2020-2021 / SPOL0965-1

Contemporary theories of public administration

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS) (CATANE (OUT))5 crédits 
 Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS) (CATANE (IN)), 1st year5 crédits 
 Master in political sciences : general (60 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculté de Droit, de Sciences politique et de Criminologie)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Catherine Fallon

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course will cover recent theories of the on going transformations of the administration :
 
- Reforms derived from the New Public Management trend; agencification and contractualisation; strategic management and performance evaluation
- Reforms of the public services and professional changes for public servants
- Transformation of the politics / administration relationship
- Network Governance
- PSO Innovation
- Administration in multi-level environment.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Develop a critical approach of the emerging issues in the domaine of public administration, and the theoretical tools to manage these issues.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Students have to analyse  a question of reform of a public administration (on the basis of a group field research and bibliographic research/ 2p per group ). It will be presented during the  examen(january 2020) and each group of  students will have to write a report (no later than 30/12/2020)
Organisational details will be precised during a specific course

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

lectures are organised on the basis of a series of articles and texsts (in French and English)  and with the participation of external experts. Students have to analyse a question of reform of a public administration on the basis f a bibliogrpahic  and field research within a subgroup

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

A series of articles the slides used during the lectures will be made available via My ULg

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

oral examination : a presentation of the group report and individual questions on this report.
si face to face examination is not possible, oral examination will be organised by Collbaorate

Evaluation : Written document (60%) - group mark


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  • Presentation (40%) - individual mark:
-20': presentation (one step further - 1 link between the course and the essay)
-20': Individual Q&A session

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The course is held every even year (2016-2017,2018-2019,...).

Contacts

catherine.fallon@ulg.ac.be