Comparative Public Administration
  • Syllabus
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Schedule

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  • 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)
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