National Research University – Higher School of Economics
All-university Department of Public Policy
Syllabus of the course (Comparative Public Policy)
for Master degree in Political Science (030200.68), Master degree program “Political Analysis and Public
Policy”
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National Research University Higher School of Economics
All-university Department of Public Policy
Syllabus of the course Comparative Public Policy
for Master degree in Political Science (030200.68)
for Master degree program “Political Analysis and Public Policy”
Author of the syllabus: Tawat Mahama, PhD, Assistant Professor (dozent), Department of Public
Policy and Research Fellow, Centre for Advanced Studies mtawat@hse.ru)
Guest lecturer, Sergey A. Parkhomenko, PhD, Assistant Professor (dozent), Department of Public
Policy, sparkhomenko@hse.ru)
Approved by the meeting of the all-university Department of Public Policy
on (day/month/year) «___»____________ 2015
Head of department:
Nina Belyaeva (signature)
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National Research University – Higher School of Economics
All-university Department of Public Policy
Syllabus of the course (Comparative Public Policy)
for Master degree in Political Science (030200.68), Master degree program “Political Analysis and Public
Policy”
Moscow, 2015
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National Research University – Higher School of Economics
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Syllabus of the course (Comparative Public Policy)
for Master degree in Political Science (030200.68), Master degree program “Political Analysis and Public
Policy”
This syllabus cannot be used by other university departments and other higher education
institutions without the explicit permission of the Department of Public Policy.
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National Research University – Higher School of Economics
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Syllabus of the course (Comparative Public Policy)
for Master degree in Political Science (030200.68), Master degree program “Political Analysis and Public
Policy”
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Scope of Use
The present program outlines minimum demands of students’ knowledge and skills and the content
of the course.
The syllabus is intended for the department teaching this course, its teaching assistants, and students
of the degree program 030201.68 ‘Political Science’, master’s program ‘Political Analysis and Public
Policy’.
This syllabus meets the standards required by:
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Standards of National Research University Higher School of Economics of Federal Masters’ Degree
Program 030200.68 “Political Science”;
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Master’s program ‘Political Analysis and Public Policy’ of Federal Master’s Degree Program 030200.68
“Political Science”;
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Curriculum of the master’s program ‘Political Analysis and Public Policy’ as of 2015.
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Learning Objectives
Learning objectives of the course are:
To provide students with a solid grasp of the basic concepts, historical backgrounds, theoretical
perspectives and the practice of comparative public policy. Some of the questions that the course will seek
to answer are:
What is comparative public policy?
What are the tenets of the comparative method?
What are the big questions in such policy domains as healthcare, pension, family, trade and so on?
How can we explain variations in policy responses across countries?
How to write a policy report, a synthetic review or a research article?
What are the experiences in public management reforms across the world?
Which theoretical perspectives can be usefully applied to project implementation?
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All-university Department of Public Policy
Syllabus of the course (Comparative Public Policy)
for Master degree in Political Science (030200.68), Master degree program “Political Analysis and Public
Policy”
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Learning outcomes
As a result of studying of the discipline the student should:
Know the basics of political theory, the basic concepts of public policy (government, public
policy and the public sphere, the state, democracy, civil society), theoretical and methodological
approaches to political research, methodology of public policy analysis;
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Be able to apply the concepts and methods of political research in the applied areas of public
policy analysis;
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Have the skills (to gain experience) of writing analytical documents (papers, reports, and
memos) in several areas of public policy.
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The following knowledge and competences are needed to study the discipline:
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Good analytical skills;
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Medium to advanced English language skills;
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Successful completion of Theories and Methodology of Political Science, Modern Political
Science and Foundations of Public Policy.
Competence
NC/NRUDescriptors
HSE (indicators for achieving
Code the result)
Forms and methods of
education which help the students
to acquire the competence
Ability
to
generate
concepts and theoretical
models, to test new
methods and tools for
professional activities
SC-2
70 percent in the cohort
has achieved at least 5
over 10
Seminars, independent work,
group work, tests
Ability to analyze, verify,
estimate the accuracy of
information in his/her
professional activities.
