DSPO 25A07 - Comparative Public Policy Analysis: Western European and North American urban policies

The course is an introduction to comparative public policy analysis used in political science and administrative studies. It intends to develop theoretical and methodological skills for students interested in public policy analysis. This class provides the necessary tools for understanding and conducting in-depth research on a variety of political issues. Each class is divided in two parts. The first part of lecture deals with the main concepts in public policy analysis. The second part applies those concepts to a specific policy related to urban issues though a presentation by the students followed by either a group work or a debate in class. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: - Understand and criticize comparative analytical frameworks - Investigate policy processes, outputs and outcomes across various policy areas - Conduct their own research on a specific policy domain following a comparative perspective
Clément BOISSEUIL
Séminaire
English
None
Autumn 2022-2023
• Oral presentation (15 minutes by three students, 10 minutes of questions): 25% • In-class test on session 11: 15% • Individual final paper due on session 12: 50% • Attendance, preparation and participation: 10%
- Castels, Leibfried, Obinger and Pierson (ed. 2010), The Oxford Handbook on Welfare State, Oxford, Oxford University Press
- Howlett & Ramesh (2009), Theories of the policy process, Toronto, Oxford University Press
- Levi-Faur (ed. 2012), The Oxford Handbook on Governance, Oxford, Oxford University Press
- Moran, Rein and Goodin (ed. 2006), The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy, Oxford, Oxford University Press
- Castels, Leibfried, Obinger and Pierson (ed. 2010), The Oxford Handbook on Welfare State, Oxford, Oxford University Press