Магистратура
2025/2026
Анализ государственной политики на постсоветском пространстве
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Политика и глобальное управление в Евразии)
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
6
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course is built around the tension between normative approaches to policymaking and Policy Studies perspectives on the political nature of the policymaking process. The course integrates the discussions of applied topics and policy memo writing with key concepts and theories in policy studies, alongside an exploration of the unique challenges and dynamics of policymaking and governance in post-Soviet contexts.
Learning Objectives
- Provide students with a solid understanding of fundamental concepts and theories in policy studies, enabling effective analysis and application to various policy contexts.
- to make students able identify and critically assess the distinctive features and challenges of policymaking and governance in post-Soviet states, using appropriate analytical frameworks
- to equip students with the skills of applied policy analysis and policy paper writing
Expected Learning Outcomes
- knows basic concepts in the fields of Policy Studies, Governance, and Public Administration and can apply them to describe an explain policy processes in post-Soviet countries
- knows the differences in the context of the policymaking process and the role different actors (business, NGOs, international organizations) play in this process across the post-Soviet states
- evaluates public policy designs prospectively and retrospectively
Course Contents
- Introduction to Public Policy
- Public policy as problem-solving: Policy design
- Finding solutions: the practice of Policy Design
- From desk research to the field: qualitative policy evaluation
- Rational problem solving meets reality: historical legacies and institutional constraints
- Bringing politics back in: Policy studies perspectives on the policy process
- Bringing politics back in: Advocacy Coalitions Framework
- From micro- to macro-politics: political regimes and societal structures of the post-Soviet states
- The travel of policy ideas in the post-Soviet space: policy transfer, diffusion, and translation
- Civil society and NGOs as actors of policy change
Assessment Elements
- In-class participationStudents are expected to attend each seminar and participate regularly in discussions. The instructor evaluates participation based on the quality of answers, evidence of engagement with the assigned readings and homework, and the overall level of involvement in class activities.
- In-class assignmentsThe students are to fulfill three written in-class assignments based on the material of preceeding classes. Students will have 20 minutes for each assignment.
- TestThe test covers the theoretical material discussed throughout the course.
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 2nd module0.25 * In-class participation + 0.25 * In-class assignments + 0.5 * Test
