Public Policy and Management

Get insights into a diverse set of public sector-related topics and the necessary analytical skills to take your study to the next level. The event will bring together internationally renowned scholars to discuss with participants innovative topics at the intersection of public policy and public management. This includes: - Innovative approaches to public policy such as the Narrative Policy Framework and street-level bureaucracy - Tackling complex societal challenges in public health, water governance or social policy - Managing the public sector within organizations (e.g., change management) and across (e.g., intergovernmental relations) - Boundary spanning topics such as the transnational influence of public managers or digital transformation.

Course leader

Dr. Jörn Ege

Target group

Open for all public management-interested MSc- and PhD students and young professionals. Kick-off meeting: Online on August 6, 2024, 14.00 h CEST (2 p.m.) The Summer School will take place in Winterthur, Switzerland (on site).

Course aim

You will learn how to apply the most recent AI-assisted techniques to review, organize and synthesize literature and identify gaps in order to prepare you to successfully design seminar papers and your thesis.