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Course title: THEORY OF PUBLIC POLICY Course number: JSM699, Fall Semester 2015/16 Course website: http://www.martinpotucek.cz (slot Courses/Theory of Public Policy) Volume of instruction: 2/0 Number of credits: 4 Time and place: Mondays, 3:30-6:20 pm, room 2080 Course leader: Prof. Martin Potůček, PhD. http://www.martinpotucek.cz Consultations to be booked electronically at http://terms.fsv.cuni.cz Goals of instruction: The course aims to introduce students to the study of public policy as a discipline, within a broader context of the development of contemporary societies; to exemplify the ways public policy as a scientific discipline attempts to apprehend social problems; to do so by presenting the key approaches, terms, and theories of public policy (including examples of their application); and to engage students in critical thinking and studying and systematic work with scholarly literature. Registration prerequisites: Enrolment in any masters or doctoral study programme at Charles University, apart from a) students of masters programmes Veřejná a sociální politika (full-time students only), Public and Social Policy, and International Economic and Political Studies; b) students of doctoral programmes Veřejná a sociální politika and Public and Social Policy. International visiting students studying masters and doctoral programmes at their home universities are welcome as well. Conditions for passing: Students will have to pass the written examination (in English, Czech or Slovak). Final grading shall be based on the following key:
Course schedule: Time: Mondays. Lectures 3:30-6:20 pm.
Basic bibliography in English: Howlett, M., Ramesh, M.: 2009. Studying Public Policy. Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems. Oxford: oxford University Press. Potůček, M., LeLoup, L., Jenei, G. and Váradi, L. 2003. Public Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: Theories, Methods, Practices. Bratislava: NISPAcee. Routledge Handbook of Public Policy. 2013. London and New York: Routledge Základní literatura v češtině: Fiala, P. and Schubert, K. 2000. Moderní analýza politiky: Uvedení do teorií a metod policy analysis. Praha: Barrister & Principal. Potůček, M. et al. Veřejná politika. 2005 (2nd ed. 2010). Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství. Potůček, M. Veřejná politika. 2015. Praha: C.H. BECK. V tisku. Rukopis je prezenčně k dispozici ve studovně Knihovny společenských věd T. G. Masaryka, Jinonice. Veselý, A. and Nekola. M. (eds.) 2008. Analýza a tvorba veřejných politik: Přístupy, metody a praxe. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství. Notes on literature study: 1. Further literature is recommended on the course website, and will be submitted during individual lecture presentations. 2. It is advisable to follow the electronic Central European Journal of Public Policy (CEJPP): http://www.cejpp.eu. 3. Students are expected to follow the media covering policy problems on an ongoing basis. Useful websites: Center for Social and Economic Strategies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague (CESES): http://ceses.cuni.cz Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee): http://www.nispa.sk Portal of the Public Administration, Czech Republic: www.portal.gov.cz Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: www.oecd.org World Bank: www.worldbank.org European Union: www.europa.eu Eurostat: http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int Poslední úprava: Potůček Martin, prof. PhDr., CSc., M.Sc. (26.09.2016)
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