Romanian Journal of Public Affairs is aiming to promote interdisciplinary research in governance, public administration, public affairs, public policy, law, economics and finance, following the philosophy of international interdisciplinary journals.This number of the journal contains the...

The Lisbon Treaty introduces a new form of public participation in European Union policy shaping, the European citizens' initiative (ECI). The European Citizens' Initiative is one of the major innovations of this treaty aiming to increase participatory democracy in the European Union (EU).The...

The current volume represents the outcome of the international conference “National and European Values of Public Administration in the Balkans,” organised in Bucharest on 15-16 July 2011. The conference has been organised by Jean Monnet research network dedicated to “South-Eastern...

Since the conceptual framework of the European Administrative Space (EAS) in 1990s, at least two convergent trends may be found out. The first trend refers to EAS operationalisation as instrument and mechanism for assessing the reforms of the national public administrations. Herewith, we refer...

Constitutional and legal framework: - Article 3, Romanian Constitution states the Right to information: "(1) A person's right of access to any information of public interest shall not be restricted. (2) The public authorities, according to their competence, shall be bound to provide correct...

"University Rankings" - or "League Tables", as they are known in the United Kingdom - have in a short period of time become an important feature in policy-making and practice in higher education. They are now a global phenomenon serving different purposes for different and varied audiences. Even...