Public Policy Analysis

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You can consult this information at the end of the document. Students must have an acceptable level of the English language, which allows them to follow the classes and understand academic texts written in this language. It is recommended to read regularly news coverage on national and international politics. 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 introduce the most important theoretical and empirical references in the public policy analysis and to develop the students’ ability to use this knowledge to understand and interpret dynamics and processes of public policies formulation, implementation and change. Specifically, the students will work on main concepts and models that currently are most frequently used in the public policies analysis. On the other hand, the course will draw on empirical cases of comparative public policies, with the analysis of cases in different social and cultural contexts. The class will have both a theoretical and empirical approach. It is structured in three blocks: 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 in smaller groups and in more empirically oriented cases. Introduction, presentation, analysis and discussion. Public policies simulations. Reading texts controls. Sessions to prepare students to carry out the project in groups of 4 students. Public presentation and discussion of group project. Discussions and general evaluation. Supervised activities: Tutorials: support in the elaboration of the group project and follow-up of the general contents of the course Autonomous activities: Reading: individual reading of theoretical essays and policy cases. Studying and preparing documents and schemes. Online exercises Elaboration of the group project . Working on the analysis of a public policy case in groups of 4 students , following the lecturer’s instructions. The format of this kind of exercise will be specified during the course. CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT The evaluation for this course is structured around four components: Students who opt for the single assessment modality will be evaluated through the following components: 1. Final Exam – 30% A comprehensive exam covering all course content. 2. Research Project Presentation and Policy Brief – 40% Students must record and submit a video presentation of their research project along with a written policy brief. 3. Virtual Campus Activities – 15% Includes all reading quizzes and assessed exercises uploaded to the Virtual Campus. 4. Individual Critical Essay – 15% An individual written essay to evaluate the appropriation and application of basic course concepts. NOT EVALUABLE According to point 9 of article 266 of the Academic Regulations of the UAB, when it is considered that the student has not been able to provide sufficient evidence of evaluation, this subject must be qualified as non-evaluable. This class will be considered non-evaluable if the student does not complete at least: the deliverables of the group project and the final presentation of the project in group and policy brief. USE OF AI For this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed exclusively in support tasks, such as bibliographic or information search, text correction or translations. The use of artificial intelligence for the writing of the policy brief and other deliverables of the class is prohibited. The student must clearly identify which parts have been generated with this technology, specify the tools used and include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and the final result of the activity. The non-transparency of the use of AI in this evaluable activity will be considered lack of academic honesty and may lead to a partial or total penalty in the grade of the activity, or greater penalties in cases of severity. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Evidence of plagiarism in any of the assignments or assessments will result in failing the course. BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY Cairney, P. (2020). Understanding public policy: Theories and issues (2nd ed). Macmillan international higher education Red globe press. Fontaine, G., Medrano Caviedes, C., & Narváez, I. (2020). The Politics of Public Accountability: Policy Design in Latin American Oil Exporting Countries. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28995-9 Howlett, M. (2009). Governance modes, policy regimes and operational plans: A multi-level nested model of policy instrument choice and policy design. Policy Sciences, 42(1), 73–89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-009-9079-1 Howlett, M. (2019). Moving policy implementation theory forward: A multiple streams/criticaljuncture approach. Public Policy and Administration, 34(4), 405–430. https://doi.org/10.1177 /0952076718775791 Howlett, M. (2020). Policy Instruments. In D. Berg-Schlosser, B. Badie, & L. Morlino, The SAGE Handbook of Political Science (pp. 1105–1120). SAGE Publications Ltd. https://doi.org /10.4135/9781529714333.n69 Howlett, M., & Mukherjee, I. (Eds.). (2018). Routledge handbook of policy design. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. Marsh, D., Stoker, G., Pierre, J., Peters, B. G., Savigny, H., Marsden, L., Sil, R., Katzenstein, P. J., & Smith, M. (n.d.). Why Institutions Matter. Peters, B. G. (2018). Designing for policy effectiveness: Defining and understanding a concept. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108555081 Peters, B. G., & Zittoun, P. (Eds.). (2016). Contemporary Approaches to Public Policy. Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50494-4 REFERENCES FOR TOPICS The professor will define specificreadings for each topic in the detailed course programme (to be shared on moodle at the beginning of the course). Some of these lectures will be objects of the seminar discussions. THE MOST RELEVANT JOURNALS Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Journal of European Public Policy Journal of European Social Policy Journal of Policy Analysis and Management Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Journal of Public Policy Journal of Policy Reform Policy Studies Journal This course does not use any specific software The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link . To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE