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Introduction to Public Policy
Introduction to Public Administration
Lectures organized by topic. Click each section to expand.
Course introduction
Policy overview part A
Policy overview part B
Policy overview part C
Policy process models
Policy environments
Policy change dynamics
Historical and structural foundations
Federalism in policy making
Theories of official actors
Official actors in practice
Unofficial actors part I
Unofficial actors part II
Individual actors and civil rights
Agenda setting and problem identification
Agenda setting at different levels
Power and agenda control
Distributive and redistributive policy
Regulatory and constituent policy types
Alternative policy typologies
Rational decision-making models
Bounded rationality and incrementalism
Dysfunctional decision-making models
Introduction to policy analysis
Policy analysis methods and applications
Policy design foundations
Managing competing policy goals
Implementation-focused design
From policy to practice
Overcoming implementation barriers
Understanding Policy Failures
Lessons from Policy Failures
Policy Evaluation Fundamentals
Connecting Policy Evaluation to Science
Methodologies in Policy Evaluation
Science and Change
Course wrap-up and reflections
18 modules organized by topic. Click each section to expand.
Course introduction and syllabus
Defining public administration
PA fundamentals
Historical eras of public administration
Government functions and roles
Core government functions
Organization theory
Organizational problems
Executive leadership
Administrative reform
Civil service systems
Human capital management
Administrative decision making
Public budgeting
Performance management
Regulation and judicial review
Administrative accountability
Course conclusion