Call for Contributions-Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy and Governance Deadline, March 15, 2016 The Editorial Springer calls for proposals of contribution for the Latin American and the Caribbean section of the Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy and Governance. This work serves as a comprehensive collection of global scholarship regarding the vast fields of public administration and public policy. Written and edited by leading international scholars and practitioners, this exhaustive resource covers all areas of the twin fields of study. In keeping with the multidisciplinary spirit of these fields, the entries make use of various theoretical, empirical, analytical, practical, and methodological bases of knowledge. The encyclopedia provides a snapshot of the most current research in public administration and public policy, covering such important areas as: 1. organization theory, behavior, change and development 2. administrative theory and practice 3. bureaucracy 4. public budgeting and financial management 5. public finance and public management 6. public personnel and labor-management relations 7. crisis and emergency management 8. institutional theory and public administration 9. law and regulations 10. ethics and accountability Relevant to professionals, experts, scholars, general readers, and students worldwide, this work will serve as the most viable global reference source for those looking for an introduction to the field. We will have the opportunity to present and discuss about our contributions at the track of Public Management of the Chilean Conference of Political Science, which will be held in the city of Pucón, Chile, from 19 to 21 October 2016. The extended deadline for registration to the Conference is March 15, 2016. Professor Ali Farazmand, Editor in Chief of the Global Encyclopedia will join us at the Conference. The University of Santiago, Chile’s Government Studies Programme houses this editorial endeavor for Latin America and the Caribbean. The coordination of this Project at the regional level has been assumed by Dr. Mauricio Olavarría-Gambi. Complete information on this call can be gotten from the following web site: http://peg.usach.cl/?page_id=30&lang=en Previo