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2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
SLSP5350M Public Administration in a Globalised World
15 creditsClass Size: 30
Module manager: Li Sun
Email: l.sun2@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
This module is not approved as an Elective
Module summary
The module examines transformations and tensions in the logics and practice of public administration at global, regional and national level. It assesses the potentials, achievements and contemporary crises of evolving international experiments in governance, with a particular focus on the period since 1990.Objectives
The module equips students with a high-level interdisciplinary and critical understanding of public administration as an academic field in a global context, enabling the application of conceptual, theoretical, empirical and critical insights from recent sociology, political science, political economy, law and business/management to key practical issues.Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
• be aware of the central competing logics and tensions to be found in the development and application of public administration in a range of specific international contexts;
• demonstrate an understanding of and critical engagement with the key conceptual, theoretical, empirical and critical debates within sociology, political science and political economy concerning globalisation, comparative regional integration, governance and (critique of) ‘neo-liberalism’;
• assess the empirical evidence on the relation of supra-national to nation-state centered forms of governance;
• understand the main forms of international/supra-national/regional governance and global varieties of capitalism;
• assess the global crisis of democracy in the context of global capitalism and global governance;
• show a developed understanding of at least one major global region (i.e. Europe, North America, Latin America, East Asia, etc) in terms of political/economic integration, its development and failings;
• demonstrate an ability to apply general theoretical insights to one or more applied fields in global governance, i.e. human rights, development, environment, security.
Syllabus
The syllabus for his module will be drawn from a range of relevant topics:
debates on the historical and contemporary logics and practices of public administration, particularly developments since 1990; debates on globalisation and the end of the nation-state; debates between Marxists and Liberal approaches to international political economy; the post-war settlement and the infrastructure of international politics; international governance; a world of regions; varieties of global capitalism; the EU and other regional projects; human rights; development and humanitarian projects; climate change and the environment; global security; global governance; democracy and the crisis of populism.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Workshop | 10 | 2.00 | 20.00 |
| Class tests, exams and assessment | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Private study hours | 127.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 23.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150.00 | ||
Private study
Students will identify, review and analyse large policy documents impacting diverse actors at a local and transnational level [45 hours]Synthesise and critically review appropriate theoretical / conceptual material on global challenges as well as policy-relevant literature. [45 hours]
Prepare for assessment, including formative work to be discussed in ‘class test’ [37 hours]
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Attendance and contributions at each workshop will be closely monitored, as will the submission of compulsory formative work.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Report | Project Report 2000 words | 90.00 |
| Oral Presentation | Verbal presentation for 5 minutes | 5.00 |
| Literature Review | 500 words | 5.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Resit for verbal presentation will be power point presentation plus 500 words outline.
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 28/04/2017
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