GPAD7521 Public Policy and Politics
2022/23
Instructor: T.W. Ngo (E21-4046)
Office Hours: Mon 15:00-16:00; Wed 11:00-12:00
Course Objectives
This course provides an overview of the study of public policy and explores the interactions between politics and the policymaking process. In particular, the course highlights the political and institutional context in which policy decisions are made, as well as the factors that shape policy implementation and policy outcomes. Students are expected to gain a solid conceptual and theoretical foundation in analyzing European policies.
Assessment
Class participation (20%): This is a seminar course based on group discussion. Students will be asked to give assessments and comments on fellow students’ class assignments.
Class assignments and presentation (30%): Students are required to prepare short assignments and present them in class.
Final report (50%): Each student is required to write a policy report (max. 3,000 words). The report should be fully referenced and should be submitted to UMMoodle on or before 30 Nov 2022.
Recommended Text
Michael E. Kraft and Scott Furlong, Public Policy: Politics, Analysis and Alternatives, 6th ed. (London: SAGE Publications, 2017).
Class Schedule
18 Oct Concepts in public policy
19 Oct Policy actor and policy community
21 Oct Institutions, values, and politics
25 Oct Public policymaking
26 Oct Policy implementation and outcome
28 Oct Policy analysis
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