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Bachelor 2017/2018

NGOs and public policy

Area of studies: International Relations
When: 2 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies: offline
Instructors: Igor Pellicciari
Language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Contact hours: 42

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Public policy making is one of the most difficult processes to analyse (and therefore to categorise) in its concrete development. It is very much dependent on a number of variables: political, institutional, legal, economic and, ultimately, it is also influenced by the individual actors involved; actors that are in constant interaction in a changing framework marked by different sets of values and interests.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The course intends to offer an overview of the evolution of the most effective and, sometimes, controversial forms of public and private partnerships and cooperation (but also competition) when it comes to public policy making in selected key sectors such as: a) foreign policy; b) public administration; c) finance; d) foreign aid.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Knows and can discuss on the following topics:1. Globalization, global governance and IPPs 2. Global governance and Democracy 3. Framing Public and Private partnership in policy making 4. The raise of Private actors in policy making between XIX and XX century 5. Typologies of private actors in public policy making
  • Knows and can discuss on the following topics:5. Typologies of private actors in public policy making 6. Main sectors and typologies of international policy making (public – private) 7. National and international public policies 8. Security, peacebuilding and democracy as public policy legitimation 9. NGOs, CSOs and GoNGOs 10. Academia and Think Thanks 11. Contractors and Consultants
  • Knows and can discuss the following topics:12. Aid as a political category. The multiple dimensions of Aid interventions. 13. International Aid in the context of International Law and International Relations 14. International Aid between Idealism and Realism. The Soft Power approach. 15. Framing the operational definition of International Public Aid Policies 16. International Aid and Sanctions
  • Knows and can discuss the following topics:17. Historical Periodization of International Aid policies after World War II 18. Evolution of International Aid Policies since the fall of the Berlin wall. 19. Typologies of Actors, Types of assistance and Scenarios of Intervention 20. Donors- Recipients dynamics of political interaction 21. Post-war International Aid in Western Balkans
  • Knows and can discuss the following topics:22. Post-soviet International Aid in Russia 23. Recipient Countries as re-emerging and new Donors 24. Practical simulations of project design in post-war and post-soviet transitions
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • General Part
    1. Globalization, global governance and IPPs 2. Global governance and Democracy 3. Framing Public and Private partnership in policy making 4. The raise of Private actors in policy making between XIX and XX century 5. Typologies of private actors in public policy making :5. Typologies of private actors in public policy making 6. Main sectors and typologies of international policy making (public – private) 7. National and international public policies 8. Security, peacebuilding and democracy as public policy legitimation 9. NGOs, CSOs and GoNGOs 10. Academia and Think Thanks
  • Monographic Part
    11. Contractors and Consultants 12. Aid as a political category. The multiple dimensions of Aid interventions. 13. International Aid in the context of International Law and International Relations 14. International Aid between Idealism and Realism. The Soft Power approach. 15. Framing the operational definition of International Public Aid Policies 16. International Aid and Sanctions 17. Historical Periodization of International Aid policies after World War II 18. Evolution of International Aid Policies since the fall of the Berlin wall. 19. Typologies of Actors, Types of assistance and Scenarios of Intervention 20. Donors- Recipients dynamics of political interaction 21. Post-war International Aid in Western Balkans 22. Post-soviet International Aid in Russia 23. Recipient Countries as re-emerging and new Donors 24. Practical simulations of project design in post-war and post-soviet transitions
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Essay
  • non-blocking Multiple choice test
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (2 module)
    0.3 * Essay + 0.7 * Multiple choice test
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Bertrand, E., Daucé, F., Edele, M., Facon, I., Favarel-Garrigues, G., Galoumian, V., … Sieca-Kozlowski, E. (2009). NGOs and Power Ministries in Russia. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.84D1C667
  • Clark, T. N., Kallman, M. E., Wu, C., & Lin, J. Y.-C. (2016). The Third Sector : Community Organizations, NGOs, and Nonprofits. Urbana, Chicago, Springfield, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1421941
  • Mercer, C. (2002). NGOs, civil society and democratization: a critical review of the literature. Progress in Development Studies, 2(1), 5–22. https://doi.org/10.1191/1464993402ps027ra
  • NGOs and the policy-making process in Russia: The case of child welfare reform. (2018). https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12366

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Meier, H. (2016). Global Civil Society from Hyperlink Perspective: Exploring the Website Networks of International NGOs. Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia, 15(1), 64–77. https://doi.org/10.17477/jcea.2016.15.1.064
  • SENDING, O. J., & NEUMANN, I. B. (2006). Governance to Governmentality: Analyzing NGOs, States, and Power. International Studies Quarterly, 50(3), 651–672. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2478.2006.00418.x