Hello, I want to draw your attention to the following call for panel. We are organizing a panel for the 8th Global Conference on Transparency Research held in Brussels, 15-17 May 2024. The conference is organized by Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in partnership with the University of Lausanne (UNIL). https://gctr-sbs.ulb.be/about-ulb-and-solvay/ Abstracts are welcome by: 17 October 2023. Kind regards, Giovanni Esposito (ULB – ULiège) Gaia Taffoni (European University Institute) Andrea Terlizzi (University of Florence) Public Policy Perspectives on Transparency and Open Government Transparency policy has emerged as a pivotal tool in promoting open and accountable governance. As governments and institutions worldwide seek to enhance their transparency measures, it becomes imperative to critically assess how these policies are designed and implemented to achieve intended goals. The study of transparency policies from a policy analysis perspective offers valuable insights into the processes, actors, and dynamics that shape the formulation, implementation, and outcomes of such policies. Among the various methods that can be used to analyze them, participatory research offers a dynamic and inclusive approach, fostering engagement between researchers, policymakers, and citizens. Topics of interest We invite researchers, scholars, and practitioners to contribute original research articles that address, but are not limited to, the following themes: - Policy Process Theories and Transparency Policies: Utilizing policy process frameworks, such as the Advocacy Coalition Framework, the Narrative Policy Framework, and the Multiple Streams Framework (to mention but a few), to examine the formulation, implementation, and outcomes of transparency policies. - Policy Design and Implementation: Exploring how transparency policies are conceptualized, designed, and operationalized, and assessing their impact on governance and public administration. - Stakeholder Engagement and Participation: Investigating how transparency policies engage citizens, civil society, and interest groups in policy-making processes. Studies addressing how stakeholder engagement relates to more or less transparency in policy processes. - Role of Participatory Research Methods: Analyzing the application of participatory research methods, such as citizen science, action research, and deliberative democratic evaluation, in assessing the effectiveness of transparency policies. - Policy Learning and Adaptation: Examining how transparency policies evolve and adapt in response to feedback, changing contexts, and emerging challenges. - Transparency and Regulation: Those studying the rules that make governments transparent and regulations more accountable. Studies addressing how transparency obligations are associated with the functioning and trustworthiness of governments in single case studies or comparatively. - Digitalization and Open Government. Analyzing the role of digital technologies in achieving open government objectives or ensuring transparency in public policy. *Gaia Taffoni* Research Fellow and Teaching Associate | Ph.D in Political Science *School of Transnational Governance* *European University Institute* Palazzo Buontalenti – Casino Mediceo, Florence (FI), Italy