EUT069: Public Policy
| School | null |
| Department Code | null |
| Module Code | EUT069 |
| External Subject Code | L200 |
| Number of Credits | 15 |
| Level | L7 |
| Language of Delivery | English |
| Module Leader | Professor Hugh Compston |
| Semester | Autumn Semester |
| Academic Year | 2013/4 |
Outline Description of Module
This module is designed to provide you with a solid grounding in contemporary approaches to policy analysis by enabling you to understand the main approaches to the analysis of public policy used by political scientists today, and to apply these to contemporary problems and issues.
On completion of the module a student should be able to
On completion of this module, students should be able to understand the main approaches to understanding how public policy is made and implemented, such as policy network theory, theories of agenda-setting, and theories of policy implementation; and apply these to contemporary problems and issues.
How the module will be delivered
Seminars.
How the module will be assessed
ASSESSMENT: Exam.
METHOD(S) OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Type % contribution Title
2hr Exam 100 Public Policy
Assessment Breakdown
| Type | % | Title | Duration(hrs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam - Autumn Semester | 100 | Public Policy | 2 |
Syllabus content
Contemporary approaches to how public policy is made and implemented, such as policy network theory, theories of agenda-setting, and theories of policy implementation; application of these to contemporary problems and issues.
Essential Reading and Resource List
Börzel, Tanya A. (1995), ‘Organizing Babylon – On the Different Conceptions of Policy Networks’, Public Administration 76: 253-273
Compston, Hugh (ed.) (2004), Handbook of Public Policy in Europe
Compston, Hugh (2009), Policy Networks and Policy Change
Dolowitz, D.P. and Marsh, D. (1996) ‘Who learns what from whom: A review of the policy transfer literature’ Political Studies, vol.44, no.2, pp.343-357.
Dolowitz, D.P. and Marsh, D. (2000) ‘Learning from abroad: The role of policy transfer in contemporary policy-making’ Governance, vol.13, no.1, pp.5-24.
Downs, A., An economic theory of democracy 1957
Dowding, K., and D. King, Preferences, institutions and rational choice, 1995
Hall, P. and R. Taylor, ‘Political Science and the Three New Institutionalisms’ Political Studies 1996, 44: 936-57.
John, Peter (1998), Analysing Public Policy
Laver, M., Private desires, political action: an invitation to the politics of rational choice 1997
Marsh, D., and G. Stoker (eds.), Theory and Methods in Political Science, 2nd ed
North, D.C., Institutions, institutional change and economic performance 1990
Rose, R. (1993) Lesson drawing in public policy: a guide to learning across time and space New Jersey: Chatham House.
Rose, R. (1991) ‘What is lesson-drawing?’ Journal of Public Policy, vol.11, no.1, pp.3-30.
Sabatier, Paul A. (1998), ‘The Advocacy Coalition Framework: Revisions and Relevance for Europe’, Journal of European Public Policy, 5(1).