Policy Design and Implementation

• PPMN90007
• Contact Hours: This subject will be offered twice a year (Semester 1 & September). Semester 1: Two x 2-hour seminars per week; September: 9am - 5pm 6, 7, 20, 21 September and 18, 19 October 2013.
  Total Time Commitment: 240 hours
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This is one of the capstone subjects in the Master of Public Policy and Management and will provide students with the key theoretical and analytical perspectives and debates in public policy. This subject provides an overview of key elements of policy design and implementation using an integrated design perspective. Students will be introduced to key competing theoretical models explaining policy design and implementation processes and will critically analyse the assumptions underpinning each model. We will explore how policy problems are identified, framed and contested; examine the influence of local and global actors and institutions; and discuss the role that ideas, evidence, norms... -- Course Website

Prerequisites: Entry into the Master of Public Policy and Management 200 point Program: PPMN90034 Ideas in Politics