Comparative Public Policy: expectations by Conor Little

Expectations

hannah_m_h — 2017-02-06 10:13:08 UTC

-Practical evaluation skills
-Dissect policy to understand theory
-Analyse why policies are successful and why they are not
-Influence of policy in the corporate sphere
-How policy success/failure in policy is linked within the EU and possible effects/chain reactions
-Gain specific tools to adapt what we learn

Expectations: To learn in depth of how public policy is created and influenced.

2017-02-06 10:13:38 UTC

Lots of cases!
Happy to hear climate policy will be a part!

Analytical tools

line_bachmann — 2017-02-06 10:14:07 UTC

Hoping to not only gain substantial empirical knowledge, but also to get a sense of how to go about when analysing new policies.

Comparative skills

2017-02-06 10:17:23 UTC

- Learn the difference between policy traditions and what makes countries' policies substantially different.
- The practicalities of conducting comparative research.

Expectations DDD

thijmenjeroense — 2017-02-06 10:17:34 UTC

- Influence of institutions on policy changes
- Influence of specific actors within or outside government on policy making
- Agenda setting in public policy

tob_brogaard — 2017-02-06 10:20:36 UTC

- How and why countries implement policies differently <-- Gain some empirical knowledge about different countries
- Gain some background (theoretical) knowledge about how to analyze public policies across countries
- Learn about the link between political parties and policy outcomes