Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500259 Political Science and Public Management | OT | 3 | 2 |
2500259 Political Science and Public Management | OT | 4 | 0 |
2503778 International Relations | OB | 2 | 1 |
Regarding the bachelor’s degree in Political Science, it is expected that the students attending this course will have a general knowledge about theories and concepts developed in “Political Science” and “Public policy and administration” courses.
This course is intended to develop the most important theoretical and empirical references in public policy analysis. At the end of the course, the students should have a specific knowledge to apply in the analysis of dynamics and processes of policy formulation, implementation and change.
Specifically, the students will work on main concepts and models that currently are more significant in policy analysis studies. On the other hand, the course will introduce references to empirical cases of comparative public policies, with the analysis of cases in different social and cultural contexts.
General content and principal references
Note that the course will introduce the analysis of empirical cases of public policies on each topic.
1. Public policy analysis: what for and whom for
References:
-Thissen, W., Walker, W. (2013), Public Policy Analysis, Introduction:A Policy Sciences View on Policy Analysis, Springer.
-Morin, J.; Paquin, J. (2018), Foreign policy analysis : a toolbox, Palgrave Macmillan.
-Subirats, J.; Knoepfel, P.; Larrue, C.; Varone, F. (2008), Análisis y gestión de políticas públicas. Barcelona: Ariel, capítols 1, 2.
2. The policy cycle and policy dimensions
References:
-Thissen, W., Walker, W. (2013), Public Policy Analysis. Chapter Perspectives on Policy Analysis: A Framework for Understanding and Design, Springer.
-Ivàlua (2011), Guia pràctica 8. La metodologia qualitativa en l’avaluació de polítiques públiques.
3. Policy problems
References:
-Lindblom, C. (1991), The policy making process/El proceso de elaboración de políticas públicas, New Jersey: Prentice Hall/Madrid: INAP, pp. 9-53.
-Subirats, J.; Knoepfel, P.; Larrue, C.; Varone, F. (2008). Análisis y gestión de políticas públicas. Barcelona: Ariel, capítol 7.
4. Agenda-setting in public policies
References:
-Zahariadis, N. (1999), “Ambiguity, time and multiple streams”, a Sabatier, P. (ed.) Theories of the policy process, Oxford: Westview Press, pp. 73-96.
-Subirats, J.; Knoepfel, P.;Larrue, C.; Varone, F. (2008). Análisis y gestión de políticas públicas. Barcelona: Ariel, capítol 7.
5. Policy formulation as a policy process
References:
-Barzelay M. y R. Gallego, (2006). "From 'New Institutionalism' to 'Institutional processualism": Advancing Knowledge about Public Management PolicyChange", Governance Vol 19 (4).
-Barbieri, N. (2015). "A narrative-interactionist approach to policy change analysis. Lessons from a case study of the cultural policy domain in Catalonia", Critical Policy Studies, ifirst.
6. Why do public policies change?
References:
-Baumgartner, F. i Jones, B., (1993). Agendas and instability in American politics. Chicago, University of Chicago Press. Part I.
-True, J., Jones, B. i Baumgartner, F. (2007). “Punctuated-equilibrium theory: Explaining stability and change in American policymaking.” a P. Sabatier, (ed.) Theories of the policy process. Oxford: Westview, pp. 155-187.
-Carter, N., & Jacobs, M. (2014). "Explaining radical policy change: the case of climate change and energy policy under the British Labour government 2006–10." Public Administration, 92(1), 125-141.
7. Are public policy decisions rational?
References:
-Lindblom, CH. (1992), “La ciencia de salir del paso”, a AGUILAR, L., La hechura de las políticas públicas, Miguel Porrúa Edits., México, pp.201-227.
-Stone, D. (1988), Policy Paradox, New York, pp. 232-256.
8. Do public policies determine politics? Typologies of public policies
References:
-Lowi, T. (1994) "Políticas públicas, estudios de caso y teoría política", a Aguilar, L. (comp.): La hechura de las políticas, Porrúa Grupo Editorial, México, pp. 89-117. (original Lowi, T. 1964 "American Business and Public PolicyCase Studies and Political Theory" World Politics, XVI: 677-715.)
-Majone, G. (1996), Evolución de las políticas e instituciones regulatorias de la Unión Europea. Disponible a Internet. Original en anglès.
