Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM009M: Regulation and Reform: Analysis and Policy

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level	7
Credits	20	ECTS Value	10
Term(s) and duration	This module ran during term 2 (3 weeks)
Academic staff	Claudio Radaelli (Convenor) Dr Jonathan Kamkhaji (Lecturer)
Pre-requisites	This module is available for students on the MPA Programme only
Co-requisites	None
Available via distance learning	No

This is an advanced postgraduate module in which you will examine a key debate related to the ‘better regulation’ reform wave. The course has four parts. You will identify the theoretical justifications for better regulation, and then, in the second part of the course, move on to the analysis of how better regulation works, using evidence from different countries. The third part will explain and discuss the better regulation toolkit, including regulatory impact assessment, consultation, reduction of administrative burdens, alternatives to traditional regulation, and simplification programs. In the final part, we appraise the better regulation agenda normatively and deal with the question whether 'better regulation' has also produced 'efficient and democratically legitimate regulation'.

Module created	01/10/2009	Last revised	06/05/2014