JOU4952 - Politics 1

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of local and central government and authorities.
2. Explain and understand the structure, finance, operation and resposibilities of National Health Service, Social Welfare Service, Local Authorities, and Local Government
3. Show an awareness of current issues and debates facing local and central government.

Content:

Structure & Operation of Local Government

1. Local Services with respect to housing, education, planning, social services, emergency services, environmental protection and conversation, public transport, leisure and recreation
2. National Health Service with respect to the various health bodies and the complaints machinery.
3. Social Welfare Service: with respect to the service provided by the Dept. of Work and Pensions.

Structure & Operation of Central Government

1. Structure & operation of Central Government
2. Administration & finance of the National Health Service
3. Social Welfare Services
4. Role of Government in Trade & Industry and structure and operation of companies
5. The Utilities – water, gas, post etc.
6. Treasury and basic economic terms
7. The Monarchy
8. The Home Office
9. The European Union
10. Defence & International Affairs

Learning and Teaching Information:

Local and Central Government

1. Richard Jarvis, (2003). The UK Experience of Public Administration Reform (Public Service Country Profile Series), Commonwealth Secretariat
2. George A. Boyne, (2000). Public Choice Theory and Local Government: A Comparative Analysis of the UK and the USA, St. Martin's Press
3. Peter Barberis, (1996). The Whitehall Reader: The UK's Administrative Machine in Action, Open University
4. Jennifer Lees-Marshment, (2004). The Political Marketing Revolution : Transforming the Government of the UK, Manchester University
5. Marilyn M. Taylor, (2003). Public Policy in the Community (Public Policy and Politics), Palgrave Macmillan
6. David Richards, Martin Smith, (2002). Governance and Public Policy in the UK, Oxford University Press, USA
7. Michael Hill, Peter L Hupe, (2002). Implementing Public Policy : Governance in Theory and in Practice, SAGE Publications
8. Fenney, Ron (ed.), Essential local government, LGC Communications, 7th ed. 1996
9. Greenwood, John et al., New public administration in Britain today, Routledge 2002
10. Kearns, Ian et al., E-participation in local government, IPPR, 2002
11. Local Government Information Unit’ Local democracy for the 21st century: finance LGIU, 2000
12. Wilson, David and Game, Chris, Local government in the UK, Macmillan, 2nd ed. 1998
13. Local Government Information Unit, Modernising local government: local democracy and community leadership, LGIU, 1998
14. Blair, Tony, Leading the way: a new vision for local government, IPPR, 1998
15. Hotham, Gerald (ed.), Freedom with responsibility: can we unshackle public enterprise? IPPR, 1998
16. Mullard, Maurice (ed.), Policy-making in Britain: an introduction, Routledge, 1995
17. Connolly, Sara and Munro, Alistair, Economics of the public sector, Prentice-Hall, 1999
18. Bovaird, Tony, Public management and governance, Routledge, 2003
19. Greenwood, John et al., New public administration in Britain today, Routledge, 2002

Journals

Administrative Science Quarterly 1981-
International Review of Administrative Sciences 1997-
Journal of Public Affairs 2001-
Public Administration 1978-
Lectures
Contact hours 20
Number of groups 1

Seminars
Contact hours 20

Assessment:

001 Essay 1x1000 words (during Sem 1) 25%
002 Essay 1x1000 words (end Sem 1) 25%
003 Essay 1x2000 words (end Sem 2) 50%


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