Comparative Public Management

Specialisation of: Public Administration
Degree: MSc in Public Administration
Mode of Study: Full-time
Duration: 1 year
Start date: September, February
Language of instruction: English
Location: The Hague
Croho/isat code: 60020
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The Master’s specialisation in Comparative Public Management focuses on the issue of the complex management of the public sector. We address issues of management, strategy development and achieving purposeful change in public organisations in the context of public administration in the Netherlands. The open nature of public administration and its multi-level governance character gives rise to complexity and challenges for the public sector manager. A key question in this specialisation is: How is this complexity handled so as to ensure that high-quality public service is provided?

This programme is offered in The Hague.

The key theme is the complex management of the public sector. The demand for direction, strategy development and conscious change in public organisations in the context of Dutch public administration. The style of public administration creates a degree of complexity and challenges for the public sector manager. How are this complexity and these challenges handled with a view to ensuring the provision of high-quality public services.