After completing the course, the student will be able to understand recent approaches to executive public management, to comprehend the managerial skills necessary for effective resource management oriented towards public values, and to handle practically techniques and managerial skills used in current public management.

K1: Acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and techniques of the discipline of political science, using the appropriate terminology and the appropriate scientific method K7: Describe the structure of public administrations at their different levels, the relationships established between them, the regulatory framework, planning and management in the public sphere. C2: Identify, understand and know how to use the main theoretical and conceptual approaches and frameworks of the different areas of specialization and subdisciplines of political science C4: Be able to dedicate themselves to lifelong autonomous learning, which allows them to adapt to new situations in the professional environment S5: Apply the basic techniques and instruments of consulting for the various political actors as well as political communication

1. Managerial skills in the public sector. Historical evolution, trends, peculiarities, and instruments. 2. Key elements of human resources management in public administrations. Team and Project management. 3. Negotiation and conflict resolution in the public sphere. 4. Public leadership, communication, and crisis management. 5. Strategic public management and quality of public services. 6. Digitalization, data governance, and artificial intelligence in the public sector. 7. Public values, transparency, and responsibility of public managers

- Lectures and case studies in class - Simulation excercices on managerial skills (group) - Presentations, where appropriate, by student teams - Report on public management case