Public Policy, Politics & Security Short courses that enable students and professionals to understand the complex realm of politic governance, conflict and international relations. Approaches to Policymaking Start date To be confirmed Duration: 4 weeks Making policy requires the agreement and participation of many actors, such as politicians, bureaucrats, agency heads and staff, interest groups representatives, journalists, judges, local government heads, and citizen groups as well as international actors. In this module, students are introduced to the process of making policy in this complex world. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details Brexit, Covid and the future of Britain Start date 28 January 2021 Duration: 1 day The course aims to explain what Brexit is, why it happened, and what it’s potential implications might be. Clearly, given the impact of COVID19, these implications will be tightly intertwined with those of the pandemic. The course will focus on explaining how Brexit came about, and how these two major factors will impact on the United Kingdom going forward. Executive Education course Price: £675 - £750 View details Communications, Media and Public Policy Start date To be confirmed Duration: 4 weeks This module teaches a mix of practical tools and approaches that can be employed in order to become a more effective policy communicator. It also provides a theoretical and empirical exploration of the changing power dynamics of the media and communications industry in the context of the so-called post truth era. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details Empathy and Emotion in Policymaking Start date 08 March 2021 Duration: 4 weeks This module sets out ways in which policymakers can engage more with a diverse range of voices. It will enable you to foster a connection with citizens across the country through a greater appreciation of empathy, emotions, and the very human dynamics of policymaking. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details Ethics, Leadership and Governance Start date To be confirmed Duration: 4 weeks The module will explore the factors that can erode, mask or hide ethical decision-making can be minimised or at least ameliorated. It will then examine how the right kinds of behaviours at the individual, leadership and institutional levels can be promoted. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details European CAPITALS programme-An Executive Training Course in European Public Policy & Management Start date 01 April 2021 Duration: 3 to 4 days per capital city The International School for Government, King's College London, in cooperation with Hertie School in Berlin and the LUISS School of Government in Rome are offering an intensive learning experience for public policy and management executives in three European capital cities. Initiated and supported by leading personalities of administration and academia, this programme offers a deep understanding of policy and management processes in each capital. Comprising of three 3- to 4-day modules in Rome, Berlin and London, the programme will contribute to building a network among participants heading for future leadership positions. Executive Education course Price: £1900 - £6227 View details Foresight and Horizon-Scanning in Policymaking Start date To be confirmed Duration: 4 weeks The module is aimed at officials with an interest in policy planning, strategy, forward-studies and horizon-scanning on socio-political and foreign policy issues where uncertainty tends to be higher. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details International Conflict Analysis and Resolution Start date 11 January 2021 Duration: 4 weeks This module focuses on building the conceptual tools necessary for conflict analysis as well as providing insights into the process of conflict resolution and mediation. Through examining the causes, dynamics and options for resolution, you will be provided with a comprehensive overview of key themes in conflict analysis. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details Key Models in Public Management: A Comparative Analysis Start date 11 January 2021 Duration: 4 weeks Based on a rich range of international and UK examples, this module discusses and critiques a range of key academic models on public management. Using these models, we will consider their potential application in direct response to a variety of public problems. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details Learning What Works Start date To be confirmed Duration: 4 weeks In this module, we will explore the role of evaluation of in policy making and provide an overview of the tools of evaluation. You will have the opportunity to critique existing evaluations as well as design an evaluation of your own. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details National Security Studies Start date To be confirmed Duration: 20 two-hour sessions Designed for students and security practitioners, this 20 week module aims to to understand the rationale for and to critically analyse the ‘national security approach’ in the UK and internationally. Assessed Module course Price: £2200 View details Participatory and Deliberative Governance Start date 02 November 2020 Duration: 4 weeks This module will introduce you to the recent developments in participatory and deliberative governance, focusing in particular on democratic innovations. The module aims to introduce students to the theoretical underpinnings of democratic innovations in an applied way and will include a range of different approaches to implementing participatory and deliberative governance in different country contexts. