The module provides an introduction to the specialist sub-field of policy analysis. It explores a range of theoretical and practical themes including: the dynamics of policy sub-systems, setting policy agendas, processes of policy deliberation, different modes of policy implementation, policy framing and evaluation, policy transfer between sectors and countries, and relations between academic policy analysts and policy practitioners. Throughout the lectures and workshops there will also be an emphasis upon developing broader connections between policy analysis and theories of governance, democracy and the state. In sum, this module provides the student with a holistic view of the relationship between power and public policy in the modern state.
By the end of the module participants should be able to:
W. Parsons (1996), Public Policy. An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis (London, Edward Elgar)
M. Moran, M. Rein and R. Goodin (2006), The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy (Oxford, Oxford University Press).
One essay of 4000 words (100% of total mark).
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