Main stream policy theories are derived from the
experiences and institutional settings from democratic regimes. As a result, it
will be difficult to understanding public policy in China (which is defined as
an authoritarian regime) without democratic regimes as a baseline. This course
therefore have two parts. In the first part, basic concepts and theories in the
studies of public policy will be introduced. In the second part, we apply the
concepts and theories appeared in the first part in the case of China, and
further discuss some unique features such as fragmented authoritarianism,
5-years national planning, campaign-style policy implementation which are
closely related to China’s political system. Students are expected to
understand what is public policy and able to use the related concepts and
theories in the case of China after finished the
course.
- Teacher: leonieong, Ieong Meng U