International Public Administration Course Guide 2016

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1 International Public Administration Course Guide 2016 Public administration must be understood in its international context. The course in International Public Administration (IPA) provides a foundation for this understanding by focusing on the internationalisation of national public administration; the European administrative space; and the role of international bureaucracies. The course places emphasis on analysing the interaction of national, supranational and international administrative systems and the consequences of internationalisation on nationally-based public administration. The course will illustrate the interactions of multilateral IPA through a series of case studies of public administration and policymaking across national boundaries. The course consists of ten weeks of lectures and classes placing a heavy emphasis on active learning through group learning activities. The course begins by introducing the context, paradigms, political analysis, and theories of IPA. Secondly, the course looks at the national, European, and international arenas of IPA,emphasising the multilevel nature of public administration within Europe. Thirdly, the course looks at a series of case studies of IPA in action in order to provide empirical illustrations of the interlinking of national, European, and international public administration. Finally, the course concludes by arguing the need to use the tools of IPA to understand the emergence of global public governance. The course is taught through weekly learning activities that provide the foundation of knowledge, together with continuous assessment in the form of short learning assignments, and a final written assignment in summative form. The activities and assessments are design to ensure that student s knowledge acquisition is cumulative and they are able to conceptualise, theorise, analyse and understand International Public Administration. Description of objectives The course in international public administration provides competency to: Understand why public administration must be studied in its international context; Be familiar with the general conceptual shift from public administration to public governance; Use theoretical tools to analyse international public administration; Appreciate the realities of multilevel international public administration; Use conceptual, theoretical and methodological means of understanding international public administration in action through case studies; Understand the varieties of public governance that constitute international public administration. 1

2 Criteria for achievement of targets Grade Designation Description 12 Excellent performance Based on a basic knowledge of the interactions of demonstrating complete national, European, and international public fulfilment of the course objectives. administration, and on independent reflection on and the use of the concepts and theories introduced during the course, the student demonstrates an excellent ability to analyse key international public administration problems systematically. The analysis is well structured and clearly communicated. The student demonstrates an excellent understanding of the problem addressed, and 7 Good performance, which demonstrates fulfilment of the course objectives, with several deficiencies. 02 Adequate performance demonstrating the minimal acceptable level of achievement of the course objectives. an independent and reflective use of relevant theory. Based on a basic knowledge of the interactions of national, European, and international public administration, and on independent reflection on and the use of the concepts and theories introduced during the course, the student demonstrates a good ability to analyse key international public administration problems systematically. The analysis is structured and clearly communicated. The student demonstrates a good understanding of the problem addressed and good use of relevant theory. Based on a basic knowledge of the interactions of national, European, and international public administration, and on independent reflection on and the use of the concepts and theories introduced during the course, the student demonstrates a certain ability to analyse international public administration problems. The analysis is communicated in an understandable manner. However, the overall answer to the question conveys a level of uncertainty. Credits 10 ECTS credits Literature The syllabus is 900 standard pages and is the same for all students. The syllabus is set by the Study Board. Types of instruction The course is held in the spring semester and totals 40 hours. It consists of a combination of lectures, classes, learning activities, and continuous assessment for the whole year group. 2

3 Requirements In order to submit the final assignment, students must have conducted 3 assignments in the form of internal writing exercises during the semester. Each task will cover an average of 180 pages of reading and the length (excluding cover page, table of contents, figures, tables, diagrams, notes, bibliography and appendices) must not exceed characters incl. spaces (four standard pages). Exam form The final exam consists of a take-home assignment. The question is defined by the course coordinator and is published when the exam begins. The final exam is summative covering the entire syllabus of the course and is handed in when the course has finished. The take-home assignment is assessed with grades from the course lecturers. Literature The course literature will draw from five recent handbooks in order to provide state-of-the-art overviews of the development of international public administration (do not buy): Soonhee Kim, Shena Ashley, and Henry Lambright (eds.) Public Administration in the Context of Global Governance (2015); Michael Bauer and Jarle Trondal (eds.) Palgrave Handbook of the European Administrative System (2015); Bob Reinalda (ed.) Routledge Handbook of International Organization (2013); Andrew Massey and Karen Johnston (eds.) The International Handbook of Public Administration and Governance (2015); Guy Peters and Jon Pierre (eds.) SAGE Handbook of Public Administration (2012). The course literature also uses two recent surveys of Danish and Nordic relations with the European Union (do not buy): Lee Miles and Anders Wivel (eds.) Denmark and the European Union (London: Routledge, 2014); Caroline Grøn, Peter Nedergaard and Anders Wivel (eds.) The Nordic Countries and the European Union: Still the Other European Community? (London: Routledge, 2015). Student response system (SRS) The lectures will be using the Shakespeak Student Response System (SRS) to activate learning in International Public Administration. Students need internet access to login to using a laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Students will need to enter the code IPA16 and to identify themselves using their UCPH (KUnet) username (e.g. abc123). The response data is not used for assessment, but will be used anonymously for pedagogic purposes. Students should be prepared to use Shakespeak to respond to questions from the very beginning of the first lecture on Thursday 11 th February For further information see: or 3

