Магистратура
2022/2023
Анализ политики регулирования и реформ
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Политика. Экономика. Философия / Politics. Economics. Philosophy)
Направление:
41.04.04. Политология
Кто читает:
Департамент политики и управления
Где читается:
Факультет социальных наук
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 3 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Прогр. обучения:
Политика. Экономика. Философия
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
36
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This is a master’s level course on regulatory governance. The structure of the course is broadly historical. It traces the changes to the state which have been described as the move from an administrative to a regulatory state, particularly focusing on the kinds of control it enables governments to have and also criticisms of these reforms. It then introduces better and smart regulation, drawing on the introduction of better regulation and its adoption by the EU, and then considers the utility of regulatory impact assessments as a tool of better regulation, with the examination of environmental regulation a case in point. Next, the course moves beyond government-centric conceptualisations of regulation and examines decentralised forms of regulation and what might be termed ‘regulation from below’. Finally, the course examines the effects of the Global Financial Crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic on regulatory systems and explores the strengths and limitations of efforts to deal with such crises.
Learning Objectives
- To provide students an understanding of regulatory governance, and some of the recent developments in it, and their strengths and weaknesses. Critically engage with the regulation literature and the arguments for and against particular kinds of regulatory reform; also be able to critically assess the language and ideology of regulation and its relationship to politics
- Make your own arguments about regulation that draw on particular cases of regulatory reform, or changes in regulatory settings, and present these arguments in the proper academic form
- Understand the case and comparative and historical literature on regulatory reform, with a particular focus on EU and (to a lesser extent the United States) and participate in class discussions relating to it.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Here students will understand Better and Smart Regulation, their main principals and characteristics, and the historical context in which they emerged
- Students here will gain a deeper understanding of regulatory governance through case studies of environmental regulation in the EU
- Students will gain a broad understanding of regulatory governance and the historical context in which it emerged.
- Students will gain a deeper understanding of poly-centric and de-centred conceptualisations of regulation
- Students will gain an understanding of Regulatory Impact Assessments, their role in Better Regulation, and their strengths and weaknesses
- Students will gain an understanding of the history of deregulation, the consequent need for re-regulation and some of the paradoxes of deregulation
- Students will learn about bottom-up forms of regulatory input and intervention
- Through examining the (weak) responses to the GFC, students will gain insights into vulnerabilities and path dependencies of the political economy of regulation in the core states in which regulation emerged.
Course Contents
- Introduction to Regulation and the Regulatory State
- Deregulation and its Paradoxes
- Smarter or Better regulation: justifications and theories.
- Assessing the Impact of Better regulation
- EU Regulation in the time of crisis: an opportunity for improvement or slow decay?
- Regulation and Environmental Policy of the EU
- Regulation Beyond the State and Multi Level Governance
- Public participation and participatory policy-making: pitfalls and alternatives
Assessment Elements
- Homework on assesing the impact of better regulationDuring the seminar students will describe some applications of Better regulation on their choice and explain how they could be assessed
- Test 1The test will contain up to 10 questions related to the content of the first 4 classes
- Test 2
- PresentationA student reports on and examines an instance of regulatory reform that employs the ideas, theories and policies examined in the course. It should present the case, show how policies were shaped by particular regulatory ideas and strategies and then critically evaluate the effects of the regulatory reform. In the course of the exam the teacher evaluates the structure of presentation, the student’s knowledge of core theories and concepts of the course and the ability to apply these theoretical concepts appropriately to relevant case studies, taking into consideration how the student treats the subject: through demonstrating an ability to think critically and develop appropriate and original arguments. The teacher may ask additional questions to evaluate the understanding and depth of the argument that is presented.
Interim Assessment
- 2022/2023 3rd module0.35 * Test 2 + 0.15 * Homework on assesing the impact of better regulation + 0.25 * Presentation + 0.25 * Test 1
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Majone, G. (2002). Delegation of Regulatory Powers in a Mixed Polity. European Law Journal, 8(3), 319–339. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0386.00156
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Kai Wegrich. (2011). Regulatory Impact Assessment: Ambition, Design and Politics. Chapters. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.h.elg.eechap.13210.29