Expectations: Ministerial Careers by Conor Little https://padlet.com/conorlittle/mins_expectations Autumn 2017 en-us 2017-09-04 07:10:53 UTC 2017-10-24 13:54:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Group 4 https://padlet.com/conorlittle/mins_expectations/wish/184498368 Why does this topic matter ?
- Personal Motivation (Public service motivation, motivated by power)
- How and by whom ministers are Influenced and who / how do they influence policy output
- Understanding institutions 
- Analyse cases comparatively to improve accountability/policy making
- Defend the ideas of your government in media
- Scrutiny - ensuring accountability, fair representation and good policy making.]]> 2017-09-04 08:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/conorlittle/mins_expectations/wish/184498368 One-derful https://padlet.com/conorlittle/mins_expectations/wish/184498814 Expectations
- Informal rules of politics
- Learn how to limit lobbying
- Effectiveness of ministers

What happens after a ministerial career?
- Cooperative organizations
   Schroeder, Blair
- Lobbying
   
- Consulting/advisory
   Barroso, Fogh Rasmussen, Zu Guttenberg 
- Speeches
  David Milleband
- Think tanks
- Diplomacy
- ]]> 2017-09-04 08:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/conorlittle/mins_expectations/wish/184498814 Group 5 https://padlet.com/conorlittle/mins_expectations/wish/184498839 What do you expect to learn from this course?
  • Comparing political systems in different countries. How are the systems different? How are people picked for office in different countries? Any patterns?
  • How to/Which key actors do you need to influence in different policy questions?
  • The core mechanics of politics
  • How do ministers pursue ministerial carreers, and what are key drivers in the motivation for civil servants (and how do they do it?)
  • What are the influence of the civil servants, and how much power does the ministers REALLY have in different countries?


Who gets into government and who is excluded?
  • Comparing elections systems in different countries
  • How are paths to positions of minister/civil servant posts?
  • How does your position in a political party influence your chance to become a minister?
  • Case studies of political scandals and cases of nepotism in different countries
  • Studying economies, and how bigger companies can influence parties/politicians/ministers

]]> 2017-09-04 08:57:17 UTC https://padlet.com/conorlittle/mins_expectations/wish/184498839 Group 3 mads_h_h https://padlet.com/conorlittle/mins_expectations/wish/184498870 What affects a ministers influence? 

Institutions 
- Type of system
- Civil service
- Cabinet Coordination

Agency
- Age
- Experience 
- Gender
- Personal character
- Office-seeking vs. policy-seeking vs. vote-seeking]]> 2017-09-04 08:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/conorlittle/mins_expectations/wish/184498870 Group 2 https://padlet.com/conorlittle/mins_expectations/wish/184499394 Expectations: 
  • Individual perspective
  • Gender perspective
  • Specific insight 
  • Comparative methods —> might be useful for a research paper
  • Know more about Nordic countries
What kind of ministers are more durable? 
  • Position/General standing in their own party
  • Also depends on their personality 
  • Depends on the person in power
Why does durability matter?
  • Durability matters for stability, to put your policies into action and see their consequences
  • Durability matters for efficiency 
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