Ability to fill in the gaps, to
synthesize the missing
information and to work in
uncertainty
SC-6
70 percent in the cohort
has achieved at least 5
over 10
Seminars, independent work,
group work, tests
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for Master degree in Political Science (030200.68), Master degree program “Political Analysis and Public
Policy”
Ability
to
prepare
analytical
materials
(reviews, notes, reports,
recommendations, etc) and
policy
proposals
for
decision-makers.
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PC-6
70 percent in the cohort
has achieved at least 5
over 10
Seminars, independent work,
group work, tests
Place of the discipline in the Master program structure
This discipline is one of the general disciplines for the program.
This discipline is the basic one for specialization "Political Analysis and Public Policy"
The main propositions of the discipline to be used later in the study the following subjects:
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Quantitative and qualitative methods of data analysis
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Global actors in public policy
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Think tanks as policy actors
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Development policy
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Defense policy and civil-military relations
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Social policy and welfare state
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State policy in the field of inter-ethnic relations (migration and national minority)
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SRS "Methods and organization of public policy analysis" etc.
Main competences developed by studying this discipline can be used to study the following
disciplines:
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Social Policy;
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Comparative Social Policy;
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Economics;
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Public Management and Governance;
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Development Studies and Public Health.
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Syllabus of the course (Comparative Public Policy)
for Master degree in Political Science (030200.68), Master degree program “Political Analysis and Public
Policy”
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Course Plan
№
Total
hours
Topic
Contact hours
Lectures Seminars
1
The comparative method.
12
2
2
2
Regulatory policies
4
2
2
3
Redistributive policies
4
2
2
4
2
2
4
Morality policies
Policy analysis: the tendering process, drafting a
policy document: analysis, report, working
paper, briefing, article.
4
2
2
5
6
Policy implementation and evaluation
16
2
2
7
Public management reforms
8
2
2
52
14
14
Total
7
Independent
students’
work
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Policy”
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Requirements and Grading
Type of
grading
Type of
work
1st year
Department
Characteristics
1 2 3 4
Current Essay
1
AUDPP
The student is expected to show on the one hand, craft in
writing and good presentation and should, if necessary,
liaise with the Writing Center for assistance and, on the
other hand, an understanding of methodological issues
namely the Comparative Historical Analysis (CHA) and
have the ability to expose them in a convincing manner.
This exercise counts for 20 %. Number of pages: 5
including reference list. Line spacing: 1.5. Font size: 12.
Current Groupwork
2
AUDPP
This will consist in a presentation of approximately 30
minutes including a questions and answers session and
count for 20%. It will be the result of group work by three
or four students. The topic should be on morality policy
and carried out in a comparative perspective.
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for Master degree in Political Science (030200.68), Master degree program “Political Analysis and Public
Policy”
Current Essay
Final
7
Capstone
Project
3
The student is expected to show an understanding of
theoretical, methodological and thematic issues and the
ability to expose them in a convincing manner. This
exercise counts for 20 %. Number of pages: 5 including
reference list. Line spacing: 1.5. Font size: 12.
4 AUDPP
The final paper counts for 40 %. It is a policy analysis
project based on implementation and evaluation theories.
The project can be undertaken by one or two students.
You will need to consult on a regular basis with the
lecturer for advice. You can choose any of these formats:
research article using the Configurational Comparative
Method, policy report or systematic review. Number of
pages: 25 including reference list. Line spacing: 1.5. Font
size: 12.
Course Evaluation Criteria
Students will be assessed on the following four criteria:
1. Participation. This amounts to 20% of the module grade and assesses the level of participation
of each student: activity and quality. This includes a one-page reading notes relating to a
seminar question that students should email before each meeting.
