GOVERNANCE RELATED PROGRAMS DISCIPLINES OFFERED IN PAKISTANI

GOVERNANCE RELATED PROGRAMS & DISCIPLINES OFFERED IN PAKISTANI UNIVERSITIES KEY FINDINGS OF BASELINE RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB FOR GINI

GOVERNANCE DEFINED “The manner in which power is exercised in the management of a country’s economic and social resources” (World Bank) The “exercise of economic, political and administrative authority to manage a country’s affairs at all levels” (UNDP, 1997)

GOVERNANCE PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTING DISCIPLINES I. GOVERNANCE PROGRAMS (Multi-disciplinary) Public Administration Public Policy Governance and Organizational Science II. SUPPORTING DISCIPLINES i. Political Science, Economics, Law, Business Administration, Sociology ii. History, Philosophy, Pakistan Studies

KEY FINDINGS § Governance programs, though recognized for their importance, are limited in number § Masters of Public Administration (2 Years after BA/B. Sc) is the oldest Governance related program. It is well accepted and offered by 12 public sector universities. § Only 7 Bachelors programs (4 years after FA/F. Sc) exist in Public Administration but none in Public Policy § Four universities are offering Masters program in public policy programs (PU, NUML, BNU, Sindh Univ. ) § Only NUML has MS in Governance and Org. Science

KEY FINDINGS § Curricula of Public Administration programs are skewed towards Management. Legal and Political dimensions are ignored. § Both core and elective courses lack exclusive focus on Public Administration. Business Management oriented electives are popular for job market acceptance. § Structure of supporting disciplines is largely traditional (2 Years MA after BA) § Degree programs in supporting disciplines generally do NOT offer Governance related contents.

KEY FINDINGS § Limited Ph. D or indigenous research oriented faculty present § Dearth of Pakistani publications i. e. , text books and case studies § Students come into Governance these programs with Social Sciences backgrounds § Physical facilities offered have generally improved with time

Why it is so? • Neglect of social sciences • No link between Government and Universities • Civil Service System

RECOMMENDATIONS § Dedicated Bachelors and Masters programs with governance nomenclature not viable at present § Need to strengthen existing Public Administration and Public Policy programs with governance curriculum § Post-graduate certificate and diploma programs in governance can be offered. IAS, Punjab University is willing to do so. § Multi-disciplinary approach recommended for curriculum development § Networking between institutions both on demand supply side strongly recommended for sustainability of programs

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