Public Policy is an introductory course that explores policy-making as both a problem-solving process and a political process. This course aims to educate a new generation of public policy-makers and policy analysts, familiarising them with the necessary concepts, theories, methods and principles involved in the formulation and analysis of public policy. The course provides an accessible assessment of a wide range of theories and models from policy cycles, policy transfer, rational choice and socio-economic explanations to multi-level governance, advocacy coalitions and punctuated equilibrium and of their value to policy analysis. The programme draws on the disciplines of political science, economics, law, public management. Students develop a working knowledge of particular aspects of political science theory relevant to understanding how public policies are formulated. They gain a basic understanding of economic approaches to public policy analysis and of the concepts of economic efficiency and equity as societal objectives.
Public Management
公共管理是以政府为核心的公共部门整合社会的各种力量，广泛运用政治的、经济的、管理的、法律的方法，强化政府的治理能力，提升政府绩效和公共服务品质，从而实现公共的福利与公共利益。公共管理从学科意义上的内容包括公共管理原理，行政管理，城市管理，公共政策，发展管理，教育经济管理以及劳动社会保障等方向，公共管理学的兴起得益于全球化新公共管理运动，但进入二十一世纪后，新公共管理学在实践中不断遇到新的挑战，公共管理学研究进入百家争鸣的时代。
Public Affairs
公共事务是学习如何管理公共事务的专业，研究公共事业管理活动、制度、体制及其运行机制。城市规划、公共政策、社会政策、环境政策、卫生政策、非营利组织管理、公共信息与技术管理、公共财政政策及管理等都属于公共事务的范畴。公共事务专业一般开设于类似于政府学院或专门的公共事务学院之下。