2. One mid-term paper of about 15 pages. This will count for (20%) of the grade. It will deal
with topics examined in lectures and seminars during the previous three or four weeks. The
paper is a significant piece of research work. The student is expected to show on the one hand,
craft in writing and good presentation and should, if necessary, liaise with the Writing Centre
for assistance. On the other hand, he or she is expected to show an understanding of theoretical,
methodological and empirical issues and the ability to expose them in a convincing manner.
Late submissions will be penalized. I will be available for advice throughout the semester at my
office hours or through appointment. Details and adjustments will be provided prior to the
beginning of the course.
3. Oral presentation (homework). This will last 30 minutes including questions and answers and
count for 20%. It will be the result of group work by three or four students on a policy topic.
Details and adjustments will be provided at the beginning of the course.
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Policy”
4. Final paper (40%) 15-20 pages. The final paper will focus on the topics examined in the last
part (March) of the module.
Note:
Students who fail to attend at least 25% of the classes may receive additional work.
Plagiarism, forgery, or fabrication of data and results are strictly prohibited and may bring students
disciplinary penalties ranging from a reprimand and an unsatisfactory grade up to expulsion from
the University.
Papers must be submitted in print and not by email. Professor will accept email submissions only in
special circumstances. Papers must be handed in by the due date. An extension of one week
maximum will only be given for the following reasons: ill-health, death of a close relative, personal
difficulties of a distressful nature, local, national or international representative activities and job
interviews outside Moscow. This must be documented. A penalty of 1 point per day out of 10 will
apply until the fourth day.
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Course Description
As the subject of this discipline is in the process of permanent evolution and academic publications
get outdated quickly, students are advised to follow the latest developments in several academic
journals on the topic, available at the HSE library, such as Comparative Political Studies, Journal
of Comparative Policy Analysis, Comparative Politics, Policy and Society, Critical Policy Studies,
Journal of European Public Policy etc., as well as in the general media, on the internet and around
them, “in the street”.
Topic 1. The Comparative Method: Ontology and methodology in social science research. Why
compare? Heuristic differences and similarities between focused comparison, the case study, and
statistical analysis. The background and tenets of the comparative historical analysis (qualitative
comparative analysis). Mill's Indirect Method of Agreement and Difference: background,
principles, advantages and pitfalls. Most similar designs, most-different designs. Configurational
Comparative Methods (crisp-set QCA, multi-valueQCA, fuzzy-setQCA, Boolian language,
sufficiency and necessity of variables, choice of variables/the formation of configurations, processtracing and forms of historical analysis, correlation, multifinality, equifinality, randomness, QCA
softwares. Statistical inference, variations and distributions of frequency (policy convergence).
Group work and exercises.
Required readings:
Lijphart, Arend (1975) “The Comparable-Cases Strategy in Comparative Research”, Comparative
Political Studies, Vol. 8, No 2, 158-177.
Sartori Giovanni (1970) Concept Misformation in Comparative Politics, American Political Science
Review, Vol. 64, No. 4, 1033-1053. http://www.corwin.com/upm-data/24809_Ch_02.pdf.
Engeli, Isabelle and Rothmayr A. Christine eds. (2014) Conceptual and Methodological Challenges
in Comparative Public Policy, London: Palgrave, chapter 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
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Policy”
Goldstone, Jack. A. (2003). Comparative historical analysis and knowledge accumulation in the
study of revolutions. Comparative historical analysis in the social sciences, 41-90.
Marx, Axel, Benoît Rihoux and Charles C. Ragin (2013) ‘The Origins, Development and
Application of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): The First 25 Years’, European Political
Science Review, 6 (1), 115–42.
Optional readings:
Przeworski, Adam and Teune, Henry (1970) The Logic of Comparative Social Inquiry, New York:
Wiley-Interscience.
Lijphart, Arend (1971) “Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method”, American Political
Science Review, Vol. 65, No 3.
Barbara Geddes (1990) “How the Cases You Choose Affect the Answers You Get: Selection Bias
in Comparative Politics,” in James A. Stimson ed. Political Analysis, Vol. II, Ann Arbor:
University of Michigan Press, 131-150.
