Study Programmes 2016-2017
SPOL2314-1  
Comparative Analysis of Public Action
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Catherine Fallon
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
This course will not be organised in 2016-2017.
 
The course is held every odd year (2017-2018, 2019-2020,...). The course will cover recent theories of the comparative approaches in public policy analysis : - reflexivity in comparative analysis - comparative analysis at international level; at european level; - methodologies : constructing comparability of analysis.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Develop a critical and methodological comeptence through comparative analysis
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Students have to analyse within a given sector of public policy a series of rapports of comparative analysis : they have to produce a  (max.) 15 pages large written document with a critical presentation of the methodologies mobilised.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
lectures are organised  on the basis of a series of articles and texsts (in French and English) Details concerning the lectures and the personal work will be provided during the introductory course.
Recommended or required readings :
A series of articles are referenced during the cours on My ULg the slides used during the lectures will be made available via My ULg
Assessment methods and criteria :
oral examination : a discussion on the basis of the written report of the personal work; a question on the elements covered during the lectures (restitution) on basis of the reading file. 50% of the final evalution will be based on the personal work
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
The course is held every odd year (2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020,...).
Contacts :
catherine.fallon@ulg.ac.be