COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
PIR 561	B	3	3	0	0	3	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Salih Özcan , Tuesdays 14:00-17:30
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:	E 210
Course Description:	This is a master level course. This course introduces students to the governmental, administrative and political systems of underdeveloped, developing and developed countries focusing on the interaction among political and administrative systems. This course aims to explore a range of subjects about the general public administration of countries in a comparative perspective. The main topics of the course develop around: Political Culture and Administration, Bureaucratic structures, Political Institutions and Public Bureaucracy, Public Management. Theoretical knowledge gained in this course is combined with case studies examination in a comparative context. The goal of the course is to guide students in understanding public administration systems and differentiating among them.
Course Objectives:	The student shall: - knows the theories, methods and types of comparative public administration research - understands relationship between law, politics and administration - understands drivers of public administration development and reforms - applies theory in case studies - be able to analyze and compare organization and functions of public administration in different countries - develop skills of team work, presentation and public communication.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Class introduction, syllabus and requirements
2	Public Administration as a Concept
3	Theories and Analytical Approaches
4	Models and Traditions of Public Administration in Europe 1: Continental European Napoleonic Model- France; Continental European Federal Model- Germany; The Scandinavian Model- Sweden
5	Models and Traditions of Public Administration in Europe 2: The Anglo-Saxon Model-UK; The Central Eastern European Model- Hungary; Cross comparison
6	Administrative Reforms from a Comparative Perspective: Inter-governmental Reforms
7	Administrative Reforms from a Comparative Perspective: Territorial Reforms
8	Midterm exam and Administrative Reforms from a Comparative Perspective: PA Reforms and Market, Modernizing PA.
9	Reform Implementations, Convergence and Divergence.
10	Country Studies: USA/Canada
11	Public Administration in the Developing World
12	Country Studies: Russia
13	Country Studies: Turkey/India/Malesia or Another Developing Country
14	Public Administration in the Balkans: Bulgaria/Romania or Albania/Kosovo/Macedonia

Prerequisite(s):	N/A
Textbook:	S. Kuhlmann and H. Wollmann, Introduction to Comparative Public Administration, Edward Elgar, 2014; J. A. Chandler (Ed.), Comparative Public Administration, Second Edition, Routledge, 2014;
Other References:	Dyrmishi, A., & Hallunaj, M. (n.d.). Integrity Building of the Albanian Public Service. Institute for Democracy and Mediation. Friedrich- Ebert- Stiftung. Keta, E. (2013). Në kërkim të një Modeli për Administrimin Publik në Shqipëri (Searching for a Public Administration Model in Albania). Durres Kraja, G. (2011, July). Job Security and Performance: Case Study of the Albanian Public Administration. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 4(2). Kraja, G. (2015, July). Motivation and performance: A case study of the Albanian public administration. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management , III(7). Walter Kickert (Ed.), The Study of Public Management in Europe and the US, Routledge, 2008
Laboratory Work:	N/A
Computer Usage:	N/A
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	At the end of the course, students should be able to learn about the political systems around the world (including types of governments, public administration, political culture etc.)
2	Demonstrated ability to analyze and evaluate aspects of public management and administration in a comparative context and to participate constructively in class discussion of issues relating to public management;
3	To gain knowledge of the various “driving factors” of international politics and policy including economic development, changing attitudes and beliefs, political culture, globalization, etc.
4	To understand how various cultural perspectives, shape individual group, and country orientations toward international political issues.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Master of Science in Political Science and International Relations Program
1	Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources.	5
2	Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches.	5
3	Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects.	5
4	Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions.	4
5	Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations.	4
6	Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently.	4
7	Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena.	5
8	Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones.	5
9	Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles.	1
10	Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge.	1
11	Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments.	3
12	Having consciousness about human rights and environment.	4
13	Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning.	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	20
Project	1	30
Final Exam	1	50
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	15	15
Assignments	1	20	20
Final examination	1	35	35
Other			0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6