Admission requirements
Required course(s):
Introduction to Comparative Politics, or
Politics of the Policy Process: A Comparative Perspective, or
permission from the convener/instructor.
Description
In this course, we will explore complex forms of governance in which a variety of state and non-state actors in different jurisdictions cooperate for public policy provision. We will investigate the range of institutional shapes that multi-level governance can take, the effects of different multilevel design solutions on policy practice and outcomes, and the toolbox available to policymakers to facilitate collaboration. We will study the complexity of multi-level governance drawing on the existing theoretical approaches, analytical models, and empirical studies, but also and importantly by applying these models and insights to original case studies developed by each student individually and in teams. Throughout classes and assignments, academic perspectives will be combined with applied policy approaches to advance the course participants’ skills and competences in critical policy analysis from the governance perspective.
The course focuses on policy settings in which policy issues require collaboration of multiple (types of) actors from multiple tiers of governance (local, sub-national regional, national, international, global, as well as transnational and translocal). In this course, the students will gain knowledge about complex policy challenges and the variety of available governance solutions beyond the traditional top-down, state-centered policy making.
Course Objectives
Understand multi-level governance as a policy phenomenon and a theoretical perspective
Recognize the variety of complex policy problems and identify the institutional solutions they require
Identify different types of complex governance
Apply analytical models and theories to new empirical cases
Map and analyse the institutional design of multi-level governance arrangements
Assess collaborative governance designs in multi-level settings
Apply micro-politics to power analysis
Explain multi-level governance outcomes using appropriate analytical frameworks
Timetable
Timetables for courses offered at Leiden University College in 2022-2023 will be published on this page of the e-Prospectus.
Mode of instruction
The learning goals for the course will be achieved through a mix of educational activities: taught through a mix of interactive lectures, tutorials and workshops functioning as settings for group discussion; and individual and group assignments.
Assessment Method
10% participation assessed continually through participation in seminars and in-class activities.
25% Group simulation
30% Individual position paper
35% Group policy paper
Reading list
Course readings will be available at a Brightspace site for this course or the Leiden University library.
Registration
Courses offered at Leiden University College (LUC) are usually only open to LUC students and LUC exchange students. Leiden University students who participate in one of the university’s Honours tracks or programmes may register for one LUC course, if availability permits. Registration is coordinated by the Education Coordinator, course.administration@luc.leidenuniv.nl.
Contact
Dr. Davina Osei, d.osei@luc.leidenuniv.nl
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