Basic Seminar in Comparative Politics and Policy Analysis - JSM344

• Title: Basic Seminar in Comparative Politics and Policy Analysis
• Guaranteed by: Department of Public and Social Policy (23-KVSP)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2024
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 7
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unlimited (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Guarantor: doc. PhDr. Pavol Frič, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): doc. PhDr. Pavol Frič, Ph.D.
• Class: External course, not for registration

Annotation

This seminar is an advanced introduction into the field of comparative politics and policy analysis. The goal of the class is to provide students with a broad overview of the central themes and debates in this field. Therefore, students are expected to survey, read and critically discuss a significant amount of classical and contemporary readings. We first discuss theoretical and methodological preliminaries including core concepts of comparative politics and policy analysis, such political parties, organized interests, institutions and institutional change, ideas and the process of political decision‐making and implementation. In the second part of the class we cover three policy areas – the welfare state and social policy, education and environmental/energy policy by discussing cutting-edge qualitative and quantitative research from each policy area. The final part of the class focuses on the causes of and impact of socio-economic inequality. Students therefore gain a deep understanding of the dynamic of academic debates as well as on how scientific progress may (or may not) be achieved
Course coordinator: Jun. Prof. Dr. Michael Dobbins, University of Konstanz

Last update: Jusić Mirna, M.A., Ph.D. (26.02.2024)

Literature

Caramani, D. (ed.) (2014). Comparative Politics. Oxford University Press.

Moran, M., Rein, M. & Goodin, R. (ed.) (2008). The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy. Oxford University Press.

Theodoulou, S. & Cahn, M. (ed.) (2013). Public Policy: The Essential Readings. 2nd edition, Pearson.

Last update: Jusić Mirna, M.A., Ph.D. (26.02.2024)