Making Federation Work: Structures, Politics and Skills in the Age of Crisis Response (7212GIR)

This course, designed for students in the Masters of Public Administration program, examines the evolution of Australia's federal system of government and implications for policymakers and public sector leaders in light of current changes and challenges. After decades of debate over federal reform, imperatives of crisis response (climate/energy, bushfires and COVID19) have finally brought dramatic shifts in the structures (replacement of the Council of Australian Governments with National Cabinet) and, potentially, the politics and practical skills required for efficient and effective governance within federalism's shared and divided powers. With instructors with long experience at all levels of Australian democracy and in federalism research, the course examines new developments against the backdrop of federal theory, history and experience, domestically and internationally. By critically evaluating which new approaches are most likely to work, the course will assist public officials with the knowledge and skills to shape, navigate and operate in a more cooperative federation. Prerequisites: NIL Co-requisites: NIL Incompatibles: 7212GIR Shared and Divided Power 7212GIR Issues in Intergovernmental Relations; 7212PPP Issues in Intergovernmental Relations.

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