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| Unit name |
Governance, Institutions and the Global Political Economy |
| Unit code |
SPOLM1073 |
| Credit points |
20 |
| Level of study |
M/7
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
|
| Unit director |
Professor. Kennett |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None
|
| Co-requisites |
None
|
| School/department |
School for Policy Studies |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit will consider the economic and political contexts for the making and delivering of public policy, the changing role of the state and whether the concept of governance provides an appropriate theroretical framework for interpreting the emerging relationship between the state, institutions at different levels and the policy process. It will then go on to consider the institutional dynamics of and the range of terrains and actors involved in the processes of policy making and implementation. It will focus on identifying new and emerging types of relationships between institutions and the implications for public policy.
Aims:
- To consider the dynamics and trajectories of political economic transformation
- To explore the changing role of the state in policy making and implementation
- To examine the theoretical and conceptual implications of these changes
- To identify the range of terrains and actors involved in the policy process
- To identify policy modes and patterns of decision making in public policy.
Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit a student should:
- Understand the key processes in global political economic transformation
- Understand the implications of globalisation for the policy process at national and international levels.
- Have knowledge of the range of actors and different spatial scales involved in the policy process.
- Be familiar with the theoretical and conceptual debates concerning governance and public policy
- Be able to identify policy modes and patterns of decision making in public policy.
Teaching Information
This unit will be delivered in 10 sessions of two hours. The sessions will be a combination of lectures and seminars.
Assessment Information
3,500 word essay in which students should demonstrate
- An understanding of key concepts and theories.
- Knowledge of the dynamics and processes of political and economic transformation.
- Familiarity with the range of actors at various spatial scales involved in the policy process.
Reading and References
- Sklair, L. (2002) Globalisation, Capitalism and its Alternatives, Oxford, Oxford University Press
- Bache, I and Flinders, M (Eds) (2002) Multi-Level Governance. Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Oxford University Press
- Pierre, J (2000) Debating Governance: Authority, Steering and Democracy. Oxford University Press
- Bayliss, J and Smith, S. (2001). The Globalisation of World Politics. Oxford University Press Biersteker, J.J (1999) Globalisation and the modes of Operation of Major Institutional Actors. Oxford Development Studies 26 (1): 15-32
