Content and objectives
The goal of the course is to understand how states are governed, and particularly how public policy is being made and how the policymaking process and the political process are intertwined.  There are three course activities: first lectures, in which the theme of the week is explained. Second, there are tutorials, in which the required readings are discussed. To prepare for the tutorial students need to read the materials, and prepare according to the specific tutorial preparation instructions for each week listed below. Third, there are workshops, in which students will work on a practical problem related to the week’s theme.  

Literature

• Frank Baumgartner and Bryan Jones (1993), Agendas and Instability in American Politics
• John W. Kingdon (1995), Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies, HarperCollins
• Anne Mette KJaer (2004), Governance, Polity
• Jon Pierre (2000), Debating Governance, Oxford
• Pressman and Wildavsy (1984), Implementation
• Woodrow Wilson (1887), The Study of Administration.
• Frank J. Goodnow (1900) Politics and Administration.
• Peter Hennessy (1989), Whitehall, chapter 14.
• Christopher Hood (2003), The Tax State in the Information Age.
• John L. Campbell (2003), States, Politics, and Globalization: Why Institutions Still Matter.
• Kenichi Ohmae (1996), The Emergence of Region States.
• Robert Reich, Locked in the Cabinet, excerpts.
• Richard Munson, The Cardinals of Capitol Hill, excerpts.
• Lester M. Salamon, The Tools of Government, chapter 1, chapter 19, chapter 22