9. Who governs? Therole of policy networks
References:
-Klijn, E (1997) “Policy networks: An overview”, a Kickert, W. and Klijn, E. (eds.) Managing complex networks. London: Sage, pp. 14-34.
-Dente, B., Subirats, J. (2014), Decisiones Públicas. Barcelona: Ariel. Capítol 3
10. Public policies implementation: activities and quality factors
References:
-Subirats, J.;Knoepfel, P.; Larrue, C.; Varone, F. (2008). Análisis y gestión de políticas públicas. Barcelona: Ariel, capítol 9.
-Ballart, X. i C. Ramió, (2000), Ciencia de la Administración, Valencia, Tirant lo Blanch, Capítol IX.
11. Public policies evaluation
References:
-Ballart, X. (1996). "Modelos teóricos para la práctica de la evaluación de programas" a Q. Brugué i J. Subirats, Lecturas de Gestión Pública. Madrid, INAP-BOE.
-Ivàlua, (2009). Com iniciar una avaluació: oportunitat, viabilitat i preguntes d'avaluació. Col·lecció Ivàlua de guies pràctiques sobre avaluació de les polítiques públiques. Barcelona.
-Subirats, J.;Knoepfel, P.; Larrue, C.; Varone, F. (2008). Análisis y gestión de políticas públicas. Barcelona: Ariel, capítol 10.
IMPORTANT REMARK: the course will develop following the restriction measures stated by the authorities.
This is a 6 ECTS course on Public policy analysis, i. e. 150h of the work of the students (25h/1 ECTS). This work is divided in different types of educational activities, following different teaching methods.
Directed activities:
Lectures: oral presentations with the presence of the teacher and with ICTs support. Examples of public policies and class debates.
Seminars: text and case discussion. Introduction, presentation, analysis and discussion. Public policies simulations. Short written exams.
Public presentation and discussion of group exercises. Individual and group presentations. Discussions and general evaluation.
Supervised activities:
Tutorials: support in the elaboration of the group exercises and following the general aspect of the course.
Autonomous activities:
Reading: individual reading of theoretical essays and policy cases.
Studying and preparing documents.
Elaboration of the group exercises. Working on the analysis of a public policy case, following the lecturer’s instructions. The format of this kind of exercise will be specified during the course.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Lectures and debates | 30 | 1.2 | 22, 9, 8, 11, 12, 24, 29 |
Public presentation of group exercises | 8 | 0.32 | 22, 8, 11, 12, 23, 19, 17, 18, 24, 29, 30, 35, 37, 34 |
Reading | 20 | 0.8 | 9, 17, 18, 34 |
Seminars and case discussions | 25 | 1 | 22, 9, 8, 11, 12, 23, 19, 18, 24, 30, 35, 37, 34 |
Studying and preparing documents. | 20 | 0.8 | 9, 8, 12, 18, 30, 35 |
Tutorial | 7 | 0.28 | 21, 17 |
Written essays | 20 | 0.8 | 22, 11, 12, 13, 21, 19, 24, 29, 36, 35, 37, 34 |
IMPORTANT REMARK: the course will develop following the restriction measures stated by the authorities.
The evaluation of this course consists of three parts:
1) Written exam. It represents 40% of the final grade.
2) Group exercise. Elaboration of a group exercise (4 students). Working on the analysis of a public policy case, following the lecturer’s instructions. The format of this kind of exercise will be specified during the course. It represents 40% of the final grade.
3) Short written exams. Two short written exams. It represents 20% of the final grade.
Important considerations:
-To pass this course you will need to pass the written exam with a minimum grade of 5/10.
-The students that present and do not pass the written exam will have the opportunity to retake it on the date established by the Academic Office of the Faculty. If the students do not pass the retake exam (5/10), the final grade of the course will be FAIL (NO APROVAT). Clarification: the maximum grade in the retake exam is 5/10.
-Students with any kind of problem to follow the course must contact the professor before October 1 (without exceptions).
