Accreditations
Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES)
PhD Management
Building 4, room 329
doutoramentos.cies@iscte-iul.pt
(+351) 210 464 195
monday to friday, 10:00 - 13:00 / 14:30 - 18:00
Programme Structure for 2025/2026
Curricular Courses | Credits | |
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Public Policy Selected Researches
6.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Mandatory Courses | 6.0 |
State and Market: Contemporany Debates
6.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Mandatory Courses | 6.0 |
European and International Public Policy
6.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Mandatory Courses | 6.0 |
Research Project Seminar in Public Policy
18.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Mandatory Courses | 18.0 |
Public Policy Research: the Comparative Method
6.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Mandatory Courses | 6.0 |
Public Policy Analysis and Design
6.0 ECTS
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Parte Escolar > Mandatory Courses | 6.0 |
Phd Thesis in Public Policy
120.0 ECTS
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Tese em Políticas Públicas (120 Ects) | 120.0 |
Public Policy Selected Researches
a) to gain understanding of the methodological procedures in large national and international surveys and longitudinal surveys;
b) to acquire competencies to link theoretical options, research objectives and methodological and technical strategies in data collection, data treatment and construction of indicators, as used in large national and international surveys including longitudinal studies;
c) develop research competencies on secondary sources of data bases regarding key studies or "success stories"
d) improve skills required for public presentation of results and impacts of large studies on public policies.
1. Introduction: extensive methodologies and their relevance to public policy
2. Health and health care
3. Social inequality
4. Evolution and characteristics of emigration and Portuguese communities
5. Family policy
6. Education policies and international evaluations
7. Social policies
8. Employment and unemployment
9. Energy and environment
Assessment throughout the semester:
1) class attendance and participation;
2) a policy brief, using a database, summarising the content and possible implications in terms of recommendations for public policy (maximum 4 pages).
Assessment by examination:
A policy brief, using a database, summarising the content and possible implications in terms of recommendations for public policy (maximum 4 pages).
Title: Oyen, Else (1990), Comparative Methodology. Theory and practice in international social research, London, Sage Publications, Sage Studies in International Sociology.
Rodrigues, Maria de Lurdes e Pedro Adão e Silva (2015), Governar com a Troika, Coimbra: Almedina.
Rodrigues, Maria de Lurdes e Pedro Adão e Silva (2013), Políticas Públicas para a Reforma do Estado, Coimbra: Almedina.
Moran, Michael, Rein, Martin and Gododin, Robert (orgs), (2006), The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
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Title: The Campbell Collaboration: http://www.campbellcollaboration.org
The Cochrane Collaboration: http://www.cochrane.org/evidence
Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of health http://www.who.int/social_determinants/thecommission/finalreport/en/index.html .
http://www.who.int/nutgrowthdb/database/en/
World Health Organization:
Família: http://www.oecd.org/social/family/
Saúde: http://www.oecd.org/health/health-systems/
Energia: https://data.oecd.org/energy/renewable-energy.htm
Emprego: http://www.oecd.org/employment/
Pisa: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/
Educação: http://www.oecd.org/education/
OCDE: http://www.oecd.org/
http://observatorioemigracao.pt/np4/home.html
Observatório da Emigração:
http://observatorio-das-desigualdades.com/
http://observatorio-das-desigualdades.cies.iscte.pt/
Observatório das Desigualdades:
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database
Eurostat:
http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/
European Social Survey:
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State and Market: Contemporany Debates
Students that fulfil the assessment requirements will be able to:
a) Mobilize for explaining and analyse public policies different analytical models
b) Explain change patterns and idiosyncratic configurations of public policies in distinct sectors
c) Compare the way different analytical models establish distinct causal nexus in the State market relationship
1. Attitudes, Preferences and Priorities in Welfare States (SDG#3)
2. Good Governance and Accountability (SDG#16)
3. New Risks and the Welfare State: The Transformation of the Welfare State in Europe (ODS#10)
4. Political Legitimacy and the Welfare State: Political Solidarity (SDG#16)
5. Globalisation, Technological Change and Employment (SDG#8)
6. Rights and Responsibilities in Public Policy Making (SDG#16)
7. The Future of the Welfare State (SDG#17)
The assessment modality is continuous, carried out in two moments: in a first moment students will make a presentation in class, in group, and in a second moment a critical analysis of a scientific article selected by the teacher in the area of the SDGs. The first moment corresponds to 40% of the final mark, while the second corresponds to 50%, being the remaining 10% the result of class participation.
