Public Policies

Year
1

Academic year
2024-2025

Code
01019656

Subject Area
Management and Administration

Language of Instruction
Portuguese

Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face

Duration
SEMESTRIAL

ECTS Credits
5.0

Type
Compulsory

Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical and practical classes.

Learning Outcomes

The Public Policy program aims to provide students with the knowledge needed to critically understand the process of formation of public policy, these objectives and evaluate their effectiveness.

Work Placement(s)

Syllabus

Chapter 1 – The Study of Public Policy

Chapter 2 - Categories of Public Policy

Chapter 3 - The Policy-Makers and their Environment

Chapter 4 - Policy Formation: Problems, Agendas, and Formulation

Chapter 5 – Budgeting and Public Policy

Chapter 6 – Policy Implementation

Chapter 7 - Policy Impact and Evaluation

Chapter 8 - The economics of State intervention in the Economy

Chapter 9 - The theory of public choice

Chapter 10 - State failures.

Head Lecturer(s)

João José Nogueira Almeida

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Frequency: 100.0%

Bibliography

Anderson, James E. 1997. Public Policy-Making, 3rd ed. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

Kingdon, John W. 1984. Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies. Boston, MA: Little, Brown.

Parsons, Wayne. 1995. Public Policy. Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar

Harguindéguy, 2013, Jean-Baptiste, Análisis de Políticas Públicas, 1 ed., Madrid: Tecnos.