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Group exercise | 40% of the final grade | 13 | 0.52 | 9, 2, 3, 15, 5, 4, 6, 8, 31, 13, 21, 20, 23, 16, 17, 18, 29, 28, 27, 26, 30, 36, 35, 37, 33, 34, 32, 10, 14 |
Short written exams | 20% of the final grade | 4 | 0.16 | 22, 9, 8, 11, 23, 19, 18, 24, 25, 30, 35 |
Written exam | 40% of the final grade | 3 | 0.12 | 22, 9, 2, 1, 3, 15, 5, 4, 8, 31, 11, 12, 19, 28, 25, 30, 35, 7, 32, 14 |
References
-Ballart X, Riba, C. (2010) European Management Models and Performance: a Comparative Analysis of Fourteen European CountrIes. The Journal of the Institute of Public Enterprise 33, 128-140.
-Barbieri, N. (2015). "A narrative-interactionist approach to policy change analysis. Lessons from a case study of the cultural policy domain in Catalonia", Critical Policy Studies, 9, 4, 434-453.
-Barzelay M. y R. Gallego, (2006). "From 'New Institutionalism' to 'Institutional processualism": Advancing Knowledge about Public Management PolicyChange", Governance Vol 19 (4).
-Baumgartner, F. i Jones, B., (1993). Agendas and instability in American politics. Chicago, University of Chicago Press. Part I.
-Carter, N., & Jacobs, M. (2014). "Explaining radical policy change: the case of climate change and energy policy under the British Labour government 2006–10." Public Administration, 92(1), 125-141.
-Dente, B., Subirats, J. (2014), Decisiones Públicas. Barcelona: Ariel. Capítol 3
-Dery, D. (1984). Problem definition in policy analysis, Lawrence KS.
-Fletcher, A. (2009), “Clearing the air: the contribution of frame analysis to understanding climate policy in the United States”, Environmental Politics, 18: 5, pp. 800 - 816.
-Gomà, R.; Subirats, J. (ed.) (1998), Políticas Públicas en España. Contenidos, Redes de Actores y Niveles de Gobierno. Barcelona: Ariel. Capítol 2. L’instrumental analític de les polítiques públiques.
-Ivàlua, (2009). Com iniciar una avaluació: oportunitat, viabilitat i preguntes d'avaluació. Col·lecció Ivàlua de guies pràctiques sobre avaluació de les polítiques públiques. Barcelona.
-Ivàlua (2011), Guia pràctica 8. La metodologia qualitativa en l’avaluació de polítiques públiques.
-Klijn, E (1997) “Policy networks: An overview”, a Kickert, W. and Klijn, E. (eds.) Managing complex networks. London: Sage, pp. 14-34.
-Lindblom, C. (1991), El proceso de elaboración de políticas públicas, Madrid: INAP, pp.9-53.
-Lindblom, C. (1992), “La ciencia de salir del paso”, a AGUILAR, L., La hechura de las políticas públicas, Miguel Porrúa Edits., México, pp.201-227.
-Lowi, T. (1994) "Políticas públicas, estudios de caso y teoría política", a Aguilar, L. (comp.): La hechura de las políticas, Porrúa Grupo Editorial, México, pp. 89-117. (original Lowi, T. 1964 "American Business and Public Policy Case Studies and Political Theory" World Politics, XVI: 677-715.)
-Morin, J.; Paquin, J. (2018), Foreign policy analysis : a toolbox, Palgrave Macmillan.
-Olavarria-Gambi, M. (2017). "Policy implementation: Lessons from the Chilean policy on public management modernization." Central European Journal of Public Policy, 11(1), 41-54.
-Subirats, J.; Knoepfel, P.; Larrue, C.; Varone, F. (2008), Análisis y gestión de políticas públicas. Barcelona: Ariel.
-Stone, D. (1988), Policy Paradox, New York, pp. 232-256.
-Storch, S., & Winkel, G. (2013). "Coupling climate change and forest policy: A multiple streams analysis of two German case studies." Forest Policy and Economics, 36, 14-26.
-True, J., Jones, B. i Baumgartner, F. (2007). “Punctuated-equilibrium theory: Explaining stability and change in American policymaking.” a P. Sabatier, (ed.) Theories of the policy process. Oxford: Westview, pp. 155-187.
-Zahariadis, N. (1999), “Ambiguity, time and multiple streams”, a Sabatier, P. (ed.) Theories of the policy process, Oxford: Westview Press, pp. 73-96.
-Audacity