At the end of this course, the student will learn:
- the key stages and dynamics of "public policy process"
- how changing relations between the state and society/economy shape the process
- the key concepts employed as public policies are examined
- the types and functions of different policy instruments
- how to construct an analytical framework to conduct "public policy analysis"
- how to prepare a policy research proposal
- how to conduct "policy analysis" targeting a concrete policy problem.
- how to gather and/or produce empirical information required to evaluate a given policy (program)
- how to establish connections between a theoretical framework and the empirical material collected via field research.
- how to develop a critical evaluation of a given policy so as to identify policy alternatives.