Public Management & Governance

The Public Management and Governance (PMG) track aims to attract qualified and motivated students interested in conducting academic and non-academic research on **public and non-profit management topics**, in an era where the boundaries between public, non-profit, and private sectors are increasingly blurred.
In addition to the research methodology courses, held in English during the first year of the program, lectures address, among others, the following main themes through a multidisciplinary perspective:

Public management reform programs: implementation models and effects evaluation;
Strategy and performance management in the public sector;
Organizational change and innovation;
Transparency, open government, and the fight against corruption;
Collaborative governance: network management and co-production;
Leadership;
Accounting and accountability;
Healthcare organizations management;
Management of international institutions;
Good governance and inclusive development;
Non-profit management, social entrepreneurship, and social innovation.

Particular emphasis is placed on the **relevance of research activities** for public decision-makers (policy-makers), professionals, and public opinion, in addition to methodological rigor. PhD students are encouraged to actively participate in international academic networks, such as the International Research Society in Public Management (IRSPM), the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA), the thematic group on Public and Non-Profit Management of the European Academy of Management (EURAM), and EGPA-Med, among others. They also participate in teaching activities in the main undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate courses in public and non-profit management at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, and have the opportunity to acquire practical skills and professional experience, such as organizing international conferences and training courses.
Former PhD students of this track now work as professors in Italian and foreign universities and hold leadership positions in national and local institutions.
The coordinator of the PMG track is Professor Denita Cepiku.

Track in Public Management and Governance (PMG) — Schedule

Track in Public Management and Governance (PMG)
Lecture	Instructor	Date	Time	Attendance	Room
Strategy in Public Administrations	Rubina Michela Galeotti and Federica Ricci, University of La Sapienza	21/10/2025	10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.	mandatory	A (1st floor, Building B)
La valutazione di impatto generazionale delle politiche pubbliche dalla marcatura al bilancio intergenerazionale	Luciano Monti, Luiss	28/01/2026	3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	mandatory	A (1st floor, Building B)
Performance management in public	Weigie Wang, visiting professor at the Tor Vergata University and an associate professor at the Bush School of Government & Public Affairs at Texas A&M University in the US	06/03/2026	9:00 am - 1:00 pm	mandatory	A (1st floor, Building B)
QCA WORKSHOP	Weigie Wang, visiting professor at the Tor Vergata University Marco Mastrodascio, research fellow at LUMSA University in Rome	9-13/03/2026	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	mandatory	S1 (2nd floor Building A)
Integrity and Corruption: Theory, Measurement, and Prevention	Lode de Waele, visiting professor at the Tor Vergata University and Utrecht University	16/03/2026	2:00 pm-6:00 pm	mandatory	A (1st floor, Building B)
Bad Policies and the Erosion of Trust in Comparative Perspective	David Kenneth Jesuit, visiting professor at the Tor Vergata University and Central Michigan University	19/05/2026	2:00 pm-4:00 pm	mandatory	A (1st floor, Building B)
How to make impactful research in public management?	David Kenneth Jesuit	20/05/2026	2:00 pm-4:00 pm	mandatory	A (1st floor, Building B)
Public management studies in the US: main journals and conference	David Kenneth Jesuit	25/05/2026	2:00 pm-4:00 pm	mandatory	A (1st floor, Building B)