9-10 November: Annual Work Conference by Netherlands Institute of Government

On Thursday 9 and Friday 10 November 2017, the Netherlands Institute of Government (NIG) will hold its Annual Work Conference, in Maastricht. The conference will be organised in collaboration with the Maastricht University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences - Department of Political Science.

Before the NIG conference an interactive debate 'Beyond rigour: increasing the public relevance of political science and public administration' of the Vereniging van Bestuurskunde will take place. The interactive debate starts with the launch of the new book Toekomst van de bestuurskunde (edited by Karré, Schillemans, Van der Steen, and Van der Wal).

The debate will be held on Thursday 9 November from 10:00 to 12:00 hours.  

Special Professor in European Institutions Michael Shackleton will hold the keynote speech on what sense we can make of the Brexit, on Thursday 9 November at 13.00.

For more information on the programme of the conference, please visit their website here.