Comparative Public Administration

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Describe and analyse the challenges and dilemmas faced by decision-makers in the public and non-profit sector
• Describe and analyse the core approaches to understanding public administration from a comparative perspective
• Describe and analyse the main issues and events that have shaped the development of Public Administration in different national and sub-national settings

The content is refreshed every year to reflect new developments and areas of interest. In general, it will cover topics like the following:

• Key theories relevant to the study of public administration
• Explanatory frameworks for thinking about similarity/difference and continuity/change in policy and administration across contexts
• Contemporary developments, trends and paradigms in public administration
• Normative debates about improving public administration and policymaking across contexts

The module consists of a series of seminars, where students will discuss relevant readings, give presentations, and engage in structured debate, discussion and reflection.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.