Understanding the Policy Process in the Context of Climate Change - JSM751

• Anglický název: Understanding the Policy Process in the Context of Climate Change
• Český název: Porozumět procesu tvorby veřejných politik v kontextu zelené tranzice
• Zajišťuje: Katedra veřejné a sociální politiky (23-KVSP)
• Fakulta: Fakulta sociálních věd
• Platnost: od 2025
• Semestr: letní
• E-Kredity: 8
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: letní s.:
• Rozsah, examinace: letní s.:1/1, Zk [HT]
• Počet míst: neomezen / neomezen (10)
• Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: vyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Poznámka: povolen pro zápis po webu
• Garant: doc. Ing. et Ing. Eliška Vejchodská, Ph.D.; PhDr. Vilém Novotný, Ph.D.
• Vyučující: PhDr. Vilém Novotný, Ph.D.; doc. Ing. et Ing. Eliška Vejchodská, Ph.D.

Anotace

The project-oriented course is designed to deepen understanding of the policy process within a context of democratic governance. The course connect theoretical thinking about the policy process to practical application in the context of green transition. The course addresses the interaction of political dimensions of democratic governance concerning polity (institutions political system democracy, ideas, language) and politics (interaction of collective and individual actors) with the policy process. This connection is illustrated by a more detailed examination of several policy process frameworks (stage heuristics, IADF, NPF, ACF, and MSF) and their application to practice using case studies related to the green transition. In practical perspective, the course intends to lead students to convey theoretical findings into practice and back, and to engage them in critical thinking, argumentation, and studying of public policy issues.

Poslední úprava: Novotný Vilém, PhDr., Ph.D. (31.12.2023)

Literatura

Essential literature:
Caramani, Daniele (ed.). Comparative Politics (5th edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020.
Weible, Ch. (ed.). Theories of the Policy Process (5th edition). New York: Routledge, 2023
Weible, Chris & Cairney, Paul (Eds). Practical Lessons from Policy Theories. Bristol: Policy Press, 2021.
Weible, Ch. & Workman, S. (eds.). Methods of the Policy Process. New York: Routledge, 2022.

Further recommended readings:
Cairney, P. Understanding Public Policy (2nd edition). London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
John, P. Analyzing Public Policy (2nd edition). London: Routledge, 2012.
Howlett, M., Ramesh, M. & Perl, A. Studying Public Policy : Principles and Processes (4th edition). Don Mills (Ont.): Oxford University Press, 2020.

Poslední úprava: Novotný Vilém, PhDr., Ph.D. (19.12.2023)

Sylabus

Course Outline
Block 1
1. Lecture 1: Introduction; Theoretical Aspects of the Policy Process in Democratic Governance; Policy Cycle and Democratic Political System
2. Seminar 1: Discussion of the course of the work, formation of issue teams

Block 2
3. Lecture 2: Institutions of Democratic Polity and the Policy Process; Institutional Analysis and Development Framework (IADF)
4. Lecture 3: Ideas and Language in Democratic Polity and the Policy Process; Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) 

Block 3
5. Lecture 4: Collective Actors in Democratic Politics and the Policy Process; Advocacy Coalitions Framework (ACF)  
6. Seminar 2: Discussion of issue teams (related to the green transition) + literature review + midterm discussion

Block 4
7.-8. Seminar 3-4: Debating the policy issues related to the green transition

Block 5
9. Lecture 5: Individual Actors in Democratic Politics and the Policy Process; Multiple Streams Framework (MSF)
10. Seminar 5: Designing a seminar paper: Application of particular frameworks the green transition issues + literature review

Block 6
11. Lecture 6: Comparing Frameworks of the Policy Process 
12. Seminar 6: Presentation and discussion of seminar papers’ designs + reflections on the course

Poslední úprava: Novotný Vilém, PhDr., Ph.D. (19.12.2023)