Process of the public politics 2103-L-D2PROC
The class develops students' skills in analyzing selected sectoral public policies implemented in Poland. Upon completion of the course, students should identify in detail the criteria for evaluating public interventions undertaken at different levels of government. As a result of the course, students can distinguish the stages of public policies and know the problems associated with their implementation. Students learn how to plan and implement public policies and understand the methodological paradigms for studying them. The course will detail the principles and methods of advocacy in formulating and implementing public policies. Students are familiar with creating advocacy organizations to advocate for selected disadvantaged groups and try to influence the decision-makers in the various phases of the decision-making process. Students have knowledge of multiple instruments for influencing social policymakers appropriate to the phases of the public policy process.
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Term 2024L:
The class develops students' skills in analyzing selected sectoral public policies implemented in Poland. Upon completion of the course, students should identify in detail the criteria for evaluating public interventions undertaken at different levels of government. As a result of the course, students can distinguish the stages of public policies and know the problems associated with their implementation. Students learn how to plan and implement public policies and understand the methodological paradigms for studying them. The course will detail the principles and methods of advocacy in formulating and implementing public policies. Students are familiar with creating advocacy organizations to advocate for selected disadvantaged groups and try to influence the decision-makers in the various phases of the decision-making process. Students have knowledge of multiple instruments for influencing social policymakers appropriate to the phases of the public policy process. |
Term 2025L:
The class develops students' skills in analyzing selected sectoral public policies implemented in Poland. Upon completion of the course, students should identify in detail the criteria for evaluating public interventions undertaken at different levels of government. As a result of the course, students can distinguish the stages of public policies and know the problems associated with their implementation. Students learn how to plan and implement public policies and understand the methodological paradigms for studying them. The course will detail the principles and methods of advocacy in formulating and implementing public policies. Students are familiar with creating advocacy organizations to advocate for selected disadvantaged groups and try to influence the decision-makers in the various phases of the decision-making process. Students have knowledge of multiple instruments for influencing social policymakers appropriate to the phases of the public policy process. |
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
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Type of course
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Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to:
1) characterize the social policy institution system at the national and European Union levels, including the legal and administrative foundations and scope of selected national and local social policy entities, as well as the principles of financing and managing social policy institutions (K_W09);
2) interpret social phenomena by accurately identifying social problems, social issues, and social risks, and be able to indicate their economic and socio-demographic determinants in the context of social policy (K_U01);
3) critically analyzes social programs and social policy activities on various scales and in various fields, including identifying interests and value systems in a social program and explaining their relationship to specific solutions (K_U02);
4) plans and organizes their own work, builds a task force, and actively cooperates with others within it to carry out social policy tasks for a selected disadvantaged group (K_U09);
5) co-prepares a project concerning the creation of a social program concept in the field of social policy, using the knowledge acquired during their studies and supplementing it with the support of experts, as well as by effectively cooperating with other people (K_K02).
Assessment criteria
952 / 5 000
Grading requirements:
- class attendance and preparation;
- participation in in-class discussions and workshop exercises (30%);
- team preparation of a mini-project (teams of up to 4 people), i.e., a written paper on the concept of a social program (public policy) for a selected disadvantaged group, taking into account strategies for influencing decision-makers at various stages of the decision-making process (70% of the final grade).
Graduation requires class attendance (one absence per semester is permitted) and active participation. If the number of absences exceeds the maximum number, the student must complete the course during the instructor's office hours within two weeks of the absence. Absences of more than 4 classes will result in a student failing the course. Failure to complete the second and third absences will also result in a failure to complete the course.
Levels of AI use:
Level 2. GENERATING IDEAS AND CREATING STRUCTURES BY AI (Artificial intelligence can be used, among other things, to brainstorm, create structures, and generate ideas for improving work. The final version of the work must not contain any content generated by artificial intelligence).
Practical placement
Professional internships are not required.
Bibliography
Frączak P. (2008), Rzecznictwo, czyli co?, https://publicystyka.ngo.pl/rzecznictwo-czyli-co
Olejniczak K., Śliwowski P. (2014), Nadchodzi rewolucja? Analizy behawioralne w interwencjach publicznych, https://www.euroreg.uw.edu.pl/dane/web_euroreg_publications_files/5097/olejniczak_liwowski_2014_analizy_behawioralne_w_interwencjach_publicznych.pdf
Ołdak M. (2025), Dlaczego nie zgłaszamy się na badania profilaktyczne? Rola behawioralnej polityki publicznej w kształtowaniu polityki zdrowotnej: wnioski
dla programu „Profilaktyka 40 PLUS”, Studia z Polityki Publicznej, https://econjournals.sgh.waw.pl/KSzPP/article/view/4887/5056
•Gen S. (2013), Policy advocacy organizations: A framework linking theory and practice, https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1897&context=sspapers
Mering T (2017). Implementacja polityk publicznych. Aspekty metodologiczne i teoretyczne, (w:) B. Szatur-Jaworska (red), Polityki publiczne. Wybrane zagadnienia teoretyczne i metodologiczne.
Szatur-Jaworska (2016), Polityka społeczna wobec starzenia się ludności w latach 2013-2016, Warszawa 2016.
Zawicki M. (red.) (2014), Wprowadzenie do nauki o polityce publicznej, Warszawa 2014.
Zybała A. (2012), Polityki publiczne. Doświadczenia w tworzeniu i wykonywaniu programów publicznych w Polsce i w innych krajach, Warszawa.
Żydok P. (2018), Zasada nieoznaczoności w procesach rzeczniczych sektora pozarządowego, https://publicystyka.ngo.pl/zasada-nieoznaczonosci-w-procesach-rzeczniczych-sektora-pozarzadowego
Woźniak W., Państwo, które działa. O fińskich politykach publicznych, UŁ, Łódź 2022.
Supplementary literature:
Thaler R., Sunstein C. (2017), Impuls. Jak podejmować właściwe decyzje dotyczące zdrowia, dobrobytu i szczęścia, Wyd. Zysk i sp.
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Term 2024L:
Zybała A., Polityki publiczne. Doświadczenia w tworzeniu i wykonywaniu Frączyk P. (2008), Rzecznictwo, czyli co?, https://publicystyka.ngo.pl/rzecznictwo-czyli-co Żydok P. (2018), Zasada nieoznaczoności w procesach rzeczniczych sektora pozarządowego, https://publicystyka.ngo.pl/zasada-nieoznaczonosci-w-procesach-rzeczniczych-sektora-pozarzadowego Woźniak W., Państwo, które działa. O fińskich politykach publicznych, UŁ, Łódź 2022. |
Term 2025L:
Zybała A., Polityki publiczne. Doświadczenia w tworzeniu i wykonywaniu Frączyk P. (2008), Rzecznictwo, czyli co?, https://publicystyka.ngo.pl/rzecznictwo-czyli-co Żydok P. (2018), Zasada nieoznaczoności w procesach rzeczniczych sektora pozarządowego, https://publicystyka.ngo.pl/zasada-nieoznaczonosci-w-procesach-rzeczniczych-sektora-pozarzadowego Woźniak W., Państwo, które działa. O fińskich politykach publicznych, UŁ, Łódź 2022. |
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