Fall 2021 - POL 454 D100
Urban Public Policy Making (4)
Class Number: 4313
Delivery Method: Remote
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Patrick Smith
psmith@sfu.ca
1 778 782-3088
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Prerequisites:
Eight upper division units in political science or permission of the department.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
This course will link differing theoretical perspectives and concepts currently used in public policy studies to an understanding of public policy making in urban governance.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
The focus of this course is an examination of the links between differing theoretical perspectives and concepts currently used in the study of public policy and an understanding of public policy and policy making in local, urban, city, regional, metropolitan and local-multilevel governance. Through an assessment of approaches to understanding public policy making, an examination of actual urban policy cases and involvement in working on current public policy dilemmas, the contributions of existing policy theory to explanations of urban policy processes, policy outcomes and urban-city-regional governance will be evaluated. Students in this course will be expected to confront practical public policy dilemmas in Greater Vancouver , BC and other Canadian and comparative urban settings, and to develop policy options that might provide solutions to such predicaments. These will be discussed in initial class seminar meetings and involve interaction with actual public policy practitioners.
The final assessment is based on written assignments and seminar participation.
One or two field seminars – in/around the Vancouver city region, etc - are anticipated. The topics/locales of these will be discussed in initial class seminars.
Grading
- Article Critique 15%
- Briefing Note 20%
- Memorandum 30%
- Memorandum’s ‘Media Bits’ 15%
- Seminar Participation 20%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
STUDYING PUBLIC POLICY : PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES
BY HOWLETT, MICHAEL, RAMESH, M., PERL, ANTHONY, RAMESH
PRINT ISBN-13: 9780199026142
PRINT ISBN-10: 0199026149
E-ISBNS: 9780199026159
PUBLISHER: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, INCORPORATED
EDITION: 4TH
PUB DATE: MAY 16, 2020
BINDING: PAPERBACK
Department Undergraduate Notes:
Registrar Notes:
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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021
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