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University of Mumbai
DEPARTMENT OF CIVICS & POLITICS
M.A. (HONOURS) PUBLIC POLICY
SEMESTER- II
REVISED SYLLABUS
AS PER CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
(TO BE IMPLEMENTED FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016 -17)
B M A Public Policy Sem II_1 Syllabus Mumbai University by munotes
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University of Mumbai
DEPARTMENT OF CIVICS & POLITICS
M.A. (HONOURS) P UBLIC POLICY
AS PER CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (2016 -17 Onwards)
SEMESTER - II
CORE PAPERS
SR.NO. CODE NO. PAPERS
1. PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS
2. SOCIAL CONTEXT OF PUBLIC POLICY
3. INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL
AFFAIRS
4. RESEARCH METHODS AND
DESIGNING PUBLIC POLICY
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SEMESTER II
PAPER I PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS
(6 Credits, 60 hours)
Objective:
This paper will introduce students to the basics of how policies are actually
made. It will expose them to major theoretical debates on approaches to public
policy, the actual nitty gritty details of how policies are made, the role of formal
agencies, the impact of civil society organisations. It will familarise the students
about the complexities of policy implementation and evaluation.
1. APPROACHES TO PUBLIC POLICY (12 hours)
• Institutional, Systems, Elite
• Marxist and Critical
• Rational Choice Theory, Network.
2. PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS (12 hours)
• Identifying problems, Issue Filtration
• Issue Definition, Objectives and Priorities
• Option Analysis, Implementation.
3. FORMAL AGENCIES OF POLICY MAKING (12 hours)
• Executive
• Legislative
• Judiciary -judicial review, judicial activism.
4. NON-STATE ACTORS INFLUENCING POLICY MAKING (12 hours)
• Political Parties, Civil Society Groups, Think -tanks and academic
institutions.
• International and transnational agencies
• Media, Social Media, Internet.
5. EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY (12 hours)
• Administrative process, criteria – Cost Benefit Analysis, Cost
Effectiveness, Audit
• Parliamentary, Judicial and Administrative Accountability.
• Right to Information, Ombudsman,Citizens Charter.
Reading List
1. Anderson, James E., Public Policy -Making, Seventh Edition, Houghton
Mifflin, Boston, 2010.
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2. Bardach, Eugene, A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold
Pathto More Effective Problem Solving, Fourth Edition, CQ Press, New
York, 2011.
3. Birkland, Thomas, An Introduction to the Policy Process: Theories, Concepts and Models of Public Policy Making, Third Edition, M.E.Sharpe, New York, 2010.
4. Considine, Mark, M aking Public Policy Authority, Organization and
Values , Polity Press, Cambridge, 2005.
5. Dunn, William N., Public Policy Analysis An Introduction, Fifth Edition, Pearson, Delhi, 2011.
6. Dye, Thomas R., Understanding Public Policy , Tenth Edition, Pearson,
Delhi, 2004.
7. Guy Peters, B., and Pierre, Jon (Eds.), Handbook of Public Policy , Sage,
London, 2006.
8. Hill, Michael, and Hope, Peter, Implementing Public Policy, Sage,
London, 2002.
9. Hogwood, B.W., and Gunn, L., Policy Analysis for the Real World, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1984.
10. Howlett, Michael, and Ramesh, M., Studying Public Policy, Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems , Oxford University Press, Ontario,1995.
11. John, Peter, Analysing Public Policy , Pinter Press, London, 1998.
12. Kraft, Michael, Furlong, Scott R., Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternative, Fourth Edition, CQ Press, Washington DC., 2012.
13. Marsh, David, and Stoker, Gerry, Theory and Methods in Political
Science, Macmillan, Houndmills, 2010.
14. Michael, Moran, Rein, Martin, and Goodin, Robert E. (Eds.), The Oxford
Handbook of Public Policy,Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008.
15. Sabatier, Paul A. (Ed.), Theories of the Policy Process, Second Edition,
Westview Press, Oxford, 2007.
16. Smith, Kevin B., and Larimer, Christopher, Public Policy Theory Primer ,
Second Edition, Westview Press, Philadelphia, 2013.
17. Stone, Deborah, Policy Paradox, The Art of Political Decision Making,
Third Edition, W.W. Norton &Co, New York, 2011.
18. Theodoulou, Stella Z., and Cahn, Matthew A. (Eds.), Public Policy: The Essential Readings, Second Edition, Pearson, New York, 2012.
19. Weimer, David (Ed.), Cost -Benefit Analysis and Public Policy ,John Wiley
& Sons, New York, 2008.
20. Weimer, David, and Vining, Aidan R., Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice , Fifth Edition, Pearson, 2010.
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PAPER II SOCIAL CONTEXT OF PUBLIC POLICY
(6 Credits, 60 hours)
Objective:
To introduce students to the basic social factors that influence policy process. It seeks to combine theoretical and practical understanding of the society.
