Learning outcomes

The student learns the idea of comparing and comparative method, and the general structures of different administrative systems. He/she also learns the basic questions of development management and the role of Non-Governmental Organizations in development.

Contents

1 The idea and the method of comparing.
2 Central problems of comparative studies.
3 General structures of administrative systems.
4 The basic questions of development and development management.
5 Governing good governance.

Further information on prerequisites and recommendations

This course is a part of advanced studies (Master level) but also available for exchange students.

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures	24 h	0 h

1 Lectures (12 h) on comparative study of administration and management (1 ECTS).
2 Lectures (12 h) on basic questions of development and the management of third sector organizations (1 ECTS).

Teaching language

Finnish, English

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

1. Fukuyama, Francis: State-Building. Governance and World Order in the Twenty-first Century. Profile Books 2005.
2. Hofstede, Geert - Hofstede, Gert-Jan: Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind. McGraw-Hill 2004.
3. Pollitt, Christopher-Bouckaert, Geert (ed.) Public Management Reform: a Comparative Analysis. Oxford University Press 2005.
4. Articles from International Review of Administrative Sciences:

• Vol. 72, 2, 2006: Doig - McIvor - Theobald: Numbers, nuances and moving targets: converging the use of corruption indicators or descriptors in assessing state development.
• Vol. 74, 1, 2008: Samaratunge - Alam - Teicher: The New Public Management reforms in Asia: a comparison of South and Southeast Asian countries.
• Vol.74, 1, 2008: Van De Walle - Van Roosbroek - Bouckaert: Trust in the public sector: is there any evidence for a long-term decline?

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