Assistant Professor, Public Management
Phone: +31 53 489 2616/ 3280
Email: Veronica Junjan
Cubicus building; room C-324
General information
Veronica Junjan is assistant professor in Public Management with the Section of Public Administration, Faculty of Behaviour, Management and Social Sciences. Her research addresses generally administrative and governance reforms. Currently, her research interest focuses on analysing the changes in tasks of government in light of new technological developments, with particular focus on administrative capacity building for resilience, at national as well as local level.
In addition to teaching and research at university level, she was involved in a wide range of consulting and research projects at national and international level in Eastern Europe.
Expertise and research interests
- Public Administration Reform for resilience
- Capacity building in technological environments
- Decision making
- Performance management
Professional membership
1. Network of Schools and Institutes in Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee)
Since 2009 co-chairing the Working Group IV on Public Administration Reform
http://www.nispa.org/page.php?sid=534
2. Netherlands Institute of Government (NIG)
co-chairing the NIG research colloquium The Politics and Governance of Administrative Reform in Central and Eastern Europe
http://www.utwente.nl/nig/research/colloquia/colloquiadetails/the-politics-and-governance-of-administrative-reform-in-central-and-eastern-europe-short-description/
3. American Society for Public Administration:
- International Chapter. She served as Chapter Secretary between July 2016 and October 2017
- Section on International & Comparative Administration. She serves as Executive Board Member (2017-2020) https://aspasica.wordpress.com/
- Section on Public Performance and Management
4. International Research Society for Public Management
5. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Teaching and supervision
Veronica Junjan contributes to the following courses:
- 202000507: Public Management (bachelor Management,Society and Technology, coordinator);
- 202000515-2A: Policy-making and planning (bachelor Management, Society and Technology, Module 2.3, co-teacher);
- 202100023: Circular Economy (Minor, co-teacher)
- 201700205: Institutionele Kaders: Ontwerpprincipes van lokaal en regionaal bestuur (Master Public Administration, course coordinator);
- 201500145: Academic Research (Master Public Administration, Master European Studies, co-teacher);
- Strategie, Beleid en Politiek (Master Public Management, course coordinator)
In addition to teaching, she supervises bachelor and master thesis on the following topics: institutional reform in public administration, circulatory migration and social services (particularly health care), democratization and change in Central and Eastern Europe.