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Course: 2025/2026

Public Management and Public Administration
(14094)
Bachelor in Political Science (Study Plan 2018) (Plan: 396 - Estudio: 205)


Coordinating teacher: NATERA PERAL, ANTONIO

Department assigned to the subject: Social Sciences Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 2º
Semester: 2º



Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to understand models, strategies, and instruments of innovation in contemporary public management, and understand how public administrations are structured, their political dynamics, and the role of administrative culture, focusing on the Spanish case and from a comparative perspective.
Learning Outcomes
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. K9: Understand the economic dimension of the public sector in the state and international environment, as well as know the fundamentals and phases of the budget cycle 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 S1: Be able to debate and formulate critical reasoning, using precise terminology and specialized resources, on political phenomena S11: Know how to analyse public policies as well as design, plan, implement and evaluate public programmes and projects S12: Understand the economic dimension of the public sector in the state and international environment, as well as the phases of the budget cycle in the public sphere
Description of contents: programme
1. Public Administration in the political system 2. Models of public management 3. Strategies and instruments for improvement and innovation in public management 4. Elements of design and structuring of public organizations 5. Power, conflict, and political management in administrative scenarios 6. Administrative culture and change management. 7. Public administration in a comparative perspective. Prospects.
Learning activities and methodology
Text analysis, case studies, individual or in-group research papers and/or oral presentations, short essays, in-class debates, etc. Tutorial sessions: individual on the established schedule.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 50
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • BOVAIRD, T.; LÖFFLER, E., eds. (2015), Public Management and Governance, London, Routledge. 3rd. edition.. .. .. .
  • CONTEH, C.; GREITENS, T.J.; JESUIT, D.K.; ROBERGE, I. (2018), Governance and Public Management. Strategic Foundations for Volatile Times, Routledge. .. .. .
  • KUHLMANN, S.; WOLLMANN, H. (2019), Introduction to Comparative Public Administration. Administrative Systems and Reforms in Europe. Elgar Publishing. .. .. .
  • POLLIT, C.; BOUCKAERT, G. (2017), Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis. Oxford Univ. Press, 4th edition. .. .. .
  • RAINEY, H.G.; FERNÁNDEZ, S.; MALATESTA, D. (2021),. Understanding and Managing Public Organizations,. Jossey Bass, sixth edition.. .
  • SHAFRITZ, J. M.; RUSSELL, E.W.; BORICK, C.P.; HYDE, A.C. (2016), Introducing Public Administration. Routledge, 9th Edition. .. .. .
Additional Bibliography
  • CHRISTENSEN, T.; LAGREID, P.; RONESS, P.; ROVIK, K. (2007), Organizational Theory and the Public Sector. Routledge. .. .. .
  • HUGHES, O.E. (2003), Public Management and Administration. Palgrave-Macmillan. .. .. .
  • JOYCE, P. (2015), Strategic Management in the Public Sector. Routledge. .. .. .
  • KLIJN, E.; KOPPENJAN, J. (2015), Governance Networks in the Public Sector. Routledge. .. .. .
  • PERRY, J.L. (1996), Handbook of Public Administration. Jossey-Bass. .. .. .
  • PETERS, B.G. (2003), Handbook of Public Administration. Sage. .. .. .
  • POLLIT, C. (2016), Advanced Introduction to Public Management and Administration. Elgar Publishing. .. .. .
  • VAN DE WALLE, S.; GROENEVELD, S. (2018), Theory and Practice of Public Sector Reform. Routledge. .. .. .

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.