Administration and Public Policy
Professeur(s) |
Jean-Michel Bonvin[1] Frédéric Varone[2][3] |
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Cours | Administration and Public Policy[4] |
Lectures
- What is a public administration?
- Classical authors: Weber, Taylor and Fayol
- The Swiss Federal Administration: an overview
- Sociological criticism of the bureaucratic model: Crozier and Friedberg
- Psychosocial Critics: The School of Human Resources and theories of motivation
- The administrative structures
- The Public Service
- Administration and political decision
- Administration and Interest Groups
- Administration and implementation of public policies
- Auditing public administration: the Court of Auditors within the Geneva system
- The New Public Management
The course presents the theoretical and methodological foundations of administrative science. It is structured in three parts: the development of the welfare state, the structure and internal functioning of public administrations and, finally, the (new) public management and administrative reforms. The main questions addressed are: what are the characteristics of a public administration? What distinguishes it from a private company? How to analyse individual behaviour within administrations? Are public administrations effective and efficient, or are they dysfunctional? What is the impact of the administration on political decisions? The theoretical concepts are illustrated by concrete examples, drawn from the administrative reality in Switzerland and abroad. At the end of the course, students will be able to analyse the internal structures and processes of an administration, as well as its relations with its political and societal environment.
Lectures
What is a public administration?
Classical authors: Weber, Taylor and Fayol
The Swiss Federal Administration: an overview
Sociological criticism of the bureaucratic model: Crozier and Friedberg
Psychosocial Critics: The School of Human Resources and theories of motivation
Administration and political decision
Administration and Interest Groups
Administration and implementation of public policies
Auditing public administration: the Court of Auditors within the Geneva system
References