Study information | Student for a day
Student for a day Master Public Administration | Course: 'Public Policy and Values '
- Date
- Wednesday 8 April 2026
- Time
- Explanation
- Sign up today. Limited spots available!
- Address
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Wijnhaven
Turfmarkt 99
2511 DP The Hague
During a Master of Public Administration taster day, you attend a lecture in The Hague together with current students. This gives you a clear impression of whether the programme’s content matches your interests and ambitions.
Programme
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Time (p.m.) |
Programme |
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2:45 |
You will be met at the reception | |
| 3:15 | Start of the lecture 'Public Policy and Values' | |
| 4.15 | Guided tour of the building | |
| 4.45 | Presentation by a current student about 'Master Public Administration' | |
| 5.15 | Time for the last questions! | |
Experience Master Public Administration up close
Student Master Public Administration for one dayAbout the lecture 'Public Policy and Values'
During this Student for a day, you will attend a lecture from the course 'Public Policy and Values'. This is a core course and is therefore taken by all Public Administration students.
Policy-making is value-plural, in the sense that it is permeated by (public) value trade-offs and conflicts at various stages of the policy process.
To understand how (public) values bear on the policy process, we need a systematic and rigorous approach to both. This course presents such an approach by (1) examining normative theories of value in general, and public value in particular, as well as theories of the policy process (with a focus on policy cycle models), (2) analyzing the role of different value-based standards and motivations for policymaking and analysis, and (3) considering strategies for managing value conflicts and trade-offs in the policy process, especially at the implementation and evaluation stages.
A better understanding of the role of values in the policy process from its emergence on the agenda until its ex-post evaluation is fundamental to any kind of professional work related to policymaking, analysis, and evaluation that you may aspire after concluding your Master program.