Democracy and Policy Making At 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.