4 Learning Activities Every class will involve students in Learning Activities designed to ensure that students are well prepared for learning and able to maximise the benefits of lectures, classes, and assignments. Students will need to prepare group Learning Activities by reading the assigned literature before the lecture and by working together before, during and after the classes. The learning activities provide the foundation of knowledge needed to benefit from the continuous assessments, as well as maximise preparations for the final written summative assessment. The organisation of students into groups for Learning Activities requires that students attend their assigned classes ( hold ) students should seek permission to change timetabled classes. Further information is found at Absalon/ItsLearning =1 Assignments Assignment 1 - due 1/3/16 - on Introduction to International Public Administration. 4 pages ( words). Pass/fail grading Assignment 2 - due 30/3/16 - on Multilevel International Public Administration. 4 pages ( words). Pass/fail grading Assignment 3 - due 10/5/16 - on Analysing Case Studies in International Public Administration. 4 pages ( words). Pass/fail grading Take-home exam due 31/5/16 Understanding International Public Administration. 8 pages ( words). 7-point scale grading Timetable [1] Introduction to International Public Administration, Lecture - 11/2/16; Classes 15 or 16/2/16. [2] National Public Administration in a Global Context, Lecture - 18/2/16; Classes 22 or 23/2/16. Assignment 1 Introduction to International Public Administration, due 1/3/16 [3] The European Administrative System, Lecture - 3/3/16; Classes 7 or 8/3/16. [4] International Bureaucracies, Lecture - 10/3/16; Classes 14 or 15/3/16. [5] Diplomacy in Transformation, Lecture - 17/3/16; Classes 29/3/16. Assignment 2 Multilevel International Public Administration, due 30/3/16 [6] IPA of International Trade and Climate Agreements, Lecture - 31/3/16; Classes 4 or 5/4/16. [7] Denmark and the European Commission, Lecture - 7/4/16; Classes 11 or 12/4/16. [8] Diplomatic Practice in the EU and UN, Lecture - 14/4/16; Classes 18 or 19/4/16. [9] Implementing Social Europe in times of Crises, Lecture - 21/4/16; Classes 25 or 26/4/16. [10] Concluding on Global Public Governance, Lecture - 28/4/16; Classes 2 or 3/5/16. Assignment 3 Analysing Case Studies in International Public Administration, due 10/5/16 Take home exam Understanding International Public Administration, due 31/5/16 4

5 [1] Introduction to International Public Administration, 11 th February 2016 Ian Manners Why must public administration be studied in its international context? The lecture will introduce the course, its teaching and assessment methods, and the unifying argument of the course that public administration must be studied in its international context. The learning activities will explore the general paradigms and concepts of IPA, as well as the theoretical terms used through the course. The classes (15/16 Feb.) will clarify the concepts and terminology through in-class activities. Reading [83 pgs.]: Robert Pyper, Public Administration, public management and governance, in Andrew Massey and Karen Johnston (eds.) The International Handbook of Public Administration and Governance (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2015), pp [22 pgs.] Patricia Kennet, Global Perspectives on Governance, in Stephen Osbourne (ed.) The New Public Governance? Emerging Perspectives on the theory and practice of public governance (London: Routledge, 2010), pp [17 pgs.] Laurence O Toole, Globalization, Global Governance, and Public Administration, in Soonhee Kim, Shena Ashley, and Henry Lambright (eds.) Public Administration in the Context of Global Governance (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2014), pp [5 pgs.] Colin Hay, Ontology and epistemology: the political question and the science question, in Political Analysis: A Critical Introduction (Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2002), pp [5 pgs.] Christoph Knill and Jale Tosun, Theoretical Approaches to Policy-Making, in Public Policy: A New Introduction (Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2012), pp [27 pgs.] [2] National Public Administration in a Global Context, 18 th February 2016 Ian Manners What is the internationalisation of national public administration? The lecture will focus on the internationalisation of national public administration, including the roles of administrative legacies, Europeanisation, and international organisations. The learning activities will examine the processes of internationalisation, as well as institutionalist theoretical tools. The classes (22/23 Feb.) will utilise the concepts and theories through in-class activities. Reading [83 pgs.]: Dion Curry, et al, The State and Perceptions of Public Sector Reform in Europe, in Andrew Massey and Karen Johnston (eds.) The International Handbook of Public Administration and Governance (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2015), pp [30 pgs.] 5

