Here’s your roadmap for the semester!
- Class (): This page contains the readings for the class session. Read these before our in-person class. 
- Assignment (): This page contains the instructions for each assignment. Assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the day they’re listed. 
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Foundations of public management and governance
|  | Title | Class | Assignment | 
| Topic 1 | 
| January 10 | Introduction, historical development of public administration and management, and recent critiques |  |  | 
| Topic 2 | 
| January 17 | Rediscovery of bureaucracy and good governance |  |  | 
| January 16 | Reading report 2  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
| Topic 3 | 
| January 24 | Quality of government and governance outcomes |  |  | 
| January 23 | Reading report 3  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
| February 7 | Data-based essay  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
| Topic 4 | 
| January 31 | Institutions |  |  | 
| January 30 | Reading report 4  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
Comparative bureaucracy and civil society
|  | Title | Class | Assignment | 
| Topic 5 | 
| February 7 | Bureaucratic structures, politicization, and governance outcomes |  |  | 
| February 6 | Reading report 5  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
| Topic 6 | 
| February 14 | Bureaucratic structures, politicization, and bureaucratic behavior |  |  | 
| February 13 | Reading report 6  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
| Topic 7 | 
| February 21 | Civil society and good governance |  |  | 
| February 20 | Reading report 7  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
| Topic 8 | 
| March 7 | Civil society across countries |  |  | 
| March 6 | Reading report 8  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
| Topic 9 | 
| March 7 | Representative bureaucracy and philanthropy |  |  | 
| March 6 | Reading report 9(submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
| March 21 | Theory in real life essay  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
Regional deep dives
|  | Title | Class | Assignment | 
| Topic 10 | 
| March 21 | The OECD |  |  | 
| March 20 | Reading report 10  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
| Topic 11 | 
| March 28 | Latin America |  |  | 
| March 27 | Reading report 11  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
| Topic 12 | 
| April 4 | Africa |  |  | 
| April 3 | Reading report 12  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
| Topic 13 | 
| April 11 | Middle East and North Africa |  |  | 
| April 10 | Reading report 13  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
| Topic 14 | 
| April 18 | Asia |  |  | 
| April 17 | Reading report 14  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  | 
Final project
|  | Title | Class | Assignment | 
| Final project | 
| April 28 | Policy brief  (submit by 11:59 PM) |  |  |