2023/2024

Анализ политик в теории и практике

Статус: Маго-лего

Кто читает: Департамент политики и управления

Когда читается: 3, 4 модуль

Охват аудитории: для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ

Преподаватели: Герасимова Ксения Леонидовна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 6

Контактные часы: 40

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This mandatory 5 credit course is designed as a foundation course in policy analysis. It not only considers how policy interventions are identified, designed and analysed, but it gives concise guidance in the up-to-date state of art analytical tools available in 2021. The course provides historic and modern examples of policy-making projects and reviews practical guidebooks and training materials produced in the recent period. The course consists of three parts. The first part introduces policy analysis, its major objects of research, major key points in its historic development and discusses what the field may look like in a near future, affected by new emerging technologies, such as blockchain and AI. The second part is the analytical toolbox of selected methodologies that can be used in policy analysis. The third part is designed to practice skills that are required for the profession of policy analyst and to be familiar with most common formats of policy analysis (policy briefs, policy evaluations).

Learning Objectives

• The goals of the course are - to provide theoretical background in understanding policy analysis as applied social science field and profession of a policy analyst; - to equip students with methodological tools in order to be able - to design new policy analysis projects and to choose matching methods for evaluating such projects; - to familiarize with recent trends in demand from policy-makers (evidence synthesis, project management) and technologies affecting the field (blockchain, AI, big data). - To guide students in applying different analytical tools and practicing trial projects to analyze policy projects.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of merging trends in the field
• Develops knowledge of different methodologies and can match adequately policy problems with appropriate methodological tool of analysis, and can explain their choice of analytical tool and methods.
• Familiarize with existing contexts for policy analysis and can communicate their knowledge with various audiences (experts, policy-makers and general audiences
• Shows capacity and readiness to apply acquired knowledge in managing and delivering real projects professionally, creatively and within ethical standards.

Course Contents

• Introduction to Policy Analysis
• Evidence-based Research and the Role of Data
• Historical foundations for policy analysis
• Typologies of Policy Analysis (Normative vs Empirical, Retrospective vs Prospective, Prescriptive vs Descriptive)
• Actor-based Analysis and Stakeholder Approach
• Cost-benefit analysis and its variations
• Comparative Method in Public Policy Analysis
• Governance Analysis Framework
• Evidence Synthesis
• Project Management in Public Policy

Assessment Elements

• Case studies group work
  students should work in a group at the assigned case study
• Evaluation report/Policy brief

Interim Assessment

• 2023/2024 4th module
  0.4 * Case studies group work + 0.6 * Evaluation report/Policy brief

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Cairney, P. V. (DE-588)1048185621, (DE-627)779955072, (DE-576)401999203, aut. (2021). The Politics of Policy Analysis Paul Cairney.
• Hajer, M. A., & Wagenaar, H. (2003). Deliberative Policy Analysis : Understanding Governance in the Network Society. Cambridge University Press.
• Knoepfel, P., & Larrue, C. (2007). Public Policy Analysis. Policy Press.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Weimer, D. L., & Vining, A. R. (2016). Policy Analysis : Concepts and Practice: Vol. Fifth edition. Routledge.