Political Issues in Public Policy (P03170)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : SPS-P-P03170

The course covers theories of governance, the political system and policy-making; the processes of public policy; agencies and organisations within government; policy implementation and policy networks; multi-level governance and the distribution of powers between levels and agencies of government; the reasons for the success or failure of policies.

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Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of Social and Political Science), (School of Social and Political Science, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

his course seeks to:

- acquaint students with the literature on policy-making and on the principles of public policy -- in short, why do governments do certain tasks and how do they do them?

- provide a framework for a discussion of the mechanisms and processes of government, presented in a way that facilitates comparative analysis of political systems and applies general themes from the policy-making literature to current issues.

- build an understanding of the degree of value in general models of the policy-making process, the systems of control at the centre of government and relations between the levels and agencies of government.