Is it worth reforming PA? The “Statesmen’s Panel” at KosovaPAR 2024

Abstract

We publish here the moderated conversation among four scholar-statesmen with a special focus on public administration, introduced in the text, that took place as a panel discussion at the second international Public Administration Reform conference in Prishtina, Kosova, on 26 September 2024. Based on the actual transcript, all participants edited their remarks for publication and were free to expand or even delete, but the colloquial panel style had to be retained and no notes were added, but – given the nature of the panelists – still not all answers actually address the questions asked. Nonetheless, we believe that this unique constellation of experts in at least three dimensions makes the discussion and its contents both relevant and interesting for readers of Halduskultuur.