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Course: 2025/2026

Public Management and Public Administration

(14094)

Dual Bachelor in International Studies and Political Science (Plan: 506 - Estudio: 320)

Coordinating teacher: NATERA PERAL, ANTONIO

Department assigned to the subject: Social Sciences Department

Type: Basic Core

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.

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

Ordinary assessment:
- Final paper, presentations, or other formation activities: 20% of grade.
- Exam (week 8): 30% of grade. Student must obtain in exam a minimum score of one third of its value to be considered.
- End-of-term exam: 50% of grade. Student must pass the exam to add continuosus assessment note.

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.