Event

Since the turn of the millennium Russia has gravitated back towards a top-down model of governance with pollical power being concentrated in the Moscow. However, important reforms are taking place at the regional level. At this seminar, which marks the conclusion of the NRC funded project “Local government budgeting reforms in Russia: Implications and Tensions (BUDRUS)”, the researchers will discuss recent public management reforms in Russia and their potential implications.

PROGRAMME:

12:00 - 12:10    

• Opening words by Helge Blakkisrud (NUPI) and Frode Mellemvik (Nord University Business School/High North Center)

12:10 - 13:30    

Russian Public Management Reforms

Chair: Roman Vakulchuk (NUPI)

• "Russian Regions: Fiscal Reforms, Strategizing and Performance", Dr Anna Mikhaylova, Institute for Public Finance Reform, Moscow

• "Public Management Reforms in Russia: Hybrids and Uninvited guests?", PhD-kandidat Igor Khodachek, Nord University Business School/High North Center

• "Participatory Budgeting in Russia local Governments: Curiosity or Search for Benefits?, PhD-kandidat Evgenii Aleksandrov, Nord University Business School/High North Center

• Q&A

13:40 - 14:10     

• Coffee break

14:10 - 14:40     

• "BUDRUS project: What have we learned?", Professor Anatoli Bourmistrov, Nord University Business School/High North Center

14:40 - 15:30     

Panel discussion;

• Regional reforms in Russia – Challenges, Potential and Implications
  • Helge Blakkisrud (NUPI)
  • Anatoli Bourmistrov, Nord University Business School/High North Center
  • Anna Mikhaylova, Institute for Public Finance Reform, Moscow

Participants

Helge Blakkisrud

Senior Research Fellow (part time)

Frode Mellemvik

Professor, Nord University

Roman Vakulchuk

Senior Research Fellow, Head of Research group on climate and energy

Dr Anna Mikhaylova

Head of applied economic researches department, Institute for Public Finance Reform, Moscow

Igor Khodachek

PhD candidate, Nord University

Evgenii Aleksandrov

PhD candidate, Nord University

Anatoli Bourmistrov

Professor, Dr. and Head of Section, Bodø Graduate School of Business