1. SOME BASIC CONCEPTS (12 hours)
• Power, Authority, Legitimacy
• Consensus and Conflict
• Caste, Class, Ethnicity.
2. PERSPECTIVES ON THE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENT (12 hours)
• Definitions and Indices,Liberal and Marxist Perspectives
• Critiques of Development; Alternative Models
• Impact of development on Environment- Carbon Footprint, Biodiversity
and Biomass.
3. GENDER AND POLICY (12 hours)
• Patriarchy and the Subordination of Women
• Alternatives sexuality, reproductive rights.
• Access to Resources, Gender Budgeting.
4. DEMOGRAPHIC SOCIOLOGY (12 hours)
• Youth
• Aging
• Disabled.
5. EMERGING ISSUES (12 hours)
• Urbanisation
• Law and order, Cybercrime (including misinformation),
Cybersurveillance.
• New Social Movements, Resistance to State.
Reading
1. Abbott, Pamela, Wallace, Claire, and Tyler, Melissa, An Introduction to Sociology: Feminist Perspectives , Routledge, Abingdon, 2005.
2. Amenta, Edwin, Nash, Kate, and Scott, Alan (Eds.), The Wiley -Blackwell
Companion to Political Sociology , Blackwell, Malden, 2012.
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3. Ashraf, Ali, and Sharma, L.N., Political Sociology: A New Grammar of
Politics , University Press, Hyderabad, 2012.
4. Chakraborty, Satyabrata, Political Sociology , Macmillan, New Delhi,
2005.
5. Glasberg, Davita Silfen, and Shannon, Deric, Political Sociology
Oppression, Resistance and the State , Sage, Thousand Oaks, 2011.
6. Hasan, Zoya, Politics of Inclusion: Castes, Minorities, and Affirmative Action , Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2009.
7. Held, David, Political Theory and the Modern State: Essays on State,
Power, and Democracy, Polity Press, Cambridge, 1989.
8. Janoski, Thomas, Alford, Robert, Hicks, Alexander, Schwartz, Mildred (Eds.), Handbook of Political Sociology: States, Civil Societies and
Globalisation, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005.
9. Johnston, Hank, States and Social Movements , Polity, Cambridge,
2011.
10. Joseph, Sarah, Political Theory and Power , Foundation Books, Delhi,
2004.
11. Krishnamurthy, T.S., The Miracle of Democracy: India's Amazing
Journey , Harper Collins, New Delhi, 2008.
12. Mahajan, Gurpreet (Ed.), Democracy, Difference and Justice, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998.
13. Mahajan, Gurpreet, The Multicultural Path: Issues of Diversity and
Discrimination in a Democracy , Sage, Delhi, 2002.
14. Nash, Kate, Contemporary Political Sociology: Globalization, Power and
Politics , John Wiley& Sons, Sussex, 2010.
15. Pieterse, Jan Nederveen, Politics and Development: A Critical Introduction, Sage, London, 1999.
16. Ritzer, George, Introduction to Sociology , Second Edition, Sage,
Thousand Oaks, 2014.
17. Shrivastava, Aseem, Kothari, Ashish, Churning the Earth The Making of Global India , Penguin Viking, New Delhi, 2012.
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PAPER III INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS
(6 Credits, 60 hours)
Objective:
This course is an introduction to international and global affairs. The first part
focuses on international organisations and actors while the second part deals
with current and emerging global issues. The broad topics that will be examined
include: the basics on foreign exchange, internat ional law and security,
international trade and commerce, global humanitarian issues. Examples would
be drawn from various global experiences.
1. INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS - POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL (12 hours)
• United Nations and its Agencies
• International Financial Institutions
• International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court.
2. WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (12 hours)
• From General Agreement on Trade and Tariff to World Trade
Organization
• Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, General Agreement on Trade in Services, Trade Related Investment Measures
• Developing countries and the World Trade Organization, Dispute Mechanism.
3. NON-STATE ACTORS (12 hours)
• Multinational corporations, Foreign Institutional Investors, Hedgefunds,
Private Equity Funds.
• Global Civil Society, International Non-governmental Organisations: Humanitarian, Environment, Human Rights
• Networks: Terror, Trafficking.
4. ISSUES IN GLOBAL CONTEXT (12 hours)
• Right to Water, Food, Information
• Energy security
• Environment.
5. EMERGING ECONOMIC ORDER (12 hours)
• A World Central Bank
• International Tax Coordination
• A Universal Decent Wage.
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Reading List
1. Baylis, John, and Smith, Steve, The Globalization of World Politics ,
Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2005.
2. Bayliss, K., Fine, B., and Waeyenberge, E. (Eds.), The Political Economy
of Development , Pluto Press, London, 2011.
3. Bhagwati, Jagdish, and Hirsch, Mathias (Eds.), TheUruguay Round and Beyond: Essay s in Honour of Arthur Dunkel, The University of Michigan
Press, Michigan, 1998.