Title: Chung, H., Filipovi? Harst, M. and Rakar, T. (2018) Provision of Care, Whose responsibility and Why? in Taylor-Gooby, P. and Leruth, B..
Truby, J. (2020). Governing Artificial Intelligence to benefit the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable Development. 2020; 1?14.
Asensio, M. (2021). The Political Legitimacy of the Healthcare System in Portugal: Insights from the European Social Survey. Healthcare. Vol. 9 (202).
Evropi-Sofia, Dalampira and Stefanos A. Nastis. (2019). Mapping Sustainable Development Goals: A network analysis framework. Sustainable Development. 2019;1-10.
Anis Omria,B, Nejah Ben Mabroukc,D. (2020). Good governance for sustainable development goals: Getting ahead of the pack or falling behind? Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 83.
Taylor-Gooby & Benjamin Leruth eds. (2018). Attitudes, Aspirations and Welfare. Social Policy Directions in Uncertain Times. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
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Title: Bent Greve. (2006). The Future of the Welfare State. European and Global Perspectives. Hampshire: Ashgate Publishing Limited.
Rolf Solli, Barbara Czarniawska, Peter Demediuk, Dennis Anderson (2021) Searching for New Welfare Models: Citizens' Opinions on the Past, Present and Future of the Welfare State.
Peter Taylor-Gooby. (2009). Reframing Social Citizenship. Oxford University Press.
Gareth Davies (2018): Has the Court changed, or have the cases? The deservingness of litigants as an element in Court of Justice citizenship adjudication, Journal of European Public Policy, DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2018.1488881
Peter Dwyer. (2000). Welfare Rights and Responsibilities. Contesting Social Citizenship. Bristol: The Policy Press.
Taylor-Gooby, P. (2017). Re-Doubling the Crises of the Welfare State: The Impact of Brexit on IK Welfare Politics. Journal of Social Policy 46, 4: 815-835.
Bo Södersten (2004). Globalization and the Welfare State. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Mishra, R. (1999). Globalization and the Welfare State. Edward Elgar.
Chen et al. (2014). Globalization and the Future of the Welfare State. Policy Paper Series, n.º 81, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.
Mergela, I., Edelmannb,N., Haug, N. (2019). Defining digital transformation: Results from expert interviews. Government Information Quarterly.
Taylor-Gooby, P. (2005). Ideas and Welfare State Reform in Western Europe. New York: MacMillan.
Peter Taylor?Gooby (2007) Trust and Welfare State Reform: The Example of the NHS. Social Policy & Administration, Vol. 42, No. 3, June 2008
Chung, H., Taylor-Gooby, P. & Leruth B (2018) Special Issue on Political Legitimacy and Welfare State Futures. Social Policy & Administration. 52(4).
Maurício Goudinho Delgado & Vasconcelos Porto. (2018) O Estado de Bem-Estar Social no Século XXI. Brasil: Câmara Brasileira do Livro.
Peter Taylor-Gooby, Jan-Ocko Heuer, Heejung Chung, Benjamin Leruth, Steffen Mau And Katharina Zimmermann (2019). Regimes, Social Risks and the Welfare Mix: Unpacking Attitudes to Pensions and Childcare in Germany and the UK Through Deliberative Forums.
Taylor-Gooby, Peter, Hvinden, Bjørn, Mau, Steffen, Schoyen, Mi Ah, Gyory, Adrienn (2019) Moral economies of the welfare state: A qualitative comparative study. Acta Sociologica, 62 (2). pp. 119-134.
Charron, Nicholas, Lewis Dijkstra, and Victor Lapuente. (2015). Mapping the regional divide in Europe: A measure for assessing quality of government in 206 European regions. Social Indicators Research 122 (2): 315?346.
Tom Christensen & Per Laegreid. (2020). "Balancing Governance Capacity and Legitimacy: How the Norwegian Government Handled the COVID-19 Crisis as a High Performer". Public Administration Review,
Hsin-Hui Wang, Zuway-R Hong & Huann-shyang Lin & Chun-Yen Tsai (2020). The relationships among adult sustainability attitudes, psychological well-being, nature relatedness, and interest in scientific issues. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-00708-1
Taylor-Gooby, P., Hvinden, B., Mau, B.,Schoyen, M.,Gyory, A. (2019). Moral economies of the welfare state: A qualitative comparative study. Acta Sociologica, vol. 62 (2), 119-134.
