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ISS-4142 Governance, Policy and Political Economy Code Weight of the course Period Course Leader Lecturer Teaching Methods Modes of Assessment Contact ISS-4142 12 ECTS TERM 1 Des Gasper and Wil Hout Des Gasper, Georgina Gomez, Bert Helmsing, Wil Hout, Rosalba Icaza, Karim Knio, Peter Knorringa, Joop de Wit Participatory Lecture, Tutorials, Workshops, Study Visits Written Exam: 45%, Assignment(s): 40% (incl. Presentation 10%), Group Assignment: 15% Cisca Vorselman Learning objectives Upon completion of the course, students will have obtained Knowledge of governance arrangements, their main arenas (local, national and international) and actors (from the public and private sectors and civil society) and their interactions; Knowledge of the basics of policy processes, as well as the way the way policies are framed, influenced and implemented; Knowledge of the way in which power affects the relations between actors in governance and policy processes, and in politics from local to global levels; Skills to start to apply this knowledge to academic and policy-related governance problems; Strengthened ability to formulate judgements on governance problems, in relation to the social and ethical issues involved; and The ability to present their views on governance issues to general and specialized audiences. Course description The core course of the Major in Governance, Policy and Political Economy provides a broad introduction to governance issues across the public, private and civil-society domains. It highlights that governance issues cannot usually be understood by reference to any one of these domains in isolation, and that attention to multiple processes and various actors is necessary in order to get a good understanding of the real problems involved. Perspectives and concepts from traditional disciplines of political science, economics and sociology, and from cross-cutting areas like policy studies, network theory and social movements studies, each provide relevant insights. The course is structured as a set of interrelated components. It starts with discussions of relevant concepts and approaches in the field of the Major, including from the disciplines of sociology, political science and economics. The second part looks in turn at major actors and arenas, including state organisations and other public goods providers, private corporations and business associations, and civil society organisations. The third part of the course situates governance issues in relation to processes of development, and with reference to their impacts on inequality, inclusion, exclusion and social justice. The final part is a collective group project, to deepen students’ understanding of governance issues across the various arenas. Indicative readings Colebatch, H.K. (2009) Policy (3rd edn). Maidenhead: Open University Press. Hall, P.A. and D. Soskice (2001) Varieties of Capitalism: The Institutional Foundations of Comparative Advantage. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Haque, A.S. and H. Zafarullah (eds) (2006) International Development Governance. New York: Marcel Dekker. Levi-Faur, D. (2012) The Oxford Handbook of Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Stubbs,R. and G.R.D. Underhill (eds) (2005) Political Economy and the Changing Global Order (3rd edn). Oxford: Oxford University Press.