About the course

Course content

Syllabus autumn 2023

Earlier syllabuses

Entry requirements and selection

Entry requirements

International Peace and Security (GP110L) and The Law and Practice of the United Nations (GP120L), or 60 credits with progression within one of the following main field: Political Science, International Relations, Human Rights, European Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, or International Migration and Ethnic Relations

Selection

University credits completed 100%

Course literature

  • Alden, Chris, and Amnon, Aran, (2017, 2nd edition), Foreign Policy Analysis; New Approaches, Routledge.
  • Bacchi, C., and Goodwin S., (2016), Post-structural Policy Analysis. A guide to Practice, Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Bardach, E. S., (2017) A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis, The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving, 6th edition, CQ Press.
  • Beach, D. & Pedersen Brun, R.,(2019), Analyzing Foreign Policy, Red Globe Press.
  • Dunn, William, N., (2018, latest edition) Public Policy Analysis; An Integrated Approach, Routledge
  • Friedman, L. S., (2017) Does Policy Analysis Matter? Exploring its effectiveness in theory and practice, UCLA Press.
  • Hill, Michael, and Hupe, Peter, (2014, latest edition), Implementing Foreign Policy, Sage.
  • Hill, Michael, and Varone, Frederic, (2017, 7th edition) The Public Policy Process, Routledge.
  • Meltzer, Rachel, and Schwartz, Alex, (2019), Policy Analysis as Problem Solving; A Flexiable and Evidence-Based Framework, Routledge.
  • Morin, Jean-Frederic, and Paquin,(2018), Foreign Policy Analysis, A Toolbox, Palgrave MacMillian.
  • Roe, E., (1994) Narrative Policy Analysis in Theory and Practice, Duke University Press
  • Spicker, P., (2006), Policy Analysis for Practice, London, Policy Press.
  • Weimer, D. L. & Vining, A. R., (2017) Policy Analysis, Concepts and Practice, Routledge.

Policy related primary source material will be added to this list.

Articles can be added to this list.

Course evaluation

The University provides students who participate in or who have completed a course with the opportunity to make known their experiences and viewpoints with regards to the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarize the results of course evaluations as well as informing participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures initiated in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

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Contact

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