Syllabus

Title
1932 Research Seminar in Public and Social Policy
Instructors
Univ.Prof. Dr. Ulrike Schneider
Contact details
ulrike.schneider@wu.ac.at
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
09/05/17 to 09/26/17
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Subject(s) Doctoral/PhD Programs
Methodology and Theory
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Tuesday 10/17/17 04:30 PM - 06:30 PM D3.0.237
Tuesday 10/24/17 04:30 PM - 06:30 PM D4.0.127
Tuesday 10/31/17 04:30 PM - 06:30 PM D2.0.038
Tuesday 12/12/17 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM D2.0.334 Teacher Training Lab
Tuesday 12/12/17 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM TC.4.12
Wednesday 12/13/17 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM D3.0.237
Thursday 12/14/17 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM D3.0.237
Thursday 12/14/17 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM D3.0.237

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Contents

The course aims at presenting and discussing main theoretical and methodological issues in public and social policy research. Participants in this course will discuss core texts on policy analysis, evidence-based policy-making, methods for policy evaluation, policy implementation and political-economic models (based on classical texts or recent contributions in these research areas). Building on this body of literature participants will identify and discuss policy problems,respective policy design options, and policy evaluations in selected policy areas.

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Learning outcomes

  • Building on the study of selected theories and methodologicalapproaches in public and social policy research, participants will

    • deepen their understanding of different disciplinary approaches to investigating public and social policy,
    • become proficient at using step-by-step strategies in identifying and presenting public and social policy problems
    • improve their capacities in conducting research on the effectiveness and efficiency of public and social policy
    • learn how to present a research project / academic paper in the field of social policy research,
    • acquire the capacity to critically engage with academic material presented in written or oral ways.

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    Teaching/learning method(s)
    • lectures
    • presentations & discussions
    • group-work
    • case-studies

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    Assessment

     

    Grading is based on

     

    • active participation, feedback to other colleagues’research (10%)
    • group presentation of a policy problem applying a policy analysis framework (30%)
    • presentation and critical reflection of a (published) policy evaluation(30%)
    • written paper & paper review (30%)

     

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    Readings
    1 Author: Parkhurst, Justin
    Title:

    The Politics of Evidence. From evidence-based policy to the good governance of evidence.

    Publisher: Routledge
    Year: 2017
    2 Author: Greve, Bent (ed.)
    Title: Handbook of Social Policy Evaluation 
     

    Publisher: Edward Elgar. Cheltenham UK, Nothhampton MA USA
    Year: 2017
    Recommendation: Reference literature
    3 Author: Weimer, D. L. & Vining, A. R.
    Title:

    Policy Analysis. Concepts and Practice.

    E-book accessible:

    http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=f71b5102-87ec-41cc-a943-ad39f02333ff%40sessionmgr4008&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=nlebk&AN=1496988

    Publisher: Routledge
    Edition: sixth edition
    Remarks: Chapter 15 (and potentially Chap.10) as background reading for policy analysis exercise.
    Year: 2017
    Recommendation: Reference literature
    Last edited: 2017-11-02



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