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.
Prerequisites (description)
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Learning outcomes
Student(s) upon completion of the course:
1) has knowledge of the role and subject matter scope of national and local social policy actors of social policy institutions in the process of formulating and implementing public policies (K_W09);
2) can interpret social phenomena accurately, recognizing social problems, social issues, and social risks, and can identify their economic and socio-demographic conditions in the process of making public policies(K_U01);
3) can critically analyze social programs and social policy measures and apply various instruments of influence on the social policy maker, according to the phases of the public policy process (K_U02);
4) can plan and organize his work, as well as build an advocacy organization within its framework to cooperate actively with others in carrying out advocacy for selected disadvantaged groups (K_U09);
5) is ready to participate in the preparation of projects related to advocacy on behalf of selected disadvantaged groups, using the knowledge gained during the studies and being able to supplement it, including the use of expert support, as well as effectively cooperating with others (K_K02).
Assessment criteria
1) Preparation of a group project (teams of up to 4 people) - a written work, the subject of which is the concept of implementation of advocacy on behalf of selected de-favored groups, taking into account strategies for influencing decision-makers at different stages of the decision-making process - 70% of the assessment.
2) Class attendance and activity (realization of judgment tasks) - 30%.
The prerequisite for passing the conversion course is class attendance (one absence during the semester is possible) and active participation. If the number of likely absences is exceeded, passing the class on call is necessary. Absence from more than half of the meetings leads to failure to pass the class.
Practical placement
No applicable
Bibliography
• Frączyk P. (2008), Rzecznictwo, czyli co?, https://publicystyka.ngo.pl/rzecznictwo-czyli-co
• 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
• http://rszarf.ips.uw.edu.pl/pppw/
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