6 Tanja Börzel and Diana Panke, Europeanization, in Michelle Cini and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, 4 th edn. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013), pp [12 pgs.] Dorte Martinsen, Public administration, civil servants and implementation, in Lee Miles and Anders Wivel (eds.) Denmark and the European Union (London: Routledge, 2014), pp [13 pgs.] Dionyssis Dimitrakopoulos and Argyris Passas, International Organizations and Domestic Political Reform, in Guy Peters and Jon Pierre (eds.) SAGE Handbook of Public Administration (London: Sage, 2012), pp [28 pgs.] [3] The European Administrative System, 3 rd March 2016 Ian Manners How does the European administrative system function? The lecture will focus on the European administrative system, including the EU institutions, the rise of the European administrative space, and multilevel governance. The learning activities will examine the European administrative system, as well as multilevel governance theories. The classes (7/8 Mar.) will utilise the concepts and theories through in-class activities. Reading [96 pgs.]: Eva Heidbreder, Structuring the European administrative space: policy instruments of multi-level administration, Journal of European Public Policy, 2011, 18(5): [18 pgs.] Jarle Trondal and Guy Peters, The Rise of European Administrative Space: Lessons Learned, Journal of European Public Policy, 2013, 20(2): [13 pgs.] Michael Bauer and Jarle Trondal, The Administrative System of the European Union, in Michael Bauer and Jarle Trondal (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of the European Administrative System (London: Palgrave, 2015), pp [28 pgs.] Simona Piattoni, Multi-level Governance and Public Administration, in Guy Peters and Jon Pierre (eds.) SAGE Handbook of Public Administration (London: Sage, 2012), pp [13 pgs.] Karen Alter, The Transformation of the European Legal System and the Rule of Law in Europe in Establishing the Supremacy of European Law: The Making of an International Rule of Law in Europe (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003), pp [22 pgs.] 6

7 [4] International Bureaucracies, 10 th March 2016 Ian Manners What roles do international bureaucracies play? The lecture will focus on international bureaucracies, including the rise of the international civil service, the conceptualisation of an international public administration, and the autonomy of international bureaucracies. The learning activities will examine autonomous international bureaucracy, as well as global governance theories. The classes (14/15 Mar.) will utilise the concepts and theories through in-class activities. Reading [94 pgs.]: Jarle Trondal, Martin Marcussen and Frode Veggeland, Re-discovering International Executive Institutions, Comparative European Politics, 2005, 3: [26 pgs.] Jarle Trondal, International Bureaucracy: Organizational Structure and Behavioural Implications, in Bob Reinalda (ed.) Routledge Handbook of International Organization (London: Routledge, 2013), pp [13 pgs.] Jonathan Koppell, Global Rulemaking and Institutional Forms, in Soonhee Kim, Shena Ashley, and Henry Lambright (eds.) Public Administration in the Context of Global Governance (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2014), pp [6 pgs.] Per-Olof Busch, The independent influence of international public administrations: contours and future directions of an emerging research strand, in Soonhee Kim, Shena Ashley, and Henry Lambright (eds.) Public Administration in the Context of Global Governance (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2014), pp [17 pgs.] Jörn Ege and Michael Bauer, International Bureaucracies from a Public Administration and International Relations perspective, in Bob Reinalda (ed.) Routledge Handbook of International Organization (London: Routledge, 2013), pp [12 pgs.] Michael Bauer and Jörn Ege, The Autonomy of International Bureaucracies, in Soonhee Kim, Shena Ashley, and Henry Lambright (eds.) Public Administration in the Context of Global Governance (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2014), pp [20 pgs.] [5] Diplomacy in Transformation, 17 th March 2016 Martin Marcussen What role does international public administration play in the transformation of diplomacy? The guest lecture will focus on the transformation of diplomacy, including classic diplomacy, economic diplomacy and public diplomacy, all within the context of international public administration. The learning activities will examine the international public administration of diplomacy, as well as theorising the transformation of diplomacy in a global context. 7

