CODE 75381 ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020 CREDITS 8 cfu anno 2 AMMINISTRAZIONE E POLITICHE PUBBLICHE 8772 (LM-63) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SPS/04 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course introduces the fundamental concepts in the analysis and evaluation of public policies. Lessons will alternate theoretical reflections on policy analysis and empirical concerns about public policies. The course has the main aim to improve students' capability in application of the theoretical tools learned. The teaching (ssd - SPS / 04) belongs to the training activities characterizing the study course and it is entrusted to an adjunct professor. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course offers a critical view of the theoretical, epistemological and methodological assumptions of public policy analysis. The course embraces a perspective that assumes policies as problem solving activities and, in this sense, will critically discuss the interaction between power and knowledge within decision making processes and their role as mechanisms of policy change. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course the students are expected to acquire: An in-depth knowledge of the main concepts of public policy analysis Awareness of the criticalities of policy tools with respect to the achievement of expected outcomes Ability to develop indicators for the evaluation of intervention programs Ability to reconstruct and analyse a policy process Awareness of the main determinants of policy change. TEACHING METHODS The course will alternate lectures with seminars. The active participation of students is a characterizing element and, compatibly with the number of participants, students will be asked to present and discuss original case studies. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The course is organised into four Didactic Units (UD): UD1 – Policy analysis: Basic concepts UD2 – Agency in policy analysis UD3 – Policy instruments UD4 – Policy change RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Attending students Dente B. (2011), Le decisioni di policy, il Mulino, Bologna Additional readings will be assigned by the lecturer. Non attending students Dente B. (2011), Le decisioni di policy, il Mulino, Bologna Busetti S. e Dente B. (2018) EXPOst. Le conseguenze di un grande evento, il Mulino, Bologna. Suggested reading for all students Hirschman, A. O. (1991). The rhetoric of reaction. Harvard University Press. (Ed. it. Retoriche dell’intransigenza, il Mulino, Bologna). TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MARCO DI GIULIO Exam Board MARCO DI GIULIO (President) GIAMPIERO CAMA FABRIZIO COTICCHIA STELLA GIANFREDA MARA MORINI LESSONS Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam will be held orally. For attending students, it will be based on the individual work agreed with the teacher ASSESSMENT METHODS The exam includes evaluation of the theoretica and empirical topics discussed during the course and presented in textbooks. The individual presentation is aimed for verify the actual expected learning outcomes related to: 1) public policy analysis within political and social context, actors involved and inter-institutional relations; 2) evaluate policies by using indicators, theoretical and technical tools provided during the lessons. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 08/01/2020 12:00 GENOVA Orale 28/01/2020 12:00 GENOVA Orale 26/05/2020 12:00 GENOVA Orale 16/06/2020 12:00 GENOVA Orale 16/07/2020 12:00 GENOVA Orale 30/07/2020 12:00 GENOVA Orale 02/09/2020 12:00 GENOVA Orale