1.Introduction: The past and the future of a community at the heart of the administrative sciences (Edoardo Ongaro).- 2.German, American and European roots of international cooperation in administrative sciences (Stefan Fisch).- [...] idea of publicness in Public Administration Episodes and Reflections on EGPA 40th anniversary (Fabio Rugge).- 4.'Unity in diversity': an overused motto - and yet a perfect fit for EGPA (Jacques Ziller).- [...] does it mean a European learned society in public administration? (Edoardo Ongaro).- 6.Welcoming Twice the EGPA Annual Conference in Toulouse: "Avè plaisir!" (Jean-Michel Eymeri-Douzans).- 7.Doctoral Education in European Public Administration: The Contribution of EGPA's PhD Symposium (Christoph Reichard and Eckhard Schroeter).- [...] Trans-Atlantic Dialogue on Public Administration and Management (TAD) and the strategic partnership between ASPA and EGPA (Fabienne Maron , Edoardo Ongaro).- [...] and the European Administrative Space: Strategic Partnership with NISPAcee and the Trans-European Dialogue (TED) (Tiina Randma-Liiv, Mirko Vintar, Isabella Proeller, Marius Profiroiu).- [...] the Euro-Mediterranean to the Euro-MENA: the many paths of an expanded dialogue (Robert Fouchet, Sofiane Sahraoui, Marco Meneguzzo, Fabienne Maron, Céline Du Boys).- [...] Informatisation to e-Government and Beyond (Frank Bannister).- 12.Thirty years of performance research at EGPA (Wouter van Dooren, Jostein Askim, Steven van de Walle).- 13.Public Personnel Policies and HRM: Developments within the field and in the (long history) of the EGPA study group on Public Personnel Policy (Lotte Bøgh Andersen, Peter Leisink, Wouter Vandenabeele).- 14.Combining European research on local governance and local democracy (Tomas Bergström, Colin Copus, Jochen Franzke, José Ruano, Linze Schaap, Hanna Vakkala).- 15.Subnational government in the research spotlight:the merit of Permanent study Group 5 (Sabine Kuhlmann, Martin Laffin, Ellen Wayenberg).- 16.Reform waves and the structure of government (Per Laegreid and Koen Verhoest).- 17.Looking back, moving forward: reflections on the developments in the field of Quality and Integrity of Governance (Michael Macaulay and Gjalt de Graaf).- [...] Society and citizens from the margin to the heart of public administration research (Bram Verschuere, Taco Brandsen, Karen Johnston).- [...] reflections on the development of education for Public Administration in Europe (Arthur Ringeling and Christoph Reichard).- [...] and Public Administration and the quest for reconciliation (Dacian C. Dragos, Polonca Kovac, Albert Marseille).- 21.Strategic Management in Government - Looking backwards, looking forward (Anne Drumaux, Paul Joyce).- 22.Financial Management and Public Sector Accounting in an Age of Reforms - Developments and Changes in Public Sector Financial Management (Francesca Manes Rossi, Eugenio Caperchione, Sandra Cohen and Isabel Brusca).- 23.Public Policy and Public Administration (Aurélien Buffat, Peter Hupe, Harald Saetren, Eva Thomann).- [...] and the Study of EU Public Administration (Gijs Jan Brandsma, Eva G. Heidbreder, Ellen Mastenbroek).- 25.Public administration, technology & innovation: government as technology maker? (Erkki Karo, Rainer Kattel).- 26.Public and nonprofit marketing: determinants and developments, and the contribution of an EGPA Study Group to the field (Ani Matei, José Vazquez-Burgete, Christophe Alaux).- [...] and Society: Taking the broad perspective (Jean-Michel Eymeri-Douzans, Daniela Piana).- [...] Management: a Young Field of Public Management (Daniel Kettiger, Andreas Lienhard, Philip Langbroek, Marco Fabri).- 29.Public Network Policy and Management: A Mainstay in Public Administration (Daniela Cristofoli, Olivier Keramidas (¿), Marco Meneguzzo, Andrea Bonomi).- 30.Harbouring Francophone public administration in an international congress: challenges, benefits, and a glance forward (Emil Turc, Jan Mattijs).- 31.Accreditation in European Public Administration (Maja Klun, Christoph Reichard).- 32.Conclusion: EGPA, EPPA and the future of Public Administration in Europe (Geert Bouckaert, Werner Jann, Fabienne Maron, Edoardo Ongaro, Sofiane Sahraoui).