Tiina Randma-Liiv - Biography#

Tiina Randma-Liiv is Professor of Public Policy at Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, where she currently also serves as Vice Dean for Research of the School of Business and Governance. She holds a BA in Economics from the University of Tartu, Estonia, an MPA from New York University and a PhD from Loughborough University. Randma-Liiv previously served as Professor and Chair of Public Management at the University of Tartu, and as Visiting Professor at the Catholic University of Leuven, the University of Gdansk, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, and Florida International University. She has served on the Steering Committees of the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA), and of the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee). Randma-Liiv has been a member of the Advisory Board to the Estonian Minister of Public Administration, a member of the Academic Council of the President of Estonia and of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Board on Administrative Reform. She has served in the academic advisory board of the European Public Service Award, in the advisory board of the UNDP Regional Centre for Public Administration Reform, and in the OECD Expert Group of the Partnership for Democratic Governance. Randma-Liiv is a co-founder and a board member of the biggest Estonian think-tank – PRAXIS Centre for Policy Studies. She has (co-)authored two monographs and over 80 peer-reviewed publications. Her research interests include comparative public administration, the impact of crisis on public administration, civil service reforms, e-participation, policy transfer and small states. She is a member of the editorial boards of 13 internationally recognized academic journals. She has received the Estonian National Science Award (2016), and she is a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences (2018).