About Us

The Latin American Group for Public Administration (LAGPA), a regional entity of IIAS, was established in 2010 to promote the capacity of governments committed to the democratic rule of law, which permanently seeks the welfare of societies in the countries of the region and promotes the administrative culture in government institutions and public servants in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to their features and educational and technological possibilities.

LAGPA is a network of academics, practitioners, and students, fully aware of the need for a regional platform to exchange perspectives, experiences, and practices, whether successful or not, and for an academic forum where specific topics can be expressed. Other outreach and growth activities carried out during this period of mandatory lock-down included webinars as part of launching the Ph.D. in Public Policy of the Universidad del Valle (Cali, Colombia) and the presentation of intellectual publications by network members. Within the academic activities of LAGPA, it should be noted that the Journal of Public Administration RAP-GLAP, which the editorial board is working on its indexing.

Regarding our conferences, it is important to highlight that our group annually gathers its members around a table of experts to discuss topics of interest to the region, which distinguishes it from other IIAS entities. 

I invite you to become a key promoter of administrative culture at the regional level and contribute to furthering the values and activities of IIAS.

Ruben Dario Echeverri Romero

LAGPA President