POLn4056 Policy analysis

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Krutílek (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Kopeček, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to give to the students the practical competencies in the field of policy analysis.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to: - actively apply policy analysis tools, to identify, analyze and solve relevant political problems, not only within the political system of the Czech Republic, but (primarily) within the multilevel political system of the European Union; - write a policy paper reflecting a concrete real political issue from the position of a concrete political actor;
- to formulate the procedure to achieve the goals,
- Present their attitudes.
Syllabus
  • Introduction, the way of course organizing Policy analysis - theory Individual consultation Choosing a political problem to analyze and writing a policy paper Individual oral evaluation of the analysis Submitting policy paper Group presentation
Literature
  • EUobserver (https://euobserver.com/) EurActiv (http://www.euractiv.cz/) Euroskop (http://www.euroskop.cz/) Open Europe (http://openeurope.org.uk/) EUR-Lex (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=cs) European Union Newsroom (http://europa.eu/newsr
  • Handbook of public policy. Edited by B. Guy Peters - Jon Pierre. London: Sage Publications, 2006, xi, 512. ISBN 0761940618. info
  • MCGANN, James G. and Erik C. JOHNSON. Comparative think tanks, politics, and public policy. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2005, ix, 288. ISBN 1843760223. info
  • FIALA, Petr and Klaus SCHUBERT. Moderní analýza politiky (Modern Policy Analysis). 1st ed. Brno: Barrister&Principal, 2000, 170 pp. monografie. ISBN 80-85947-50-1. info
  • Analysing public policy. Edited by Peter John. London: Continuum, 1998, 227 s. ISBN 1855675862. info
Teaching methods
Lectures by policy experts, student team work, student presentations.
Assessment methods
policy paper, presentation
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://ondrej.krutilek@gmail.com
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/fss/spring2025/POLn4056