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
• the content and orientation of "planning as a mode of policymaking"
• the content and orientation of "planning as a policy instrument"
• the role and place of "planning as a mode of planning" in the urban policy process
• the role and place of "planning as a policy instrument" in the urban policy process
• three dimensions to "urban policy as a policy field": 
  • urban as a policy instrument
  • urban as the site of policymaking
  • urban as the context of policymaking
• how "social exclusion", "production of built environment" and "economic development" as three major urban policy concerns could be examined.
• how to construct an analytical framework to conduct "urban policy analysis"
• how to prepare a policy research proposal
• how to conduct "policy analysis" targeting a concrete urban policy problem.
• how to gather and/or produce empirical information required to evaluate a given urban policy issue/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 urban policy so as to identify policy alternatives.