HEN646 Public Policy Analysis

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Karel Čada, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Petra Burišková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 17:00–18:30 U43
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is based on lectures, self-study and group work. The course aims to:
(1) strengthen understanding of public policies making and ways of how they can be analysed;
(2) critically assess the role of institutions and values in public policy-making
(3) reflect public issues framing and policy solutions;
(4) examine the role of regional, national and international actors in policymaking;
(5) reflect the ways of communication and implementation of public policies;
(6) learn how to use scientific literature in the interpretation of current issues.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to public policy analysis - the course structure and different definitions of public policy
  • Literatura: Veselý, A., Nekola, M. (Ed.) 2007. Analýza a tvorba veřejných politik. Principy, metody a praxe. Praha: SLON. Kapitola 1
  • 2. Institutional background policymaking – influence of the constitutional structure and the legislative process on policymaking, comparing different political systems
  • Literatura: Lijphart, A. (2012) Patterns of Democracy (2nd edition), New Haven: Yale University Press. Úvod (8 pages)
  • 3. Models of the policy process - models of political decision-making (rational model, incremental model, garbage can model)
  • Literatura: Howlett, M. and M. Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy. Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems. Toronto: Oxford University Press. Kapitola 7 (16 pages)
  • 4. Defining political problems - agenda setting, framing public policies and management of values conflicts
  • Literatura: Kingdon, J. (1995) Agendas, Alternatives and Public Policies. New York: Longman. Kapitola 9 (13 pages
  • 5. Globalization and Public Policy - a global political economy, free trade as an instrument for the promotion of public policies, global civil society
  • Literatura: Hay, C. (2006) Globalization and public policy. In M.Moran, M. Rein and R. Goodin (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy. Oxford: OUP. Kapitola 29 (18 pages) 6. Europeanisation of public policies - policy-making in the EU
  • Literatura: Lenschow, A. (2010). Environmental Policy: Contending Dynamics of Policy Change. In H. Wallace, M. A. Pollack, A. R. Young (eds) Policy-Making in the European Union. Oxford: OUP. Kapitola 13 (24 pages)
  • 7. The role of actors and political communities in public policy - interest groups, lobbying, theory of collective action, political networks and political communities, the theory of advocacy coalitions
  • Literatura: Hill, M. 2005. The Public Policy Process. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Longman. Kapitola 4. (14 pages)
  • 8. Tools of public policies - market regulation, redistribution, subsidies, taxes
  • Literatura: Howlett, M. and M. Ramesh (2003) Studying Public Policy. Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems. Toronto: Oxford University Press. Kapitola 4 (22 pages)
  • 9. Economic approaches to public policy analysis - the ten principles of economic thinking, their employability and limits in analysis of public policies
  • Literatura: Mankiw G. N. (2009). Principles of Economy. Mason: Cangave Learning. Kapitola 1 (17 pages
  • 10. Implementation of public policies - policy work, bureaucracy, multilevel governance, collaborative governance
  • Literatura: Hill, M. 2005. The Public Policy Process. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Longman. Kapitola 11 (23 pages)
  • 11. Evaluation of public policies - political criteria of success and failure
  • Literatura: Bovens, M., P. 't Hart and S. Kuipers (2006) The Politics of Policy Evaluation. In M. Moran, M. Rein and R.E. Goodin (eds.). Handbook of Public Policy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Kapitola 15 (17 pages)
  • 12. Democratizing public policy - participatory and deliberative democracy, deliberation criteria, tools, public involvement
  • Literatura: Dryzek, J. (2010). Foundation and Frontiers of Deliberative Governance. Oxford: OUP. Kapitola 1 (15 pages)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Lenschow, A. (2010). Environmental Policy: Contending Dynamics of Policy Change. In H. Wallace, M. A. Pollack, A. R. Young (eds) Policy-Making in the European Union. Oxford: OUP
  • Dryzek, J. (2010). Foundation and Frontiers of Deliberative Governance. Oxford: OUP
  • Mankiw G. N. (2009). Principles of Economy. Mason: Cangave Learning.
  • Kingdon, J. (1995) Agendas, Alternatives and Public Policies. New York: Longman.
  • Bovens, M., P. 't Hart and S. Kuipers (2006) The Politics of Policy Evaluation. In M. Moran, M. Rein and R.E. Goodin (eds.). Handbook of Public Policy. Oxford: Oxford University Press
  • Analýza a tvorba veřejných politik : přístupy, metody a praxe. Edited by Arnošt Veselý - Martin Nekola. Vyd. 1. Praha: SLON, 2007, 407 s. ISBN 9788086429755. info
  • The Oxford handbook of public policy. Edited by Michael Moran - Martin Rein - Robert E. Goodin. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006, xii, 983. ISBN 9780199548453. URL info
  • HILL, Michael J. The public policy process. 4th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2005, xii, 308. ISBN 0582894026. info
  • HOWLETT, Michael and M. RAMESH. Studying public policy : policy cycles and policy subsystems. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, v, 311. ISBN 0195417941. info
Teaching methods
lecture, discussion, reading texts
Assessment methods
Lectures, seminars, colloquium, successful writing of written work
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017.
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