Comparative Public Administration - Einzelansicht

This seminar draws (if possible) on physical on-site meetings. Moodle is the central contact point, where we will provide information, materials, tasks etc. The infrastructure for questions and submissions of all kinds is also provided on Moodle. For further information please refer to the corresponding Moodle course. The access information for this course will be sent to all students enrolled on PULS for the course by email during the first week of the semester (18.04. – 22.04.22). If you are interested in this course, please register here on PULS at the latest until 17.04.2022 at 23:59! You will be able to deregister afterwards if you do not want to participate in the end.

Term paper (= Hausarbeit)

Acquiring knowledge:

• Concepts, theories, approaches, methods of comparison in Public Administration
• Systems and traditions of Public Administration in Europe
• Types of administrative reforms in Europe (trajectories, country clusters)
• Reforms in the multi-level system, between public and private sector; internal organization and management
• PA systems and new challenges; crisis governance

Acquiring skills and capabilities:

• Approaches, concepts, analytical tools of Comparative Public Administration
• Analysis of selected country cases/profiles: Germany, France, UK Sweden; cross-countries-comparison
• Connecting theoretical approaches and empirical research results – also across topics.
• Oral presentations; written essays