Main questions
- How do nonprofits work differently in different countries?
- How are nonprofits regulated in different countries?
- How do the public and nonprofit sectors in different countries shape human rights?
Comparative public administration
PMAP 8441 / 4441
August 29, 2024
Plan for today
- Who am I and why am I here?
- Who are you all and why are you here?
- Building our Global Bureaucracy Toolkit™
- How this class works
- Things they don’t teach you in college/grad school
Who am I and why
am I here?
COVID concerns
- When wastewater levels are moderate or above, I’ll wear a mask
- When they’re lower than that, I’ll sometimes wear a mask
Who are you all and
why are you here?
- Name
- Where you’re from
- Major / concentration
- Most boring fact about yourself
- Why you’re taking this class
Building our
Global
Bureaucracy
Toolkit™
Bureaucracies matter
- Good governance saves lives
- Administrative burdens hurt people
- Project 2025, Agenda47, and Schedule F
- We can learn from other countries
Good governance saves lives
Other countries know stuff
How this class works
How this class works
- Class website
- iCollege
- Weekly assignments
- Mini presentation
- Essays
- Final project
Break!
Things they don’t teach you in college/grad school
Secret skills
- AI and writing
- How to read and annotate an article
- How to summarize, synthesize, and write about articles
- How do discuss an article in a seminar