2025 Fall
POLSCI 204B 001 - SEM 001
Bureaucracy in Comparative Perspective
Christopher K Ansell
Aug 27, 2025 - Dec 12, 2025
Fr
10:00 am - 11:59 am
Social Sciences Building 791
Class #:33574
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Charles & Louise Travers Dept of Political Science
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
15
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 4
Capacity: 15
Waitlist Max: 5
Open Reserved Seats:
15 reserved for Political Science: Graduate Students
Hours & Workload
10 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials per week.
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Course Catalog Description
Adopting a comparative perspective on bureaucracy, this course examines how and why the structures, capacities, effectiveness and accountability of bureaucracies vary significantly in different places and at different times. Why do some administrative organizations become politicized and corrupt while others establish strong meritocratic administration and effective performance? Why do some bureaucracies develop their own power base and become relatively autonomous while others are subject to elaborate political oversight and micro-management? The course will examine these questions in both the global north and the global south.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
15 reserved for Political Science: Graduate Students
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None