POSC304L - Public Administration

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
This course will look at the implementing arm of government(s). Policy making also happens as laws get implemented and enforced. The constitutional aims and values that administrators are charged with upholding in a liberal democracy will be explored. Besides looking at the theory and practice of federalism, also explored will be intergovernmental relations, decision making, civil service, budgeting, and implementation of laws - administrative discretion and objectivity - to administrative regulations and the interface with public, politicians, clients, taxpayers, and media. This course is reading, writing and thinking intensive.

Prerequisite(s): one 200-level class from any subfield or permission of the instructor