Tarrow, Sydney (2010) The Strategy of Paired Comparison: Toward a Theory of Practice,
Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 43, No 2, 235-237.
King, Gary, Keohane, Robert and Verba, Sidney (1994). Designing Social Inquiry. Scientific
Inference in Qualitative Research, Princeton: University Press.
Howard, Peter (2010) “Triangulating Debates within the Field: Teaching International Relations
Research Methodology”, International Studies Perspectives, Vol. 11, No 4.
George, Alexander, L. and Bennett, Andrew (2005). Case Studies and Theory Development in the
Social Sciences, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Hague, Rod, and Martin Harrop (2013) Political Science: A Comparative Introduction, 7th edition.
Palgrave.
Birkland Thomas (2011) A. An Introduction to the Policy Process. Theories, Concepts, and Models
of Public Policy Making. New York: M.E.Sharpe.
Mahoney, James and Rueschemeyer, Dietrich eds. (2003) Comparative Historical Analysis in the
Social Sciences: Cambridge University Press.
Anckar, Carsten (2008) "On the Applicability of the Most Similar Systems Design and the Most
Different Systems Design in Comparative Research." International Journal of Social Research
Methodology 11 (5): 389-401.
Savolainen, Jukka (1994) "The Rationality of Drawing Big Conclusions Based on Small Samples:
In Defense of Mill's Methods." Social Forces 72 (4), 1217-24.
Lieberson, Stanley (1994) "More on the Uneasy Case for Using Mill-Type Methods in Small-N
Comparative Studies." Social Forces, 72 (4):12, 25-37.
Skocpol, Theda (1979) States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia
and China. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Moore, Jr., Barrington (1993) [First published 1966]. Social origins of dictatorship and democracy:
lord and peasant in the making of the modern world (with a new foreword by Edward Friedman
and James C. Scott ed.), Boston: Beacon Press.
Putnam, Robert, D.; Leonardi, Robert and Nanetti, Raffaella, Y. (1993) Making Democracy Work:
Civic Traditions in Modern Italy, Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
de Tocqueville, Alexis (1862) (1946) Democracy in America translated by Henry Reeve, edited
with an introduction by Henry Steele Commager, London: Oxford University Press.
Mill, John Stuart. 1974b [1843]. “Of the Four Methods of Experimental Inquiry.” In Book 3,
Chapter 8, cinative and Inductive, Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
COMPASSS (COMPArative Methods for Systematic cross-caSe analySis) Website.
http://www.compasss.org/about.htmhttp://www.compasss.org/about.htm
http://www.compasss.org/about.htm
David Levi-Faur’s homepage on the comparative method http://poli.haifa.ac.il/~levi/method.html
Ragin, Charles, C. (1987) The Comparative Method: Moving Beyond Qualitative and Quantitative
Strategies, Berkeley: University of California Press.
Topic 2. Regulatory Policies
Theoretical perspectives on regulation. What are the factors that underpin policy convergence or
divergence of regulatory policies in the field of telecommunications, electricity, trade and
environmental protection. The European Union as exemplar.
Required readings:
Jordana, Jacint and Levi-Faur, David (2004) (eds) The Politics of Regulation: Institutions and
Regulatory Reforms for the Age of Governance, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar (chapters 1-2 and 810).
Tosun, Jale et al. (2012) Regulatory Policy Outputs and Impacts: Exploring a Complex
Relationship, Regulation and Governance 6 (4), 427-444.
Donald L. Horowitz (1989) “Is there a Third World Policy Process?” Policy Sciences, Vol. 22,
No.3/4 , pp. 197-212.
Optional readings:
Knill, Christoph (2006). Cross-National Policy Convergence: Causes, Concepts and Empirical
Findings. Journal of European Public Policy, Special Issue 12 [5].
Bennett, Colin J. (1991) ‘Review Article: What Is Policy Convergence and What Causes It?’,
British Journal of Political Science, 21 (2), 215–33.
