Type of Credit: Elective
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Number of Students
This course will develop students’ knowledge on the major conceptual approaches that have been developed for policy transfer and lesson learning in policy-making. Students will critically assess and synthesize the applicability of these concepts for analyzing public policy development in Greater China in the context of an increasingly pluralized world. Major public policy areas (for example, environment, social security, or health care) will be identified for comparison in light of the global public policy trends and changing governance models in public policy. Students will apply theories and evidence from other countries and reflect on processes of policy transfer to Greater China (Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Macau) to enable them to question policy processes, synthesize knowledge from different places and disciplines and consider the nature of policy in Greater China.
能力項目說明
1. Evaluate different conceptual approaches that have been developed for policy transfer and learning.
2. Compare and contrast different approaches or strategies adopted by selected countries in response to changing policy processes and tools, policy contexts and policy problems.
3. Critically analyze the extent to which developments in the technical (socio-economic and socio-political) and institutional environment have affected public policy development in Greater China.
4. Apply academic knowledge and analytic skills to real-world problems by examining options for policy transfer.
5. Develop the acquisition of skills in research and writing, communication, teamwork, discussion and presentation.
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
|---|---|---|
Week 1: Welcoming and course introduction
Week 2: Comparative Public Policy: Theory Building
Week 3: Political and Economic Dynamics of Policy Making
Week 4: Domestic Context of Policy Making
Week 5: Globalization and Public Policy
Week 6: Policy Transfer & Learning, Looking for Lessons and Venturing Abroad
Week 7: Comparative Public Policy – Social Security Policy (I)
Week 8: Comparative Public Policy – Social Security Policy (II)
Week 9: Comparative Public Policy – Social Security Policy (III)
Week 10: Comparative Public Policy – Healthcare Policy (I)
Week 11: Comparative Public Policy – Healthcare Policy (II)
Week 12: Comparative Public Policy – Healthcare Policy (III)
Week 13: Comparative Public Policy – Environmental Policy (I)
Week 14: Comparative Public Policy – Environmental Policy (II)
Week 15: Comparative Public Policy - Environmental Policy (III)
Week 16: presentation (I)
Week 17: presentation (II)
Week 18: Final paper preparation
1. Class Participation 20%: Students are expected to read the assigned reading materials and engage the classes actively.
2. Individual Presentation 30%: Details about the arrangement will be announced in the first lecture.
3. Individual Paper (4,000-5,000 words) 50%: Students are required to write an essay related to the topics in this course.
Dodds, Anneliese, (2013), Comparative Public Policy, Palgrave Macmillan, Ch 1
Haque, Rod and Harrop, Martin, (2004), Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction, 6th edition, Palgrave, NY, Ch 5
Heidenheimer, Arnold et al, (1983), Comparative Public Policy, Macmillan, NY, p 1-13
Hopkin, Jonathan, (2002), “Comparative Methods”, in Marsh, David and Stoker, Gerry, (2002), Theory and Methods in Political Science, Macmillan, NY
Landman, Todd, (2008), Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics: An Introduction, Routledge, London, Ch 1-2 (CityU Lib online)
Lim, Timothy, (2016), Doing Comparative Politics: An Introduction to Approaches and Issues, Lynne Reinner Publishers, Boulder, Ch3
Peters, B Guys (2018) Comparative Politics and Comparative Policy Studies: Making the Linkage, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 20:1, p.88-100