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European and International Public Policy
Students will learn to apply different theoretical perspectives - from neo-institutionalist theories to theories of policy analysis - to European policies. In addition, the European system and its interaction with other global actors (other international organisations) will be analysed. Another fundamental didactic objective is to encourage students to develop their own research question in the context of the topics of the course, reflecting on the mode of analysis to be adopted and developing an individual work programme. Finally, the aim is to train analysing skills, both oral, in the context of class presentations, and written.
1 Introduction: the study of European and international public policy
1.1 Policy-making in the European and global multi-level system
1.2 Theories of public policy
2. European public policies
2.1 The Europeanisation of public policies
2.2 New modes of policy-making: experimental governance in the EU
2.3 The European Union as an actor in international politics
3. International politics
3.1 The policy-making power of international organisations
3.2 Transnational actors in international politics
3.3 The international diffusion of public policies: a new form of global governance?
4. Conclusion: "Governance without government" or "governance with many governments"?
Assessment throughout the semester includes: 1) development of a research question and identification of a theoretical/analytical approach (30%) and a final individual written assignment (70%). The final written assignment can be a research paper (up to 7 pages) or a literature review on a specific issue in the field of European and international policy analysis (up to 7 pages).
Assessment by examination consists of an individual written final paper (7 pp).
Title: Börzel, T.A. and Risse, T. (2003) 'Conceptualizing the Domestic Impact of Europe', in Featherstone/Radaelli (eds), The Politics of Europeanization, Oxford, 57-80.
Carlsnaes, W., Risse, T. and Simmons, B.A. (eds) (2012) Handbook of International Relations, 2nd Edition, London (cap. 13 e 17).
Enderlein, H., Zürn, M. and Wälti, S. (eds) (2010) Handbook on Multi-level Governance, Cheltenham (cap. 1 e 5).
Falkner, G. (2016). The EU?s Current Crisis and Its Policy Effects: Research Design and Comparative Findings. Journal of European Integration, 38(3), 219?235.
Schmidt, V. A. (2018). Rethinking EU Governance: From ?Old? to ?New? Approaches to Who Steers Integration Journal of Common Market Studies, 56(7), 1544?1561.
Vogler, J. (2011) 'The European Union as a Global Environmental Policy Actor', in J. Connelly and R.K.W. Wurzel (eds), The European Union as a Leader in International Climate Change Politics, London, 21-37.
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Title: Alter, K.J. (2008) 'The European Court and Legal Integration: An Exceptional Story or Harbinger of the Future?', in K.E. Whittington, R.D. Kelemen and G.A. Caldeira (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Law and Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 209-28.
Andresen, S. (2013) 'International Regime Effectiveness', in R. Falkner (ed.), The Handbook of Global Climate and Environment Policy, Malden: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 304-19.
Barnett, M. and Finnemore, M. (2004) Rules for the World: International Organizations in Global Politics, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
Baylis, J., Smith, S. and Owens, P. (eds) (2014) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Bickerton, C. J., Hodson, D., & Puetter, U. (2015). The New Intergovernmentalism: European Integration in the Post-Maastricht Era. Journal of Common Market Studies, 53(4), 703?722.
Biermann, F. and Siebenhüner, B. (eds) (2009) Managers of Global Change: The Influence of International Environmental Bureaucracies, Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.
Börzel, T.A. (2003) Environmental Leaders and Laggards in Europe: Why there is (not) a Southern Problem, Aldershot: Ashgate.
Bulmer, S. (2009) 'Institutional and Policy Analysis in the European Union: From the Treaty of Rome to the Present', in D. Phinnemore and A. Warleigh-Lack (eds), Reflections on European Integration: 50 Years of the Treaty of Rome, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 109-24.
Busch, P.-O. and Jörgens, H. (2012) 'Governance by Diffusion: Exploring a New Mechanism of International Policy Coordination', in J. Meadowcroft, O. Langhelle and A. Ruud (eds), Governance, Democracy and Sustainable Development: Moving Beyond the Impasse?, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 221-48.
Colomer, J.M. (2016) How Global Institutions Rule the World, Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Cowles, M.G., Caporaso, J.A. and Risse, T. (eds) (2001) Transforming Europe. Europeanization and Domestic Change, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.Della Porta, D. and Caiani, M. (2009) Social Movements and Europeanization, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Delreux, T. (2011) The EU as International Environmental Negotiator, Farnham: Ashgate.
Dingwerth, K. and Jörgens, H. (2015) 'Environmental Risks and the Changing Interface of Domestic and International Governance', in S. Leibfried et al. (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Transformations of the State, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 338-54.
