OA1 - Acquisition of theoretical knowledge about the framework of the design and planning of public policies in the context of the Public Policy Studies;
OA2 - Identification and appropriation of theoretical reference frameworks used in the process of design and planning of public policies and their respective methodologies of intervention.
OA3 - Acquisition of methodological and technical-operational knowledge concerning the methods, tools and contents of the main phases of a methodology of design and planning of public policies.
CP1. DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING WITHIN PUBLIC POLICIES
1. Fundamental concepts
2. Public Policy Studies epistemological framework
3. Operationalising public policy concept o
4. Ethics in public policies design and programming
CP2. CONCEPTUAL REFERENCE FRAMEWORKS
1. Systemic vision
2. Programme theories
2. Theory of change
3. Logical models
CP3. OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK
1. Diagnosis and priorities selection
- Needs assessment
- Identifying problems
- Mobilisation of actors
- Selection of priorities
2. Strategy definition
- Alternatives analysis
- Intervention conceptual framework
- Objectives and goals
3.3 Action plan
- Operational framework design
- Programmatic content
- Resource mobilisation and budget
- Management model
- Monitoring structure and information systems
- Dissemination and communication
- Longitudinal programming
- Ex-ante evaluation and evaluation plan
The assessment of the course Public Policy Planning in continuous assessment mode is carried out through group work and an individual report. The final grade will be obtained using the following weighting:
- Group work: 70% of the final grade;
- Individual report: 30% of the final grade.
The course does not include a written exam. As an alternative to continuous assessment, the two elements provided for in the continuous assessment modality may be presented individually and at exam period. These assessment elements must be entirely original and may not have been assessed in whole or in part previously.
Mandatory Bibliography
Capano, G., Howlett, M., Ramesh, M & Virani, A. (2019). Making policies work: First- and second-order mechanisms in policy design. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Chen, H. (2015). Practical program evaluation: theory-driven evaluation and the integrated evaluation perspective. (2nd. Ed.). Sage.
Howlett, M. & Mukherjee, I. (eds.) (2018). Routledge handbook of policy design. Routledge.
Howlett, M. (2019). Designing public policies: Principles and instruments. (2nd. Ed.). Routledge.
Howlett, M., Ramesh, M & Perl, A. (2020). Studying public policy: policy cycles and policy subsystems. (4th. Ed.). Oxford University Press.
McNabb, D. & Lee, C. (2020). Public sector strategy design: Theory and practice for government and nonprofit organization. Routledge.
Chow, J. (2020). Strategic policy design: a practitioner's guide to statecraft. Routledge.
Peters, B. & Fontaine, G. (eds.) (2022). Research handbook of policy design. Edward Elgar.
Optional Bibliography
Bamberger, M. & Mabry, L. (2020). RealWorld evaluation. Working under budget, time, data and political constrains. (3rd. Ed.). Sage.
Bardach, E. & Patashnik, E. (2020). A practical guide for policy analysis: the eightfold path to more effective problem solving. (6th. Ed.). Thousand Oaks: Sage/ CQ Press.
Birkland, T. (2020). An introduction to the policy process: theories, concepts, and models of public policy making. (5th. Ed.). Routledge.
Bovens, M. & Hart, P. (2017). Understanding policy fiascoes. Routledge.
Cairney, P. (2016). The politics of evidence-based policy making. Palgrave Macmillan.
Cairney, P. (2019). Understanding public policy: theories and issues. (2nd. Ed.). Palgrave Macmillan.
Calley, N. (2011). Program development in the 21st Century: an evidence-based approach to design, implementation and evaluation. Sage.
Capano, G., & Howlett, M. (eds.). (2020). A modern guide to public policy. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Chrisinger, D. (2017). Public policy writing that matters. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Compton, M., & Hart, P. (eds.) (2019). Great policy successes. Oxford University Press.
Durose, C. & Richardson, L. (2016). Designing public policy for co-prodution: Theory, practice and change. Policy Press.
Dye, T. (2017). Understanding Public Policy. (15th. Ed.). Pearson.
Friedman, L. (2018). Does policy analysis matter? Exploring its effectiveness in theory and practice. University of California Press.
Funnell, S. & Rogers, P. (2011). Purposeful program theory: effective use of theories of change and logic models. Jossey-Bass.
Guerra, I. (2006). Participação e acção colectiva: interesses, conflitos e consensos. Princípia.
Guerra, I. (2007). Fundamentos e processos de uma sociologia de acção: o planeamento em ciências sociais. (2nd. Ed.). Princípia.
Howlett, M. & Tosun, J. (eds.) (2018). Policy styles and policy-making: exploring the linkages. Routledge.
Howlett, M. & Tosun, J. (eds.) (2021). The Routledge handbook of policy styles. Routledge.
Howlett, M. (2019). The policy design primer: Choosing the right tools for the job. Routledge.
Howlett, M., Fraser, S. & Mukherjee, I. (eds.) (2018). Handbook of policy formulation. Edward Elgar.
Innes, J., & Booher, D. (2018). Planning with complexity: An introduction to collaborative rationality (2nd Ed.). Routledge.
Kettner, P., Moroney, R. & Martin, L. (2016). Designing and managing programs: an effectiveness-based approach. (5th. Ed.). Sage.
Khan, M. (2015). Program governance. CRC Press.
Knoepfel, P. (2018). Public policy resources. Policy Press.
Knowlton, L. & Phillips, C. (2012). The logic model guidebook. (2nd. Ed.). Sage.
Kraft, M. & Furlong, S. (2020). Public policy: politics, analysis, and alternatives. (7th. Ed.). CQ Press.
Laing, K. & Todd, L. (eds.) (2015). Theory based methodology: using theories of change for development, research and evaluation. Research Centre for Learning and Teaching, Newcastle University.
Menchén, M., Caro, C. & Gil, A. (2020). Guía para el diseño de estudios piloto de políticas públicas. Instituto Andaluz de Administración Pública.
Pasanen, T. & Shaxson, L. (2016). How to design a monitoring and evaluation framework for a policy research project. Methods Lab.
Patton, C., Sawicki, D. & Clark, J. (2012).Basic methods of policy analysis and planning. (3rd. Ed.). Routledge.
Pennock, A. (2018). The CQ press writing guide for public policy. CQ Press.
Peters, B., Capano, G., Howlett, M., Mukherjee, I., Chou, M., & Ravinet, P. (2018). Designing for policy effectiveness: defining and understanding a concept. Cambridge University Press.
Peters, G. (2018). Policy problems and policy design. Edward Elgar.
Schiefer, U. (et al) (2006). MAPA ? Manual de planeamento e avaliação de projetos. Princípia.
Vining, A. & Weimer, D. (2017). Policy analysis: concepts and practice. (6th. Ed.). Routledge.
Wu, X., Ramesh, M., Howlett, M. & Fritzen, S. (2017). The public policy primer: managing the policy process. (2nd. Ed.). Routledge.