4. Chandra, Rajshree, Knowledge as Property Issues in the Moral
Grounding ofIntellectual Property Rights , Oxford University Press, New
Delhi, 2010.
5. Cimoli, Mario, Dosi, Giovanni, Maskus, Keith, Okediji, Ruth, Reichman,
Jerome, and Stiglitz, Joseph, Intellectual Property Rights, Legal and
Economic Challenges for Development , Oxford University Press, Oxford,
2014.
6. Correa, Carlos M., Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Righ ts:
A Commentary on the TRIPS Agreement , Oxford University Press,
Oxford, 2007.
7. Correa, Carlos M.,Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights:
ACommentary on the TRIPS Agreement, Oxford University Press,
Oxford, 2007.
8. Dasgupta,Paramita (Ed.), WTO at the Crossroads , Concept, New Delhi,
2009.
9. Drahos, Peter, and Mayne, Ruth (Eds.),Global Intellectual Property
Rights: Knowledge, Access and Development, Palgrave Macmillan,
Houdmills, 2002.
10. Dunn, Bill, Global Political Economy: A Marxist Critique, Pluto, London,
2009.
11. Gilpin, Robert, The Political Economy of International Relations,
Princeton University Press, Princeton,1987.
12. Gilpin, Robert,andGilpin Jean M., Global Political Economy:
Understanding the International Economic Order , Princeton University
Press, 2001.
13. Hoekman, Bernard and Kostecki Michel, The Political Economy of the
World Trading System: The WTO and Beyond, Oxford University Press,
Oxford, 2009.
14. Karns, Margaret and Karen Mingst International Organizations: The
Politics and Processes of Global Governance, Viva Books, New Delhi,
2005.
15. Narlikar, Amrita,The World Trade Organisation: A Very Short
Introduction, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 2005.
16. Oatley, Thomas, International Political Economy , Fifth Edition, Pearson,
New York, 2011.
17. Ravenhill, John (Ed.), Global Political Economy , Oxford University Press,
Oxford, 2011.
18. Smith, Roy, El-Anis, Imad, and Farrands, International Political
Economy in the 21st Century , Routledge, New York, 2013.
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PAPER IVRESEARCH METHODS AND DESIGNING PUBLIC POLICY
(6 Credits, 60 hours)
Objective:
To enable students to conceive, conduct and present research by giving
necessary inputs in respect of the research process like research design, data collection methods, validation, writing and observing research ethics at each step. It will also enable st udent design public policy.
1. POLICY PLANNING (12 hours)
• Researching public policy issues
• Policy analysis, preparing checklist for policy analysis,
• Advocacy Skills; lobbying.
2. DATA COLLECTION , ANALYSIS AND VALIDATION (12 hours)
• Types of measurement, various scales, instruments like questionnaire,
interview, observation, field visit, data collection administration.
• Qualitative research techniques likecase study method, grounded
theory, phenomenology, actionscience
• Methods for results validation.
3. ACCESSING AND USING DATA BASES (12 hours)
• Census, National Statistical Studies
• Reports of committees, professional bodies,
• Annual report of the ministries.
4. RESEARCH REPORT WRITING (12 hours)
• Structure of a research report
• Writing guidelines
• Bibliography styles.
5. Research Ethics (12 hours)
• Ethics in literature selection and review
• Ethical procedure for obtaining informed consent,ethics in data analysis and interpretation
• Plagiarism, ethics in publishing and reviewing.
Reading List
1. Bryman, A., Social Research Methods , Oxford University Press, Oxford,
2008.
2. Burnett, J., Doing Your Social Science Dissertation, Sage Publications, London, 2009.
3. Cresswell, J. W., Research Design – Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed
Methods Approaches, Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2009.
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4. Flick, U., Introducing Research Methodology , Sage Publications, London,
2011.
5. Grix, J., The Foundations of Research , Palgrave Macmillan, New York,
2004.
6. Guest, Greg, Namey, Emily E.. Mitchell, Marilyn L., and Marilyn L.,
Collecting Qualitative Data: A Field Manual for Applied Research,SagePublication, Thousand Oaks, 2013.
7. Gupta, Dipak K., Analyzing Public Policy: Concepts, Tools, and
Techniques, CQ Press, Washington DC., 2011.
8. Hakim, C., Research Design: Successful Designs for Social and Economic
Research, Routledge, London, 2008.
9. Majchrzak, Ann, and Markus, M.Lynne, Methods for Policy Research:
Taking Socially Responsible Action, Sage, Thousand Oaks, 2014.
10. McDavid, J. C. and Hawthorn, L. R. L., Program Evaluation and
Performance Measurement , Sage, London,2006.
11. McNabb, D. E., Research Methods for Political Science, PHI Learning, New Delhi, 2009.
12. Mcnabb, David E., Research Methods in Public Administration and
Nonprofit Management: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches ,
Second Edition PHI Publication, Delhi, 2008.
13. Walliman, Nicholas, Your Research Project , Second Edition, Vistaar,
New Delhi, 2010.
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