The project-oriented course is designed to deepen understanding of the policy process within a context of democratic governance. The course connects theoretical thinking about the policy process to practical application in public policies. The course addresses the interaction of political dimensions of democratic governance concerning polity (institutions political system democracy, ideas, language) and politics (interaction of collective and individual actors) with the policy process. This connection is illustrated by a more detailed examination of several policy process frameworks (stage heuristics, IADF, NPF, ACF, and MSF) and their application to practice using case studies. In practical perspective, the course intends to lead students to convey theoretical findings into practice and back, and to engage them in critical thinking, argumentation, and studying of public policy issues
- Teacher: Vilém Novotný