2023-2024 / SPOL0965-1

Contemporary Theories of Public Administration

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS) (Even years, not organized in 2023-2024) 5 crédits 
 Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS) (CATANE (OUT)) (Even years, not organized in 2023-2024) 5 crédits 
 Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS) (CATANE (IN)), 1st year (Even years, not organized in 2023-2024) 5 crédits 
 Master in political sciences : general (60 ECTS) (Even years, not organized in 2023-2024) 5 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology) (Even years, not organized in 2023-2024) 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 ongoing transformations of the organisation of the state at the level of its administration:

- NPM, NWS and wicked problems;

- Building state capabilities;

- Governing by numbers;

- Comparative analysis of change in PA;

- Professionals in public administration;

- NGO's in PA;

- Public Sector innovation;

- Governance & leadership

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 2023) and each group of  students will have to write a report (no later than 30/12/2022)

Organisational details will be precised during a specific course

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

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Lectures are organised once a week on the basis of a series of articles and texts (English) to be read in advance.
Personal research carried out in preparation for the examination will contribute to the appropriation of this subject and will allow for a personal approach.

Recommended or required readings

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

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Written work / report


Additional information:

oral examination : a presentation of the report and individual questions on this report.


Evaluation : Written document (60%) - Presentation (40%)

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

The course is held every even year (2022-2023...).

Contacts

catherine.fallon@ulg.ac.be

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