Dingwerth, K. and Pattberg, P. (2009) 'Actors, Arenas, and Issues in Global Governance', in J. Whitman (ed.), Palgrave Advances in Global Governance, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 41-66.
Falkner, G., Treib, O., Hartlapp, M. and Leiber, S. (2005) Complying with Europe: EU Harmonisation and Soft Law in the Member States, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Finnemore, M. (1996) National Interests in International Society, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
Heidbreder, E. G., & Brandsma, G. J. (2018). The EU Policy Process. In E. Ongaro & S. van Thiel (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Public Administration and Management in Europe (pp. 805?821). Palgrave.
Heinelt, H., & Münch, S. (Eds.). (2018). Handbook of European Policies: Interpretive Approaches to the EU. Edward Elgar.
Héritier, A., Knill, C. and Mingers, S. (1996) Ringing the Changes in Europe: Regulatory Competition and the Transformation of the State, Berlin: de Gruyter.
Herz, M. and Ribeiro Hoffmann, A. (2004) Organizações Internacionais: História e Práticas, Rio de Janeiro: Campus.
Holzinger, K., Knill, C. and Arts, B. (eds) (2008) Environmental Policy Convergence in Europe. The Impact of International Institutions and Trade, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hooghe, L. (2001) The European Commission and the Integration of Europe. Images of Governance, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hooghe, L. and Marks, G. (2010) 'Types of Multi-level Governance', in H. Enderlein, M. Zürn and S. Wälti (eds), Handbook on Multi-level Governance, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 17-31.
Hooghe, L., & Marks, G. (2019). Grand Theories of European Integration in the Twenty-First Century. Journal of European Public Policy, 26(8), 1113?1133.
Jörgens, H., Lenschow, A. and Liefferink, D. (eds) (2014) Understanding Environmental Policy Convergence: The Power of Words, Rules and Money, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Kelemen, R.D. (2011) Eurolegalism: The Transformation of Law and Regulation in the European Union, Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
Keohane, R.O. and Nye, J.S. (2012) Power and Interdependence, Boston: Longman.
Lelieveldt, H., & Princen, S. (2011). The Politics of the European Union. Cambridge University Press.
Lynggaard, K. (2019). Discourse Analysis and European Union Politics. Palgrave.
Magone, J. M. (2016). Portugal as the ?Good Pupil of the European Union?: Living Under the Regime of the Troika. In J. M. Magone, B. Laffan, & C. Schweiger (Eds.), Core-periphery Relations in the European Union: Power and Conflict in a Dualist Political Economy (pp. 179?189). Routledge.
Marks, G., Scharpf, F.W., Schmitter, P.C. and Streeck, W. (eds) (1996) Governance in the European Union, London: Sage.
Martin, L.L. and Simmons, B.A. (2012) 'International Organizations and Institutions', in W. Carlsnaes, T. Risse and B.A. Simmons (eds), Handbook of International Relations, London: Sage, pp. 326-51.
Matthijs, M. and Blyth, M. (eds) (2015) The Future of the Euro, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Moravcsik, A.M. (1998) The Choice for Europe: Social Purpose and State Power From Messina to Maastricht, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
Schmidt, V. A. (2018). Rethinking EU Governance: From ?Old? to ?New? Approaches to Who Steers Integration Journal of Common Market Studies, 56(7), 1544?1561.
Pollack, M.A. and Ruhlman, M.A. (2009) 'The Heroic Age of European Integration is Over: Institutional and Policy Developments, 1957-2007', in D. Phinnemore and A. Warleigh-Lack (eds), Reflections on European Integration: 50 Years of the Treaty of Rome, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 43-73.
Princen, S. (2009) Agenda-Setting in the European Union, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Richardson, J., & Mazey, S. (Eds.). (2015). European Union: Power and Policy-Making (4th ed.). Routledge.
Risse, T. (2012) 'Transnational Actors and World Politics', in W. Carlsnaes, T. Risse and B.A. Simmons (eds), Handbook of International Relations, London: Sage, pp. 426-52.
Sabel, C.F. and Zeitlin, J. (eds) (2010) Experimentalist Governance in the European Union: Towards a New Architecture, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Sabel, C.F. and Zeitlin, J. (2010) 'Learning From Difference: The New Architecture of Experimentalist Governance in the EU', in C.F. Sabel and J. Zeitlin (eds), Experimentalist Governance in the European Union: Towards a New Architecture, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-28.
