PAdm 701: Public and Nonprofit Governance
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites:
None
Course Objectives:
- An understanding of the governmental and political institutions that underlie the practice of public administration at the state and local levels
- An understanding of the nonprofit sector and its role in the public administration environment
- Recognition of the challenges facing both public and nonprofit managers in the complex environment within which public and nonprofit organizations operate
- A working awareness of the structure and function of state and local government and of the nonprofit sector including constitutional authority, board governance, legislative process, intergovernmental relations, government-nonprofit relations, interest groups and stakeholders
Course Description:
Designed to help students develop an understanding of: a) the governmental and political
complexities within which public administration operates; b) the nonprofit sector
鈥� including its major public-benefits subcomponents 鈥� and its role in the public administration
environment; and c) challenges facing both public and non-governmental actors. Students
should develop a working awareness of the significant concepts and components of the
governance, politics, and institutions, that enables them to analyze forces of change
in this challenging environment.
Major Topics Covered:
- Federalism
- Constitutions
- Political parties and political culture
- Interest groups and the media
- Legislatures and nonprofit boards
- Governors/chief executives
- Courts
- Bureaucracy and organizational culture
- Intergovernmental relations/government-nonprofit relations
- Public and nonprofit finance
- Future trends/e-government
- Government and governance