8 The classes (29 Mar.) will utilise the concepts and theories through in-class activities. Reading [86 pgs.]: Geoffrey Pigman, Debates about Contemporary and Future Diplomacy, in Pauline Kerr and Geoffrey Wiseman (eds.) Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013), pp [16 pgs.]. Brian Hocking, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Diplomatic System, in Pauline Kerr and Geoffrey Wiseman (eds.) Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013), pp [17 pgs.] Ian Hall, The transformation of diplomacy: mysteries, insurgencies and public relations, International Affairs, 2010, 86(1): [9 pgs.] Nicholas Bayne and Stephen Woolcock, What is Economic Diplomacy?, in Nicholas Bayne and Stephen Woolcock (eds.) The New Economic Diplomacy: Decision-making and Negotiation in International Economic Relations, 3 rd edn. (Farnham: Ashgate, 2011), pp [15 pgs.] Maaike Okano-Heijmans, Conceptualizing Economic Diplomacy: the crossroads of international relations, economics, IPE and diplomatic studies, Hague Journal of Diplomacy, 2011, 6(1): 7-36 [29 pgs.] [6] The International Public Administration of International Trade and Climate Change Agreements, 31 st March Jens Ladefoged Mortensen What role does international public administration play in the agreement and implementation of international trade and climate change treaties? The guest lecture will focus on governance dynamics and interactions in and around the WTO, especially on MEAs and environment-related trade agreements, including monitoring, enforcement and oversight mechanisms. The learning activities will examine the interactions of International Organisations, including secretariats, diplomats, and the policy networks surrounding them; as well as theorising international trade and environment agreements The classes (4/5 Apr.) will utilise the concepts and theories through in-class activities. Reading [93 pgs.]: Jens Ladefoged Mortensen, No IO is an Island : On lawyers, consultants and the transformation of the WTO, paper presented to workshop on Practice in International Relations and International Political Economy, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, 25 th November [18 pgs.] 8

9 Megan Dee and Jens Ladefoged Mortensen, 2014, Responding to New Powers: The EU s Global Trade Strategy Moving Forward, GR:EEN Policy Brief, No. 36, Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation. University of Warwick. [6 pgs.] Andrew Lang and Joanne Scott, The Hidden World of WTO Governance, European Journal of International Law, 2009, Vol. 20 no. 3, pp , [27 pgs., case: SPS Committee] Monserrat González Garibay, The Global Trade Architecture: An Expanding Agenda in Times of Fragmentation, in Bob Reinalda (ed.) Routledge Handbook of International Organization (London: Routledge, 2013), pp [11 pgs.] Paul D. Hirsch, Collaborative Problem Solving in a Fractured World: A Perspective on the Role of Global-scale Institutions and Administrators in the Context of Climate Change, in Soonhee Kim, Shena Ashley, and Henry Lambright (eds.) Public Administration in the Context of Global Governance (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2014), pp [11 pgs.] Eberhard Bohne, WTO as a Public Formal Organization, in The World Trade Organization: Institutional Development and Reform (Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2010), pp [20 pgs.] [7] Denmark and the European Commission, 7 th April 2016 Caroline Howard Grøn What role do national administrations play in influencing the European Commission? The guest lecture will focus on Denmark and the European Commission, including the role of state lobbyism and the way national administrations seek to influence the formulation of policy within the EU. The learning activities will involve a case study analysis of the way administrative capabilities affect member states abilities to pursue strategic interests in the EU. The classes (11/12 Apr.) will utilise the concepts and theories through in-class activities. Reading [87 pgs.]: Caroline Grøn and Anders Wivel, Maximizing Influence in the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty: From Small State Policy to Smart State Strategy, Journal of European Integration, 2011, 33(5): [16 pgs.] Caroline Grøn, Denmark and the European Commission: Entering the Heart of the Union, in Lee Miles and Anders Wivel (eds.) Denmark and the European Union (London: Routledge, 2014), pp [16 pgs.] Caroline Grøn, The Nordic Countries and the European Commission, in Caroline Grøn, Peter Nedergaard and Anders Wivel (eds.) The Nordic Countries and the European Union: Still the other European Community? (London: Routledge, 2015), pp [16 pgs.] 9

