Comparative Public Administration - Einzelansicht

This seminar will be held on campus. 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. The access data for the Moodle course will be sent by e-mail at the beginning of the semester to all students registered for the course on PULS. In case of problems with the access data, please contact the secretary's office: sek-kuhlmann@uni-potsdam.de.

During the semester: Regular and active participation; Preparation for the sessions (required readings); Occasional homework; Oral presentation (30 min + discussion) including a (joint) written handout (1 A4 page) and a Power-Point presentation.

End of semester: Written essay (= Hausarbeit; 10 pages max, incl. footnotes, spaces; + references, cover page, appendix)

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