Sandholtz, W. and Stone Sweet, A. (eds) (1998) European Integration and Supranational Governance, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Scharpf, F.W. (2010) 'Multi-level Europe - The Case for Multiple Concepts', in H. Enderlein, M. Zürn and S. Wälti (eds), Handbook on Multi-level Governance, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 66-79.
Schmidt, V.A. (2006) Democracy in Europe: The EU and National Polities, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Warleigh-Lack, A. and Drachenberg, R. (2010) 'Policy Making in the European Union', in M. Cini and N. Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds), European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 209-24.
Weiss, T. G., & Wilkinson, R. (Eds.). (2018). International Organization and Global Governance (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Zahariadis, N., & Buonanno, L. (Eds.). (2018). The Routledge Handbook of European Public Policy. Routledge.
Zaun, N. (2016). Why EU Asylum Standards Exceed the Lowest Common Denominator: The Role of Regulatory Expertise in EU Decision-Making. Journal of European Public Policy, 23(1), 136?154.
Zürn, M. (2010) 'Global Governance as Multi-level Governance', in H. Enderlein, M. Zürn and S. Wälti (eds), Handbook on Multi-level Governance, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 80-99.
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Research Project Seminar in Public Policy
Produce a dissertation proposal including a definition of the problem, hypothesis, literature review, methodology and bibliography.
After two initial sessions, program topics will be addressed in the context of the presentation and discussion of the seminar project.
Part I-Introduction to Research Methods
1.Basic definitions about doing research. Scientific research and objectivity. Overview of the research process. Inductive versus deductive research strategies. 2.Methods of social scientific research: quantitative versus qualitative research. Ethics in social research. 3.Literature Review: what is it? Plagiarism. 4.How to think about a research project. What is the politics of writing successful research projects.
Part II.Research Project
5.How to think about your thesis . What should be taken into account? How to conceive a thesis in public policy. Elements of a research proposal: Problem of research; Contextualization/State of the Art; Specific project objectives/Model of analysis/Hypothesis; Empirical References/Observation field; Methodology/Research Plan; Dissemination/Publication; Bibliography.
The curricular unit is annual. The assessment focuses on participation, including attending classes to participate in the seminar project (20%), on questioning the theme chosen for the thesis (10%) and in a written work following the FCT model (70%).
Title: Rodrigues, M. L. e Silva, P. A. (org.) (2013), Políticas públicas para a Reforma do Estado, Coimbra, Almedina. (no prelo)
Rodrigues, M. L. e Silva, P. A. (org.) (2012), Politicas Públicas em Portugal, Lisboa, INCM.
Rodrigues, M. L. (org.) (2013), Exercícios de Análise de Políticas Públicas, Lisboa, INCM. (no prelo);
Wong, Paul ?How to Write a Research Proposal? http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_how_to_write_P_Wong.htm
Becker, Howard (1986) Writing for Social Scientists. How to start and finish your Thesis, Book or Article, University of Chicago Press: Chicago.
Becker, Howard S. (1998), Tricks of the Trade. How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It, University of Chicago Press: Chicago.
Anderson, James (2006) Public Policymaking. An Introduction, Wadsworth Cengage Learning: Boston.
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Title: Young, Foin and Quinn, Lisa (2002) ?Writing Effective Public Policy Papers: A Guide to Policy Advisers in Central and Eastern Europe?
Yin, Robert (2008), Case Study Research: Design and Methods (Applied Social Research Methods) Fourth Edition, Sage: Los Angeles.
Smith, Catherine (2010) Writing Public Policy. A practical guide to communicating in the policy making process, Oxford University Press: New York, pp. 31-59.
Schutt, Russell (2009) Investigating the Social World: The Process and Practice of Research, Sixth Edition, Pine Forge Press: Thousand Oaks.
Silva, Augusto Santos e José Madureira Pinto (orgs.) (1986), Metodologia das Ciências Sociais, Edições Afrontamento: Porto.
Quivy and Van Campenhoudt (2005), Manual de Investigação em Ciências Sociais, Lisboa, Gradiva.
http://ic.daad.de/accra/download/How_to_write_a_research_proposal.pdf
Olk, Harald (2003) ?How to write a research proposal?
Munger, Michael (2000) Analysing Policy. Choices, conflicts and practices, WWNorton Company, New York, pp 3-29.
Moran, Michael, Rein, Martin and Goodin, Robert (2008) The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy, Oxford University Press: Oxford.
Miller, Gerald and Yang, Kaifeng (2008) Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton.
