Sciences Po
Masters in Public Affairs 2005-2006
Syllabus, 1st semester
Reform versus Strategy: Making Choices at the End of the Administrative Era
Instructor: Riel Miller
Course Description:
Today, with some urgency and perplexity, decision makers in all sectors and all levels are searching for policies that can:
• reconcile greater individual freedom with collective choices;
• embrace greater diversity without inviting fragmentation & chaos;
• foster greater creativity without increasing burn-out & stress;
• inspire responsibility;
• motivate change without resorting to fear;
• manage risk without hierarchy;
• combine respect for complexity while still gaining depth of understanding