Multi-Level Democracy and Public Policy (P02414)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : SPS-P-P02414

This course delivered by a team of scholars with
a track record of bridging scholarship and issues of practical concern in
public policy and administration. The course is designed to explore policy
and administrative issues which cross the boundaries of the remits of
different levels of government (local, devolved, national, European), and
how these boundary issues are managed. It is intended to provide students
with analytical skills which will a) bring a scholarly understanding to the
practical issues encountered in the internship and b) more generally equip
students with alternative perspectives on public policy and administration
than those in their home countries, and in that way encourage a capacity for
analysis and benchmarking of good practice.

? Keywords : public policy; public administration

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of Social and Political Studies), (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students will

* Have an understanding of theoretical issues in the delivery of public
policy and coordination of public administration in multi-level political
systems
* Have an understanding of how these theoretical issues are exemplified in
the case relationships between local, devolved, UK and EU government in
Scotland
* Have acquired analytical skills which enable students to cross-fertilise
scholarly enquiry with practical issues in public policy and administration
* Have developed and/or refreshed skills in the analysis and presentation of
argument, orally and in writing