public service delivery.