POLS 2250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Network Governance

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2250
• Professor: Tim Mau

Document Summary

Interdepartmental relations expanding number of issues are handled across horizontal arrangements: due to public issues that require more than the efforts of an individual department. Translates into more meetings, planning, drafting, and talking. Tuesday, april 11, 2017: best policy response may not be chosen and instead, a compromise might be chosen to resolve differences. Intradepartmental relations pyramid structure for intradepartmental relations: the minister - elected member of the party in power who is appointed by the prime minister. Responsible for the actions of the department, de nes departmental priorities in order to give direction to the department, and serves the interest of his/ her departmental clients and stays away from the larger policy issues. Role includes provision of advice and assistance to the minister, and offering the best possible policy options based on impartial review of the public good and the declared objectives of the minister and the government.