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Topic 3. Distributive and Redistributive Policies
Typology of welfare regimes in developed countries. How and why do national responses vary?
The politics of retrenchment in the West: economic globalization, immigration, aging and the
sustainability of the welfare state. Activation policies in a comparative perspective. Is there an
Asian or Russian welfare regime? Can poor countries afford a welfare system? Group work and
comparative policy analysis.
Required readings:
Gøsta Esping-Andersen (1990) The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, Cambridge: Polity Press,
and Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Emmenegger, P., Kvist, J., Marx, P. & Petersen, K. (2015) 'Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism:
The Making of a Classic', Journal of European Social Policy, 25(1), 3-13.
Pierson, Paul (1996) ‘The New Politics of the Welfare State’, World Politics, 48 (2), 143–79.
Starke, Peter (2006) The Politics of Welfare State Retrenchment: A Literature Review, Social
Policy and Administration, 40, 1, 104-120.
Huck-Ju Kwon (1997) Beyond European Welfare Regimes: Comparative Perspectives on East
Asian
Welfare Systems, Journal of Social Policy, 26, 467-484.
Thandika Mkandawire (ed) (2004). Social Policy in a Development Context [Online] Available
at:http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9780230523975 (Accessed: 28 July
2014).
Optional readings:
Hacker, Jacob S. (2004) ‘Review Article: Dismantling the Health Care State? Political Institutions,
Public Policies and the Comparative Politics of Health Reform’, British Journal of Political
Science, 34 (4), 693–724.
Rueschemeyer, Marilyn, Ornstein, Mitchell and Cook, Linda (1999) eds. Left Parties and Social
Policy in Post-Communist Europe", Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
Sainsbury, Diane (2006) Immigrants’ Social Rights in Comparative Perspective: Welfare Regimes,
Forms in Immigration and Immigration Policy Regimes, Journal of European Social Policy, 16 (3),
229-244.
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Policy”
Saxonberg, Steven (2014) Gendering Family Policies in Post-Communist Europe.
A Historical-Institutional Analysis, London: Palgrave.
Heidenheimer, Arnold, Heclo Hugh and Carolyne T. Addams (1990) Comparative Public Policy:
The Politics of Social Choice in America, Europe and Japan, 3rd edn., New York: St Martin’s
Press.
Kvist, Jon and Greve, Bent (2011) Has the Nordic Welfare Model Been Transformed? Social Policy
& Administration, 45: 146–160.
Considine, Mark (2001) Enterprising States: The Public Management of Welfare-to-Work,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Jensen, Carsten, Knill, Christoph, Schulze Kai, Tosun, Jale (2014). Giving Less by Doing More:
Solving the Paradox of Retrenchment. Journal of European Public Policy, 21 (4), 528-548.
Kvist, Jon. (2002) ‘Activating welfare states. How social policies can promote employment’, in J.
Clasen (ed.), What Future for Social Security? Debates and Reforms in National and CrossNational Perspectives, Bristol: Policy Press.
Hubert , Evelyn; Stephens, John, D.; Bradley, David, Moller, Stephanie and Nielsen, Francois
(2003) “Distribution and Redistribution in Post-Industrial Democracies” World Politics, 55 (2),
193-208.
Clausen, Jochen and Clegg, David (2006) Beyond activation: reforming European unemployment
protection systems in post-industrial labour markets, European Societies, 8, 4, 555-581.
Rothstein, Bo (1998) Just Institutions Matter: The Moral and Political Logic of the Universal
Welfare State, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Topic 4. Morality Policies
What are the tenets of the debates over issues that involve moral judgment such as cell-stem,
gambling, abortion, prostitution, drug, same-sex marriage? What are the patterns of policy choice
and developments? Is religion impact so important as often argued? Comparative analysis of two or
more countries.
Required readings:
Knill, Christoph (2013). Morality Policies in Europe: Concepts, Theories, and Empirical Evidence.
