Public Administration
Code: 106189Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Contemporary History, Politics and Economics | OB | 2 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Ixchel Perez Duran
- Email :
- ixchel.perez@uab.cat
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
Most of the subjects are taught in English. A B2 level of English of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is required, although no specific test of English proficiency level is held to access the degree.
Objectives
This subject is compulsory in the second year of the Degree in Contemporary History, Politics and Economics. The aim is to offer a general view of the main concepts and models that currently dominate the panorama in the analysis of public administration.
Learning outcomes
- Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
- Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
- Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
- Analysing public policies, both in their elaboration and implementation processes.
- Describing and understanding the functioning of the Public Administration on a state, sub-state and supranational level.
- Using different tools for the analysis and explanation of the formulation, decision, implementation and evaluation processes in public policies.
- Analysing and explaining the economic dimensions behind public policies.
- Identify situations in which a change or improvement is needed.
- Collectively analyse public policies from a multidisciplinary perspective both in the process of production and implementation.
- Collect and process data to critically analyse the process of formulating the public agenda.
Contents
Introduction
1. Historical origins of current administration
2. Reforms of State administration and European Union administration
3. Governance today
Administration and democracy
4. Accountability: the administration responsibility
5. Transparency, open government and anticorruption policies
6. Digital Government and Artificial Intelligence
7.Representative Bureaucracy
8. Interest groups, conflicts of interest and public ethics
Regulation and service provision
9. The regulatory function of public administration
10. The service provider role of administrations: the welfare state
Spanish and Catalan public administration
11. The General Administration of the State
12. The Administration of the “Generalitat of Catalonia”
13. Local government
Human resources and public administrations
14. Human resource management in public administration
15. Motivation in public administration
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, study and preparation | 70 | 2.8 | 1, 2, 3, 5 |
| Lectures, debates | 29 | 1.16 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 |
| Tutorials | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 |
The course will consist of:
- Presentations and discussions in the classroom, led by the lecturer in interaction with students.
- The writing and presentation of one paper.
- Sessions of practical application of the theoretical contents in the classroom. These sessions will involve group discussions and presentations.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars | 30% | 14 | 0.56 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 |
| Exam 2 | 25% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 |
| Preparation of an essay and oral presentation | 20% | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Exam 1 | 25% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 |
Continuous evaluation:
Continuous evaluation of this course consists of the following parts:
-25%: Exam 1.
-25%: Exam 2.
-30%: Classroom exercises and written commentaries. Attendance and participation in debates. This activity is not recoverable in any case.
-20%: Paper and short oral presentation. This activity is not recoverable in any case.
Single evaluation:
Single evaluation of this course consists of the following parts:
-50%: Exam.
-20%: Classroom exercises and written commentaries. Attendance and participation in debates. This activity is not recoverable in any case.
-30%: Paper and short oral presentation. This activity is not recoverable in any case.
Additional information:
-Students will need a 3,5 minimum and have presented two thirds of evaluation activities to participate in the reassessment
-On carrying out each evaluation activity, lecturers will inform students (on Moodle) of the procedures to be followed for reviewing all grades awarded, and the date on which such a review will take place.
-The same assessment method as continuous assessment will be used.
-Students will obtain a “Not assessed/Not submitted” course grade unless they have submitted more than 30% of the assessment items.
-Plagiarism: In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activitiesof the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
-This subject entirely prohibits the use of AI technologies in all of its activities. Any submitted work that contains content generated using AI will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade will be awarded a zero, withoutthe possibility of reassessment. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.
-There is no official exams calendar, only recovery calendar.
-Exam recuperation consists of a synthesis exam. It cannot replace papers or other assessment activities.
Erasmus and exchange students who request to advance an exam must present a document from their home university justifying their request.
Bibliography
Araral, Eduardo, Fritzen, Scott, Howlett, Michael, Ramesh, M., & Wu, Xun (Eds.). (2012). Routledge Handbook of Public Policy. Routledge.
Brandsma, Gijs Jan (Ed.). (2024). Handbook on European Union Public Administration. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Charalabidis, Yannis, Medaglia, Rony, & van Noordt, Colin (Eds.). (2024). Research Handbook on Public Management and Artificial Intelligence. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Chaqués-Bonafont, Laura, & Jordana, Jacint. (2022). Policy Analysis in Spain: Actors and Institutions. In Policy Analysis in Spain (pp. 1–18). Policy Press.
Dodds, Anneliese. (2018). Comparative Public Policy. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Howlett, Michael, & Tosun, Jale (Eds.). (2021). The Routledge Handbook of Policy Styles (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi-org.are.uab.cat/10.4324/9780429286322
Howlett, Michael (Ed.). (2022). The Routledge Handbook of Policy Tools (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi-org.are.uab.cat/10.4324/9781003163954
Hughes, Owen E. (2003). Public Management and Administration: An Introduction (3rd ed.). Palgrave Macmillan.
Moran, Michael, Rein, Martin, & Goodin, Robert E. (Eds.). (2008). The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy. Oxford University Press.
Knill, Christoph, & Tosun, Jale. (2020). Public Policy: A New Introduction. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Kuhlmann, Sabine, & Wollmann, Hellmut. (2014). Introduction to Comparative Public Administration: Administrative Systems and Reforms in Europe. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Painter, Martin, & Peters, B. Guy (Eds.). (2010). Administrative Traditions: Inheritances and Transplants in Comparative Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan.
Perry, James L., & Christensen, Robert K. (Eds.). (2015). Handbook of Public Administration. Routledge.
Pierre, Jon, & Peters, B. Guy. (2020). Governance, Politics and the State. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Pollitt, Christopher, & Bouckaert, Geert. (2004). Public Management Reform: A Comparative Analysis. Oxford University Press.
Journals
Governance, an International Journal of Policy, Administration and Institutions
International Journal of Public Administration
International Journal of Public Sector Management
International Public Management Journal
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis
Journal of European Public Policy
Journal of European Social Policy
Journal of South European Society and Politics
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
Journal of Public Policy
Local Government Studies
Public Administration -An international quarterly
Public Management Review
Software
None.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 50 | English | first semester | afternoon |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 50 | English | first semester | morning-mixed |