Questora

PAHS 308 — Democracy and Policy Making

Public Administration and Health Services Management · University of Ghana

The course seeks to help students understand the process by which public policy is created and implemented at all levels of government in Ghana. It examines the political and social context that shapes the practice of public administration and public policy making, as well as the normative issues that public administrators face as they seek to make effective decisions. Areas to be covered include fundamental issues in public administration; citizenship and national identity; norms that govern practice, such as efficiency, effectiveness, representation, participation, accountability, transparency and sovereignty; the rapid mobilization of social groups; the spread of pluralistic political systems; the policymaking process, democracy and democratization; models of democracy; contemporary issues in democracy in Ghana; public administration –democracy synergy; and public policymaking in democratic states.

Credits
3
Level
Level 300
Semester
Semester Two

Other courses on this programme

Practising PAHS 308 with Questora

Upload your own slides, notes and past papers for PAHS 308 and Questora builds mock exams, practice questions and a revision plan from them.

Start free

Course details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).