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