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This course will introduce students to the core approaches to policy analysis. It will provide an overview of the key concepts related to different perspectives on the purpose that policy analysis should serve and how it should be performed, as well as different policy analysis methods that will be applied to concrete tasks. The students will thus gain an understanding of the analytical approaches and methods that policy analysts apply to tackle a given public policy problem. As the course is offered as part of the Migration Studies and New Societies Master's Programme, students will conduct individual assignments in the realm of migration policy. Last update: Jusić Mirna, M.A., Ph.D. (16.09.2024)
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The main aim is to introduce students to different approaches to policy analysis, as well as help them apply related analytical approaches and methods to different policy problems. Students will be engaged in hands-on application of policy analysis to concrete policy problems. As a result, students will be able to identify different approaches to policy analysis, as well as apply a variety of policy analysis methods. Last update: Jusić Mirna, M.A., Ph.D. (15.09.2024)
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This course will consist of seminars that will discuss concepts behind different approaches to policy analysis as well as policy analysis methods, to be applied on practical examples. A class where students and the instructor will discuss concepts will usually be followed by one where students will hone their analytical skills by learning and applying different methods. Students will be encouraged to actively participate in seminars. The course will thus typically combine the following parts: 1. Students will read the obligatory readings for each class in advance.
Policy brief At the end of the semester, students will submit a policy brief of some 2,500 words on a topic proposed by the student and approved by the instructor. Students have three due dates for the brief. First and second terms can be used for obtaining informal feedback. In such a case, indicate in the document title that it is a draft not to be formally evaluated. The third term is a strict deadline, and all submitted documents will be checked for plagiarism and graded. The drafts can be sent to mirna.jusic@fsv.cuni.cz , while the final version must be submitted in Moodle. If the final policy brief is not submitted by the third deadline, the student fails to pass the course. Deadlines for this academic year: 10 and 24 January for drafts, 7 February for final brief. Attendance Students should actively participate in all classes. Two absences are tolerated during the semester, but the course coordinator should always be informed about the reasons for absence (in advance if possible). Activities and points
Please note that students must obtain at least 61 points in order to receive the course credit! Note: As the course is offered as part of the Migration Studies and New Societies Master's Programme, students will conduct individual assignments in the realm of migration policy.
Last update: Jusić Mirna, M.A., Ph.D. (16.09.2024)
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Benton, Meghan and Paul Diegert. 2018. A Needed Evidence Revolution: Using cost-benefit analysis to improve refugee integration programming. Brussels: Migration Policy Institute Europe and Bertelsmann Stiftung. Bryson, John M. “What to do when stakeholders matter. Stakeholder identification and analysis techniques.” Public Management Revue 6, no. 1 (2004): 21–53. de Bruijn, Hans and Ernst ten Heuvelhof, “Policy analysis and decision making in a network: how to improve the quality of analysis and the impact on decision making,” Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal 20, no. 4 (2002): 232- 242, DOI: 10.3152/147154602781766627 Dunn, William N. “Chapter 5: Prescribing Preferred Policies” [part on CBA], Public Policy Analysis: An Integrated Approach, pp. 209-217 . Entman, Robert M. “Framing: Towards clarification of a fractured paradigm.” Journal of Communication 43, no. 4 (1993): 51–58 Fischer, Frank, “Policy Expertise and the Argumentative Turn,” Revue française de science politique 63, Issue 3-4 (2013): 579-601. Li, Ya. “Deliberative policy analysis: towards a methodological orientation,” Policy Studies 40, no. 5 (2019): 437-455 Mayer, Igor S., C. Els van Daalen and Pieter W.G. Bots, “Perspectives on policy analyses: a framework for understanding and design,” International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management (IJTPM) 4, no. 2 (2004): 169-191. Morse, Kristin and Raymond J. Struyk. “Chapter 3: “Stakeholder Analysis,” Policy Analysis for Effective Development: Strengthening Transition Economies, London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003. pp. 37-49. Patton, Carl V. and David S. Sawicki, “Chapter 3: Cross-cutting Methods,” Basic methods of policy analysis and planning (3rd ed). Pearson, 2013. Radin, Beryl A. “Policy Analysis and Advising Decisionmakers: Don’t Forget the Decisionmaker/Client,” Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice 18, issue 3 (2016): 290-301. Robert E. Goodin, Martin Rein, and Michael Moran, “The Public and its Policies,” The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy, eds. Robert E. Goodin, Michael Moran and Martin Rein, Oxford University Press, 2008. pp. 3-28. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199548453.003.0001 Ross, John A. and Sonia Ben Jafaar. “Participatory Needs Assessment,” The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation 21, no. 1 (2006): 131–154. van Hulst, Merlijn and Dvora Yanow. “From Policy ‘Frames’ to ‘Framing’: Theorizing a More Dynamic, Political Approach.” The American Review of Public Administration 46, no. 1 (Jan. 2016): 92-112. doi:10.1177/0275074014533142 van Ostaijen, M. (2016). Between migration and mobility discourses: the performative potential within ‘intra-European movement.’ Critical Policy Studies, 11(2), 166–190. https://doi.org/10.1080/19460171.2015.1102751 Weimer, David L. and Aidan R. Vining, “Chapter 14: Gathering Information for Policy Analysis,” (Six edition). New York: Routledge, 2017. , pp. 590-611. Young, Eoin and Lisa Quinn. Writing Effective Public Policy Papers. Budapest: LGI/OSI, 2002. pp. 22-83. Last update: Jusić Mirna, M.A., Ph.D. (15.09.2024)
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Week 1 (October 1, 2024) : An introduction to policy analysis - What is public policy analysis - What are the different approaches to policy analysis? - Why is policy analysis relevant for migration studies? Week 2 (October 8, 2024) : Gathering Information for Policy Analysis and Cross-cutting Methods - What data to gather and how? - Practical examples for migration policies Week 3 (October 15, 2024): The rational approach: Core concepts - Overview of the Rational Approach: background & approach - Use of rational-approach PA in migration policy Week 4 (October 22, 2024): The rational approach: methods - Simple Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) on migration policy example NOTE: Class may be held ONLINE because of Instructor's attendence of a meeting outside of the country. More information will be shared at the beginning of the course. Week 5 (October 29, 2024) : The argumentative approach: concepts ● Overview of the argumentative approach: background & approach - Migration / mobility discourses Week 6 (November 5, 2024): The argumentative approach: methods - Interpreting frames in migration policy
Week 7 (November 12): The client advice and process approaches: concepts - Overview of the client advice/process approaches Week 8 (November 19): The client advice and process approaches in practice: methods - Stakeholder analysis (migration policy example) Week 9 (November 26): The participatory and interactive approaches: concepts and methods - Overview of the participatory/interactive approaches - Needs analysis Week 10 (December 3): Needs analysis presentations - Student groups present their needs analyses Week 11 (December 10): Communicating policy research - How is policy research communicated: different outputs - Overview of the client advice/process approaches Week 12 (December 17): Course wrap-up - Focusing on the policy brief: structure Last update: Jusić Mirna, M.A., Ph.D. (15.09.2024)
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