Admission requirements
MPA students of the PML track can register for this course.
Description
The specialisation course Collaborative Governance teaches you how collaboration between government agencies, private sector corporations, non-profit organisations and citizens is required to address complex societal problems, and how managers can overcome the difficulties that are inherent to successful collaboration. Societal problems increasingly cut across national, sectoral, organisational and professional boundaries. Solving such problems requires that different societal actors work together and jointly utilise their diverse resources, experiences and expertise. In such a way, collaborative governance can result in innovative solutions to tackle wicked societal problems. However, collaborative governance is challenging to bring about in practice, because different actors typically have conflicting goals, values and interests.
This course examines the core theoretical principles and historical development of collaborative governance. You will be introduced to the main modes of collaborative governance, including governance networks and citizen engagement. The course materials and classroom examples are based on an internationally comparative perspective, and the course is highly practice-oriented by teaching you how managers can make collaborative governance work in practice.
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students are able to
Critically evaluate the relevance and historical development of collaborative governance research in the public sector;
Differentiate between public and private sector organisations based on their core differences;
Provide a critical reflection on the promises and challenges of collaboration in the public sector based on research and theory;
Analyse how management contributes to the success of inter-organisational networks;
To apply the scientific literature to inform debates about collaborative governance arrangement in the public sector.
Timetable
On the right side of the programme front page of the e-Prospectus you will find links to the website and timetables, uSis and Brightspace.
Mode of instruction
Weekly classes (21 hours), individual paper (40 hours), self study (79 hours).
Assessment method
Class participation (20%) and individual assignment (80%). Students need to receive a passing grade for the individual assignment to complete the course. The grade for the class participation can be compensated. There is no retake for the class participation. There is a retake opportunity for the individual assignment.
Partial grades are only valid in the current academic year; partial grades will not remain valid after the exam and the resit of the course.
Reading list
To be announced.
Registration
Register yourself via MyStudymap for each course, workgroup and exam (not all courses have workgroups and/or exams).
Do so on time, before the start of the course; some courses and workgroups have limited spaces. You can view your personal schedule in MyTimetable after logging in.
Registration for this course is possible from Wednesday 12 July 13.00h
Leiden University uses Brightspace as its online learning management system. After enrolment for the course in MyStudymap you will be automatically enrolled in the Brightspace environment of this course.
After registration for an exam you still need to confirm your attendance via MyStudymap. If you do not confirm, you will ultimately be de-registered and you will not be allowed to take the exam.
More information on registration via MyStudymap can be found on this page.
Please note: guest-/contract-/exchange students do not register via MyStudymap but via uSis. Guest-/contract-/exchange students also do not have to confirm their participation for exams via MyStudymap.
Contact
Dr. K. Suzuki k.suzuki@fgga.leidenuniv.nl