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Syllabus Policy Analysis from Theory to Practice - 59631
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Last update 21-09-2020
HU Credits: 4

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: Public Policy

Semester: Yearly

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Anat Gofen

Coordinator Email: anat.gofen@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: Monday: 14:00-15:00

Teaching Staff:
Prof Anat Gofen

Course/Module description:
My point of departure is that research can significantly contribute to policy, both with regards to policy formulation and implementation.
During the seminar we will focus on policy analysis, while shifting among three perspectives: a scholar, policy analyst and a public servant.

Course/Module aims:
This seminar aims to bridge knowledge accumulated through research into policy analysis

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Policy analysis skills; Comparative policy research; Design policy from implementation perspective

Attendance requirements(%):

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Workshop, dynamic, participatory

Course/Module Content:
1) Policy between research and practice
2) Policy analysis
3) Policy entrepreneurship
4) Problem definition
5) Policy-as-practiced
6) Comparative policy analysis

Required Reading:
Most reading will be designated on a personal basis

Michael Mintrom (2019): So you want to be a policy entrepreneur?, Policy Design and Practice, DOI: 10.1080/25741292.2019.1675989

Problematization. In Handbook on Policy, Process and Governing. Edward Elgar

Additional Reading Material:

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 100 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
For further information, please visit the site of the Dean of Students Office.
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