Dear colleagues Mihaly Fazekas and I warmly invite paper proposals for our panel on <https://www.irspm.org/list-of-panels-2023/conference-2023/conferences/p16-c orruption-bureaucratic-structure-and-public-procurement> "Corruption, bureaucratic structure, and public procurement" at the IRSPM conference taking place in Budapest from 3 to 5 April 2023. We invite both conceptual, empirical, and methodological papers from an interdisciplinary audience that make a clear and innovative contribution to the following and related topics: - Corruption, in public procurement or other areas of public spending - Determinants of corruption - Corruption prevention and enforcement - Civil service meritocracy and bureaucratic independence - Methodological challenges in researching corruption Paper proposals should be no more than 1 page and clearly spell out the problem and research question that are addressed, the methods and data used (where applicable), and the key contribution that it makes to the panel topic. Please submit your proposal until 1.11.2022 here: <https://t.co/mjRpZ4SQUu> irspm2023.exordo.com Best wishes Eva Thomann and Mihaly Fazekas Eva Thomann | Department of Politics and Public Administration | University of Konstanz| E-Mail: <mailto:eva.thomann@uni-konstanz.de> eva.thomann@uni-konstanz.de | <http://www.evathomann.com/> www.evathomann.com Co-editor, Regulation & Governance New books: Oana, I.E., Schneider, C.Q. and E. Thomann. 2021. <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambridge.org%2Fcore%2Fbooks %2Fqualitative-comparative-analysis-using-r%2F257B799D0A81B87EBD51EA062FABD3 59&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEaaU_50-vLNEbxUpEijeIKds2cGg> Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) Using R: A Beginner's Guide <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambridge.org%2Fcore%2Fbooks %2Fqualitative-comparative-analysis-using-r%2F257B799D0A81B87EBD51EA062FABD3 59&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEaaU_50-vLNEbxUpEijeIKds2cGg> . Cambridge University Press. New publications: Thomann, E., Ege, J., and E. Paustyan. 2022. Approaches to Qualitative Comparative Analysis and good practices: a systematic review. <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/spsr.12503> Swiss Political Science Review 28(3): 557-580. Hinterleitner, M., Kaufmann, D. and E. Thomann. 2022. The fit between regulatory instruments and targets: Regulating the economic integration of migrants. <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/rego.12319> Regulation & Governance 16(3): 892-909. Zhelyazkova, A. and E. Thomann. 2022. "I did it my way": Customisation and practical compliance with EU policies. <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13501763.2020.1859599> Journal of European Public Policy 29(3): 427-447. Haesebrouck, T. and E. Thomann. 2022. Causation, inferences, and solution types in configurational comparative methods. <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10 .1007%2Fs11135-021-01209-4&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEGHf_C1mhSs56D_jnUhWfZ6X6bG Q> Quality & Quantity 56: 1867-1888. Ewert, B., Loer, K. and E. Thomann. 2021. Beyond nudge. Advancing the state-of-the-art of Behavioural Public Policy and Administration <https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tpp/pap/2021/00000049/00000001/art00 001> . Policy & Politics 49(1): 3-23. Awarded the 2022 Ken Young prize for best paper published in Policy & Politics