PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
SCIENZA DELL'AMMINISTRAZIONE
| A.Y. | Credits |
|---|---|
| 2016/2017 | 7 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicola Giannelli |
Assigned to the Degree Course
| Date | Time | Classroom / Location |
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Learning Objectives
Main goal of the course is the understanding of bureaucracy as a kind of organization and as the main tool of government in a comparative view.
Program
The traditional power, charismatic and legal-rational and the different types of administrative apparatus according to Max Weber
The concentration of powers of the modern state and the development of the liberal state.
State constitutional law and social birth of the welfare state.
Efficiency and rationality of administrative
Division of labor and professionalization of the officer
Hierarchical organizational and functional differentiation of the modern state
The duty of impartiality of the official and the coldness of the relationship with citizens.
Legal formalism, ritualism and rules of self-reference of the offficials
The defense of the privileges of the official
The relationship between democratization and extension username bureaucracies.
From the concept of government to that of goverance
The advantage of the specialized knowledge of the official
The slowness of the adaptive capacity of the bureaucracy
The distortions of the hierarchical pyramid model
The remedy to the distortions: proliferation of committees and working groups
The system of incentives as an instrument of government
Cost-benefit analysis and technocratic dream
Market and regulatory state
The phenomenon of regulatory capture
The decision as a result of balance of power
The iron law of oligarchy Michels
The benefits of the market in resource allocation
Coase and transaction costs
The conservatism of the political leadership
The principle of efficiency
The neo-institutionalism
The revolution of the New Public Management
The professionalization of the civil service
The ENA and schools of public administration (the Oxbridge model)
The esprit de corps of the administration
Processes of decentralization / devolution administrative
Deverticalisation ministries
The German cooperative federalism
Consultation and the neo-corporatism
The Spoils System American
Access to the contest / competition
The advance for appointment or co-optation or seniority
The relationship between politics and administration
Cabinet offices and organs of staff
Specialism / generalist of the bureaucratic culture
The process of departmentalization and agenzificazione
The importance dellautonomia management and accountability systems.
Managing by objectives, contracts and haughty forms of managerialism and outsourcing.
Privatization form and substance.
The transparency of the acts of the PA
Controls stretegy and management
The responsibility of leadership through monitoring and evaluation
Service charters and codes of ethics
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Understanding of analysis concepts and ability link concepts in different environements and times. Comparative evaluation.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
Students can get support during reading and writing
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lessons in class and support in studying and writing
- Course books
Text in english will be suggested taking into account interests an curriculum of students. Texts in french or spanish language are possible.
- Assessment
Oral examination in italian, in english, french or spanish and/or presentation of a paper
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Course books
Text in english will be suggested taking into account interests an curriculum of students. Texts in french or spanish language are possible.
- Assessment
Oral examination in italian, in english, french or spanish and/or presentation of a paper
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Notes
For any kind of need or information, please contact teacher at nicola.giannelli@uniurb.it
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