Kraft, Michael and Scott Furlong (2010) Public Policy. Politics, Analysis and Alternatives, pp. 2-29.
Kingdon, James (2003) Agendas, Alternatives and Public Policies, Longman: New York, pp. 231- 244 (Appendix on Methods).
http://www.soc.napier.ac.uk/~hazelh/diss/diss_outline.htm
Hall, Hazel (2010) ?Dissertation/Project Hints: Proposal Writing?
Fowler, Floyd (2009) Survey Research Methods, Fourth Edition, Sage: Thousand Oaks.
http://faculty.smu.edu/jhollifi/Modern%20Political%20Analysis.pdf
Dahl, Robert (1991) Modern Political Analysis, Fifth Edition, Eglewood Press: Prentice Hall, pp 1-12.
Bardach, Eugene (2009) A practical guide for Policy Analysis. The eightfold path to more effective problem solving, CQPress: Washington DC, pp.1-64 (Part I).
Babbie (1990), Survey Research Methods, Belmont, Wadsworth Publishing Company.
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Public Policy Research: the Comparative Method
a) in-depth knowledge of the epistemological roots, the methodological features and the technical issues raised by comparative research strategies;
b) critical evaluation of the interaction between theoretical options, research objectives and methodological strategies in the course of comparative data collection and analysis;
c) ability to conceive and develop research projects which resort centrally or complementarily to comparative strategies and enhance students? skills to identify and solve concrete research problems.
1. Comparative Historical Analysis in political science
2.Description (concepts, typologies and indicators)
3.Scientific logic (questions, research styles, inference and theory
4.Units of comparison (case selection, comparing in time and in space)
5.Theory and hypothesis
6. Causality (processes and mechanisms)
The personal work of students includes the following elements and respective weight:
a) class presentation and discussion of assigned readings - 20%
b) individual written essay (max 25 A4 pages, space 1.5, margin 3cm)- 80%
Title: Venesson, P., «Case studies and process tracing: theories and practices», Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Sciences
Hall, P., ?Aligning Ontology and Methodology in Comparative Research?, em Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences
Rueschemeyer, D., Can one or a few cases yield theoretical gains?, Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences
Mair, P., Concepts and concept formation?, em Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Sciences
Schmitter, P., The design of social and political research?, em D. Porta and M. Keating, Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Sciences
Skocpol, T., "Sociology's Historical Imagination," and ?Emerging Agendas and Recurrent Strategies in Historical Sociology?, em Theda Skocpol, ed., Vision and Method in Historical Sociology
Ragin, C., The Comparative Method.
Mahoney, J., D. Rueschemeyer, Comparative Historical Analysis: Achievements and Agendas,? Com-parative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences.
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Title: Tilly, Charles (1984), Big structures, large processes, huge comparisons, New York, Russell Sage Foundation.
Smelser, Neil, Comparative Methods in the Social Sciences, Englewood Cliffs NJ, Prentice-Hall.
Sartori, G. e Leonardo Morlino (1991) La Comparación en las Ciencias Sociales, Madrid, Alianza Editorial.
Smelser, Neil, (1995) ?Reflections on the Methodology of comparative studies? Fiesole (non-published conference paper).
Lijphart, Arend (1971) "Comparative Politics and Comparative Method", American Political Science Review, 65,3.
Kennett, Patricia A. (ed.) (2013), A Handbook of Comparative Social Polilcy, Cheltenham (UK), Edward Edgar Publishing.
Gupta, Kuhika (2012), ?Comparative Public Policy: Using the Comparative Method to Advance Our Understanding of the Policy Process?, The Policy Studies Journal, 40(S1), pp. 11-26.
Mares, I., The Politics of Social Risk. Business and Welfare-State Development
Martin, C., D. Swank, The Political Construction of Business Interests. Coordination, Growth and Equality
Grzymalla-Busse, A., Nations Under God. How churches use Moral Authority to Influence Policy
Capoccia, G., Defending democracy. Reactions to Extremism in Interwar Europe
Shola Orloff, A., The Politics of Pensions. A comparative analysis of Britain, Cana-da, and the United States
Mahoney, J., «Strategies of causal assessment in comparative historical analysis», in Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences
Capoccia, G., D. Ziblatt, ?The Historical Turn in Democratization Studies, Comparative Political Studies, 2010.
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Public Policy Analysis and Design
At the end of the curricular unit students should be familiarized with the key concepts, models and tools for public policy analysis and also should be able to apply these methods and analysis techniques to concrete cases of public policy. It is intended that at the end of the semester students are able to apply at least the model of the steps in the analysis and design of public policies.
