Learning outcomes

Learning outcome: 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

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

Teaching language

English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Numeric 1-5.
Evaluation: 1 Book examination: grading 1-5 2 Lectures: Active participation and learning diary. Grading 1-5

Study materials

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

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