This panel explored the state of Schools of Public Policy worldwide and developments in the paedagogy of public policy in the university. It looked at how Schools of Public Policy have developed a spread worldwide, their similarities and differences, and the problems they face in promoting high quality research and teaching. The panel examined both conceptual and structural issues related to these organizations including paedagog questions such as the role and weight of policy theory and practice given in policy courses and programmes, the use of regular versus case study methods in the classroom, concerns with existing coverage, scope and structure of public policy programmes and instructions and also the current and future role of instructional technologies. Participants shared their experiences and thoughts on these subjects in a roundtable format leaving most of the time for an interactive discussion with audience members.
Michael Howlett, Burnaby Mountain Professor at Simon Fraser University
University of Pittsburgh
Australian National University
Université de Montréal