10 Diana Panke, Lobbying Institutional Key Players: How States Seek to Influence the European Commission, the Council Presidency and the European Parliament, Journal of Common Market Studies, 2012, 50(1): [21 pgs.] Markus Haverland and Duncan Liefferink, Member State interest articulation in the Commission phase: Institutional pre-conditions for influencing Brussels, Journal of European Public Policy, 2012, 19(2), [18 pgs.] [8] Diplomatic Practice in the EU and UN, 14 th April 2016 Rebecca Adler-Nissen What role does international public administration play in the practice of EU and UN diplomacy? The guest lecture will focus on the practice turn in IR, using the examples of EU and UN diplomacy, including Danish diplomatic practice in the EU, EU diplomatic practice, and UN diplomatic practice. The learning activities will examine international public administration in practice at the EU and UN, as well as theorising the practice of international public administration. The classes (18/19 Apr.) will utilise the concepts and theories through in-class activities. Reading [91 pgs.]: Rebecca Adler-Nissen, The Diplomacy of Opting Out: A Bourdieudian Approach to National Integration Strategies, Journal of Common Market Studies, 2008, 46(3): [21 pgs.] Rebecca Adler-Nissen, Symbolic power in European diplomacy: the struggle between national foreign services and the EU's External Action Service, Review of International Studies, 2014, 40(4): [24 pgs.] Tannelie Blom and Sophie Vanhoonacker, The European External Action Service (EEAS), the New Kid on the Block in Michael Bauer and Jarle Trondal (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of the European Administrative System (London: Palgrave, 2015), pp [12 pgs.] Bob Reinalda, EU Administration and Interaction with International Organizations, in Michael Bauer and Jarle Trondal (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of the European Administrative System (London: Palgrave, 2015), pp [17 pgs.] Geoffrey Wiseman, Diplomatic Practices at the United Nations, Cooperation and Conflict, 2015, 50(3): [17 pgs.] [9] Implementing Social Europe in times of Crises: Re-established Boundaries of Welfare? 21 st April 2016 Dorte Martinsen What role does international public administration play in social welfare? The guest lecture will focus on social welfare administration in the encounter between Danish and European policies, including welfare and healthcare policies. 10

11 The learning activities will examine the Europeanisation of welfare, as well as theorising social welfare administration The classes (25/26 Apr.) will utilise the concepts and theories through in-class activities. Reading [94 pgs.]: Mikko Kuisma and Mikael Nygård, The European Union and the Nordic models of welfare path dependency or policy harmonisation?, in Caroline Grøn, Peter Nedergaard and Anders Wivel (eds.) The Nordic Countries and the European Union: Still the Other European Community? (London: Routledge, 2015), pp [14 pgs.] Maurizio Ferrera, Social Europe and its Components in the Midst of the Crisis: A Conclusion, West European Politics, 2014, 37:4, [18 pgs.] Herwig Verschueren, 'Preventing benefit tourism in the EU: A narrow or broad interpretation of the possibilities offered by the ECJ in Dano?', Common Market Law Review, 2015, 52(2): [27 pgs.] Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen and Hans Vollaard (2014) Implementing Social Europe in Times of Crises: Re-established Boundaries of Welfare?, West European Politics, 2014, 37(4): [15 pgs.] Hans Vollaard and Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen, Bounded Rationality in Transposition Processes: The Case of the European Patients Rights Directive, West European Politics, 2014, 37(4): [20 pgs.] [10] Concluding on Global Public Governance, 28 th April 2016 Ian Manners How does international public administration help us understand the emergence of global public governance? The lecture will conclude the course by showing how international public administration helps us understand the emergence of global public governance. The learning activities will reflect on the shift from general paradigms and concepts of such as PA, NPM, and NPG to GPG, as well as the theoretical terms used to understand this shift. The classes (2/3 May) will clarify the concepts and terminology through in-class activities. Reading [88 pgs.]: Henry Lambright, Shena Ashley, and Soonhee Kim, Conclusion: Core Themes and Future Challenges for Public Administration in the Global Governance Context, in Soonhee Kim, Shena Ashley, and Henry Lambright (eds.) Public Administration in the Context of Global Governance (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2014), pp [8 pgs.] 11

12 Jarle Trondal, The European Administrative System Reassessed, in Michael Bauer and Jarle Trondal (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of the European Administrative System (London: Palgrave, 2015), pp [23 pgs.] Mélanie Albaret, Multilateralism under Transformation: International Organizations and Clubs, in Bob Reinalda (ed.) Routledge Handbook of International Organization (London: Routledge, 2013), pp [11 pgs.] Lee Miles and Anders Wivel, A Smart State Handling a Differentiated Integration Dilemma?, in Lee Miles and Anders Wivel (eds.) Denmark and the European Union (London: Routledge, 2014), pp [11 pgs.] Karin Bäckstrand, Jamil Khan, Annica Kronsell, and Eva Lövbrand, The promise of new modes of governance, in Environmental Politics and Deliberative Democracy: Examining the Promise of New Modes of Governance (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2010), pp [24 pgs.] Jacqueline Best and Alexandra Gheciu, Introduction, in The Return of the Public in Global Governance (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014), pp [11 pgs.] 12