Journal of European Public Policy, Special Issue 20 [3].
Engeli, Isabelle, Christopher Green-Pedersen and Lars Thurop Larsen (2012) Morality Politics in
Western Europe. Parties, Agenda and Policy Choices, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Optional readings:
Bucken-Knapp, Gregg and Karlsson Schaffer, J. (2008) “Prostitution Policy Reform and the Causal
Role of Ideas: A Comparative Study of Policymaking in the Nordic Countries” Statsvetenskaplig
Tidskrift, Vol. 110, No. 1, 59-65.
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Preidel, Caroline, Nebel, Kerstin, Knill, Christoph (2014) Brake Rather Than Barrier: The Impact
of the Catholic Church on Morality Policies in Western Europe. West European Politics.
Saxonberg, Steven (2014) Gendering Family Policies in Post-Communist Europe.
A Historical-Institutional Analysis, London: Palgrave.
Topic 5. Policy Analysis Exercise
The tendering process. Types of policy analysis: report, memo, briefing article, research article,
working paper, systematic review. Policy analysis exercise.
Required readings:
Policy Analysis Exercise (PAE). The Writing guide. The HKS Communications Program Harvard
Kennedy School: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/var/ezp_site/storage/fckeditor/file/pdfs/degreeprograms/oca/Communications/pae-guide.pdf
Research for Development (R4D) Department of International Development (UK):
http://r4d.dfid.gov.uk/
Topic 6. Policy Implementation and Evaluation
Implementation failure (top-down approach, bottom-up approach, the synthetisers, organizational
design, functionalist approach). The rationale of policy evaluation. Models of evaluation: selfevaluation, external evaluation, accrual accounting, cost-benefit analysis, effectiveness, efficiency,
policy feedback, randomized control trials… Exercises of evaluation of policy implementation in
two or more countries.
Required readings:
Eduardo Araral, Scott Fritzen, Michael Howlett, M Ramesh, Xun Wu (eds.) Handbook of Public
Policy, New York: Routledge, parts 7 and 8.
Hill, Michael, J. and Hupe, Peter, L. (2002) Implementing Public Policy: Governance in Theory
and in Practice, London: Sage Press (all chapters).
MacDonald G, Starr G, Schooley M, Yee SL, Klimowski K, Turner K. (2001) Introduction to
Program Evaluation for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs. Atlanta (GA): Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tobacco_control_programs/surveillance_evaluation/evaluation_manual
/pdfs/evaluation.pdf
Optional readings:
Lipsky, Michael (1980) Street-Level Bureaucracy, New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Wildavsky, Aaron and Pressman, Jeffrey, L. (1973) Implementation: How Great Expectations in
Washing ton are Dashed in Oakland; Or, Why it’s Amazing that Federal Programs Work at All,
This Being a Saga of the Economic Development Administration as Told by Two sympathetic
Observers Who Seek to Build Morals on a Foundation of Ruined Hopes, Berkeley: University of
California Press.
Wilson, James, Q. (2000) Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It, New
York: Basic Books
Peters, B. Guy (1995) The Politics of Bureaucracy: A Comparative Perspective, 4th edition,
London: Longmans.
Matland, Richard, E. (1995) “Synthesizing the Implementation Literature: The Ambiguity-Conflict
Model of Policy Implementation”, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 5,
No 2, 145-174.
O’Toole, Laurence J., Jr (2000) “Research on Policy Implementation: Assessment and Prospects”
Journal of Policy Administration and Theory, Vol. 10, No 2, 263-288.
Sabatier, Paul (1986) “Top-Down and Bottom-up Models of Policy Implementation: A Critical
Analysis and Suggested Synthesis”, Journal of Public Policy, Vol. 6, No 1, 21-48.
Marie-Louise Bemelmans-Videc, Ray C. Rist and Evert Vedung eds. (1998) Carrots, Sticks and
Sermons: Policy Instruments and Their Evaluation New Brunswick, N.J., Transaction Publishers.