1 - Why study public policy?
2 - Theories of power and political process
3 - Concepts of Public Policy Analysis: actors, resources, rules and institutions.
4 - Analysis of the political process:
Types of policies and phases of the process;
Problems and scheduling;
Alternatives and interest groups;
Formulation design and instruments;
Decision and implementation;
communication;
Evaluation, impact and change.
5 - International influence: diffusion, conveyance and convergence in public policy.
6 - Policy research
7 - Public Policy in Portugal.
Written exercise (maximum 20 pages) with the analysis of a sectorial public policy (50%); Presentation and discussion of a public poster, synthesis analysis exercise of a public policy (40%); Active participation in class (10%). Active participation in class includes attending classes, but also the ability to ask questions, argue, defend points of view and participate in discussions on the topics under discussion.
Title: Theodoulou, Stella, e Matthew Cahn (1995). Public Policy: The Essential Readings, New Jersey, Prentice Hall.
Rodrigues, Maria de Lurdes (coord.) (2014). Exercícios de Análise de Políticas Públicas, Lisboa, INCM;
Parsons, Wayne (1996). Public Policy: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis, Edward Elgar Pub;
Kraft, Michael E., e Scott R. Furlong (2010), Public Policy. Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, Washington DC, CQPress,
Knoepfel, Peter, Corrine Larrue, Frédéric Varone, e Michael Hill (2011). Public Policy Analysis. Bristol, Polity Press University of Bristol;
Kingdon, John W. (2003), Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies, New York, Longman.
Hill, Michael (2009), The Public Policy Process, London, Pearson/Longman.
Dye, Thomas R. (2010), Understanding Public Policy, Boston, Longman.
Birkland, Thomas (2020). An Introduction to the Policy Process, New York, Routledge;
Anderson, James (2003). Public Policymaking. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Company;
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Title: Smith, Catherine (2010), Writing Public Policy, New York, Oxford University Press
Sabatier, Paul (2007, 2019). Theories of the Policy Process, Colorado, Westview Press;
Rodrigues, Maria de Lurdes, e Helena Carreiras; (org.) (2017). Exercícios de Análise de Políticas Públicas 2, Lisboa, Editora
Rodrigues, M. L. e Silva, P. A. (org.) (2013), Políticas públicas para a Reforma do Estado, Coimbra, Almedina;
Rodrigues, Maria de Lurdes, e Pedro Adão e Silva (org.) (2012). Políticas Públicas em Portugal, Lisboa, INCM;
Quiñones, Edgar (2015). Políticas Públicas: Métodos Conceptuales y Métodos de Evaluatión, Huncayo, Universidad Continental;
Ordóñez-Matamoros, Gonzalo (2013). Manual de Análisis y Diseño de Políticas Públicas, Bogotá, Universidade Externaso
Moran, M, Martin Rein, e Robert Goodin (2008), The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Knill, Christoph, e Jale Tosun (2012). Public Policy: A New Introduction, Hampshire, Palgrave Macmillan
Howlett, Michael (2019). The Policy Design Primer. Choosing the Right Tools for the Job. New York, Routledge;
Cairney, Paul (2011, 2020). Understanding Public Policy, London, Red Globe Press;
Bardach, Eugene (2009), A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis, Washington DC, CQPress.
Araújo, Luísa, e Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues (2017). "Modelos de Análise de Políticas Públicas", Sociologia Problemas e Práticas, n.º 83;
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Phd Thesis in Public Policy
By the end of the research period, students must have developed the following skills: a)Ability to accomplish an extensive revision of the state of the art and systematic analysis of the literature on the research topic; b)Conceive an innovative conceptual framework; c)Define and argue for the choice of a methodological strategy; d)Apply adequate data collection and analysis research methods and techniques;
e)Articulate theoretical and empirical elements and, when applicable, different analytical levels required by the perspective adopted towards the research topic;f)Write and present the results of the research clearly.
The program topics will be addressed in the context of the presentation and discussion of work in doctoral seminar sessions.
Literature review and state of the art;
Conceiving an analytical model and its operationalization;
Describing and justifying the choice for a research strategy;
Applying research methods and techniques;
Data collection and analysis;
Compreenhsive integration of results and writing of a dissertation.
According to the regulations, the evaluation is held at the end of the process, in the context of defense in a public examination. However, during the 2nd year the PhD requires the elaboration of two chapters and the presentation and discussion of at least one of the articles in the doctoral seminar as well as participation in seminars to discuss the work. At the end the student must make delivery a progress report and two chapters of the thesis prepared during the year.
