Teaching Public Policy. A Preliminary Assessment

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https://doi.org/10.24965/gapp.11187

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Pedagogy, Didactic, Policy analysis, Teaching

Abstract

During the last years, policy analysis has converted into a core discipline of social and political sciences. Nevertheless, the pedagogical dimension of policy analysis has not been handled by the literature yet. This article questions this vacuum in three ways. First of all, it presents the historical process of consolidation followed by policy analysis in Spain. Secondly, it analyses the few available studies centered on the didactic of this discipline. Lastly, it introduces the different contributions made by the Spanish and foreign experts recruited for producing this special issue.

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Author Biographies

Jean-Baptiste Harguindéguy, Universidad Pablo de Olavide (España)

Jean-Baptiste Harguindéguy es profesor titular en el Área de Ciencia Política de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide donde imparte clases sobre políticas públicas y administración pública. Sus investigaciones recientes se centran en la organización de referéndums de autodeterminación, el papel de las élites periféricas en las instituciones centrales y la enseñanza de las políticas públicas.

Juana María Ruiloba Núñez, Universidad Pablo de Olavide (España)

Doctora en Ciencia Política por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid e investigadora visitante en la UNAM, Università degli Studi di Firenze y Universidad de Zulia. Profesora en la Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), miembro del Instituto Universitario de Estudios de la Mujer de la Autónoma y docente en su Máster de Estudios Interdisciplinares de Género. Sus líneas principales de trabajo son el liderazgo político y el género, las políticas públicas, la administración y el gobierno municipal.

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Published

01-03-2023

How to Cite

Harguindéguy, J.-B., & Ruiloba Núñez, J. M. (2023). Teaching Public Policy. A Preliminary Assessment. Gestión Y Análisis De Políticas Públicas, (31), 5–13. https://doi.org/10.24965/gapp.11187