Linking Public Administration to Comparative Politics

The Public Administration of Politics, or What Political Science Could Learn from Public Administration

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Societal Innovation ( OSI ) for Politics , Public Administration , and Civil Society

This paper introduces the notion of Open Societal Innovation (OSI). OSI refers to the adaptation and subsequent sustainable use of appropriate open innovation approaches from business, adapted and utilized by state and society to solve societal challenges. Examples that match the understanding of OSI are discussed in order to gain a broader understanding for this phenomenon.

Comparative politics

Polisci 111H: Intro to Comparative Politics

This course presents an introduction to the study of comparative politics through a survey of the main theoretical debates and methodological approaches of the discipline. Upon completion of this course, students should have a general understanding of the historical development of intellectual trends in the study of comparative politics and an ability to articulate the strengths and weaknesses ...

Models of Public Administration: Comparative Analysis of Administrative Organisation

2 The views expressed do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Italian Department for Public Administration, and Formez. Summary: Introduction. – 1. The boundaries of the public administration. – 1.1. Notions of public administration: from unity to differentiation. – 1.2. Supranational influence: notions arising from Community law. – 2. Relations between centre, ...