Title: Rodrigues, M. L. e Silva, P. A. (org.) (2013), Políticas públicas para a Reforma do Estado, Coimbra, Almedina. (no prelo)
Rodrigues, M. L. e Silva, P. A. (org.) (2012), Politicas Públicas em Portugal, Lisboa, INCM.
Rodrigues, M. L. (org.) (2013), Exercícios de Análise de Políticas Públicas, Lisboa, INCM. (no prelo);
Davies, Martin Brett (2007), Doing a Successful Research Project Using Qualitative or Quantitative Methods, new York, Palgrave Macmillan;
Becker, Howard (1986) Writing for Social Scientists. How to start and finish your Thesis, Book or Article, University of Chicago Press: Chicago.;
Becker, Howard S. (1998), Tricks of the Trade. How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It, University of Chicago Press: Chicago.;
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Title: Wong, Paul ?How to Write a Research Proposal? http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_how_to_write_P_Wong.htm; Olk, Harald (2003) ?How to write a research proposal? http://ic.daad.de/accra/download/How_to_write_a_research_proposal.pdf; Pzreworski, Adam and Salomon, Frank, The Art of Writing Proposals (Social Science Research Council, 1995 rev., 1988): http://www.ssrc.org/publications/view/7A9CB4F4-815F-DE11-BD80-001CC477EC70/
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Recommended optative
The Scientific Commission of the PhD programme in Public Policy recommends that students attend the electives Theory and History of Public Policy (1st semester, Wednesday, 18:00-20:00), Policy Evaluation Methods (1st semester, Monday, 18:00-20:00), Planning and Public Policy (1st semester, Thursday, 20:30-22:30) and Indices and Statistics in Public Policy (2nd semester, Wednesday, 20:30-22:30).
Students can, however, select any other curricular unit available in the Master’s and PhD courses at Iscte.
During enrollment, students may consult the list of curricular units available as electives in the platform where they registered online.
Objectives
To offer an advanced education in the domain of public policy that affords students:
a) A systematic understanding of the discipline of public policy, especially as regards the processes of internationalization and Europeanization;
b) Knowledge of the current analytical perspectives, concepts, theories and problems in the multidisciplinary study of public policy;
c) The ability to design and apply comparative models in this area;
d) The ability to produce significant research, abiding by the stringent parameters of academic quality and integrity;
e) The ability to communicate with the academic community and society in general about the area of public policy;
f) The capacity to make informed interventions in the analyses, design, management and evaluation of public policy in Portuguese, European and international organizations.
When students finish the course, it intended that they will be able to:
a) Identify and evaluate the principal models of analysis, conceptual frameworks and methodological strategies of the discipline of public policy;
b) Combine theoretical and methodological tools in conducting research of scientific significance and quality in public policy;
c) Apply and utilize acquired knowledge to design, analyze, manage and evaluate public policy on national, European and international levels;
d) Communicate and disseminate the results of their work in the academic community and general society.
In each curricular unit these objectives are put into practice, and their attainment is measured through specific tools. In the first year, doctoral candidates attend six compulsory seminars dedicated to the study of the theories and methodologies of public policy, as well as two elective units that may cover any of the following areas: social policy, defense and external relations, education, health, the environment, immigration, media, science and technology, energy and development (60 ECTS credits).
In addition, candidates will attend a research seminar, an international conference cycle and the Public Policy Forum. The completion and defense of the doctoral thesis requires the knowledge, skills and competencies gained in these courses, assessing the candidate’s completion of the degree in an integrated manner.
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In the final two years of the programme, doctoral candidates will prepare a thesis by conducting research in the Centre for Research and Studies of Sociology (CIES).
For the purposes of this task, candidates will also attend:
- An international conference cycle in Public Policy
- A doctoral research seminar in Public Policy
Notes:
1) To enroll in the thesis unit, candidates must present an approved research project and their registration.
2) Thesis preparation must include the completion of a research project in the Centre for Research and Studies of Sociology (CIES) or, with the authorization of the directors of the doctoral programme, in another research centre.
3) As an alternative of equivalent requirement to the thesis, doctoral candidates may opt to produce a coherent compilation of relevant research publications that fall under the framework of public policy. These papers must have already been published in scientific journals with internationally recognized selection committees.
4) Either the preparation of the thesis or the compilation of articles must be supervised by an advisor with a PhD named by the programme directors for this purpose.
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