Vedung, Evert (2010) Four Waves of Evaluation, Evaluation, 16(3), 263-277.
Topic 7. Public Management Reforms
Approaches to public management reforms: New Public Management, good governance/quality of
government/state capacity and neo-Weberian Bureaucracy. Education policy reforms. Anticorruption policy reforms Public administration and civil service reforms
Required readings:
Hyden, Goran Court, Julius and Meese, Kenneth (2003) ‘The Bureaucracy and Governance in 16
Developing Countries’. World Governance Survey Discussion Paper 7.
http://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/4104.pdf
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Pollitt, Christopher and Bouckaert, Geert. (2004) Public Management Reform: A Comparative
Analysis, 2nd. edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, chapters 1-5
Andrews, Matt (2013) The Limits of Institutional Reform in Development. New York: Cambridge
University Press, chapters 1-2.
Lapuente, Victor and Bo Rothstein (2014). "Civil War Spain versus Swedish Harmony: The Quality
of Government Factor". Comparative Political Studies 47(10), 1416-1441.
Optional readings:
Weber, Max (1947) The Theory of Social and Economic Organizations, New York: Free Press.
Gauld, Robin and Goldfinch Shaun (2006) Dangerous Enthusiasms: e-government, computer
failure and information system development, Dunedin: Otago University Press (Reprinted
December 2012).
Fukuyama, Francis (2011). Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French
Revolution,New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
http://www.cgdev.org/files/1426906_file_Fukuyama_What_Is_Governance.pdf
The Nordic Countries, the Next Supermodel, The Economist, 2 February 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21571136-politicians-both-right-and-left-could-learnnordic-countries-next-supermodel
Goldfinch, Shaun and Wallis, Joe eds. (2009) International Handbook of Public Management
Reform, London: Edward Elgar.
Acemoglu, Daron; Johnson, Simon; Querubin, Pablo and Robinson, James A (2008) When Does
Policy Reform Work - The Case of Central Bank Independence, Brookings Papers on Economic
Activity,(1), 351-418.
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National Research University – Higher School of Economics
All-university Department of Public Policy
Syllabus of the course (Comparative Public Policy)
for Master degree in Political Science (030200.68), Master degree program “Political Analysis and Public
Policy”
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Teaching Methods and Recommendations
Instructions will be provided to the students as an annex to the syllabus.
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Provisional Topics for Continuous Assessment (essays):
1. Critical review of two required readings.
2. Group work: comparative analysis of a policy issue in two countries.
3. Identification of main questions in a policy domain.
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Provisional Questions for grading estimation
1. Discuss the differences and similarities between policy processes in two countries of your choices.
2. Write a policy report on implementation obstacles in a distributive, regulatory or morality policy
of your choice in two or more countries
3. Write a policy briefing on a topical issue?
4. Make a comparative policy analysis of a public health issue in two countries based on either MSDO
(most similar/different outcome) or MDSO (most different/similar outcome). Apply the
Configurational Comparative Method.
5. Are social policy and economic growth incompatible? Discuss in the light of examples drawn from
developed and developing countries. Use the comparative historical analysis method.
Specific information will be giving prior to the course beginning.
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The Rule of Forming Cumulative Grade
10% Participation, 30% Midterm paper, 20% Homework, 40% Final Essay. With the
exception of clerical errors, there will be no change of grades after posting.
Cumulative grade for current work formula is:
Оcurrent = 0,2·Оparticipation + 0,3·Ohomework + 0,5·Оessay;
Final cumulative grade formula is:
Оfinal grade = 0,4·Оfinal essay + 0,6·Оcurrent
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National Research University – Higher School of Economics
All-university Department of Public Policy
Syllabus of the course (Comparative Public Policy)
for Master degree in Political Science (030200.68), Master degree program “Political Analysis and Public
Policy”
Only the final grade goes into your Master Degree certificate.
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Equipment
Instructions will be provided to the students as an annex to the syllabus.
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