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details Robust Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty Start date 11 January 2021 Duration: 4 weeks This module will introduce you to the method of Robust Decision Making (RDM), an analytic framework that helps identify a set of robust strategies. These strategies can characterize the vulnerabilities of such strategies and evaluate trade-offs among them Executive Education course Price: £950 View details The Economic Analysis of Public Policy Start date 02 November 2020 Duration: 4 weeks This module equips you with the key tools and methodologies needed to focus key economic concepts on their real-world application. You will learn to navigate the common difficulties and pitfalls that arise in a policymaking and will study detailed policy-relevant analyses produced by professional economists and other analysts. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details Understanding Political Leadership Start date To be confirmed Duration: 4 weeks This module seeks to expand the thinking of students about leadership in the political context. It analyses select situations and leadership experiences to understand how the associated leadership processes shaped the outcomes for the target societies. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details User-Centred Digital Government Start date 10 May 2021 Duration: 4 weeks This module seeks to explain what the user-centred digital government movement is and why it matters to public servants and policy makers. It explores why that movement came about, what it believes, and what it was responding to. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details Contact us For more information regarding our courses please contact us on the details below. shortcourses@kcl.ac.uk
Approaches to Policymaking Start date To be confirmed Duration: 4 weeks Making policy requires the agreement and participation of many actors, such as politicians, bureaucrats, agency heads and staff, interest groups representatives, journalists, judges, local government heads, and citizen groups as well as international actors. In this module, students are introduced to the process of making policy in this complex world. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details
Brexit, Covid and the future of Britain Start date 28 January 2021 Duration: 1 day The course aims to explain what Brexit is, why it happened, and what it’s potential implications might be. Clearly, given the impact of COVID19, these implications will be tightly intertwined with those of the pandemic. The course will focus on explaining how Brexit came about, and how these two major factors will impact on the United Kingdom going forward. Executive Education course Price: £675 - £750 View details
Communications, Media and Public Policy Start date To be confirmed Duration: 4 weeks This module teaches a mix of practical tools and approaches that can be employed in order to become a more effective policy communicator. It also provides a theoretical and empirical exploration of the changing power dynamics of the media and communications industry in the context of the so-called post truth era. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details
Empathy and Emotion in Policymaking Start date 08 March 2021 Duration: 4 weeks This module sets out ways in which policymakers can engage more with a diverse range of voices. It will enable you to foster a connection with citizens across the country through a greater appreciation of empathy, emotions, and the very human dynamics of policymaking. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details
Ethics, Leadership and Governance Start date To be confirmed Duration: 4 weeks The module will explore the factors that can erode, mask or hide ethical decision-making can be minimised or at least ameliorated. It will then examine how the right kinds of behaviours at the individual, leadership and institutional levels can be promoted. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details
European CAPITALS programme-An Executive Training Course in European Public Policy & Management Start date 01 April 2021 Duration: 3 to 4 days per capital city The International School for Government, King's College London, in cooperation with Hertie School in Berlin and the LUISS School of Government in Rome are offering an intensive learning experience for public policy and management executives in three European capital cities. Initiated and supported by leading personalities of administration and academia, this programme offers a deep understanding of policy and management processes in each capital. Comprising of three 3- to 4-day modules in Rome, Berlin and London, the programme will contribute to building a network among participants heading for future leadership positions. Executive Education course Price: £1900 - £6227 View details
Foresight and Horizon-Scanning in Policymaking Start date To be confirmed Duration: 4 weeks The module is aimed at officials with an interest in policy planning, strategy, forward-studies and horizon-scanning on socio-political and foreign policy issues where uncertainty tends to be higher. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details
International Conflict Analysis and Resolution Start date 11 January 2021 Duration: 4 weeks This module focuses on building the conceptual tools necessary for conflict analysis as well as providing insights into the process of conflict resolution and mediation. Through examining the causes, dynamics and options for resolution, you will be provided with a comprehensive overview of key themes in conflict analysis. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details
Key Models in Public Management: A Comparative Analysis Start date 11 January 2021 Duration: 4 weeks Based on a rich range of international and UK examples, this module discusses and critiques a range of key academic models on public management. Using these models, we will consider their potential application in direct response to a variety of public problems. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details
Learning What Works Start date To be confirmed Duration: 4 weeks In this module, we will explore the role of evaluation of in policy making and provide an overview of the tools of evaluation. You will have the opportunity to critique existing evaluations as well as design an evaluation of your own. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details
National Security Studies Start date To be confirmed Duration: 20 two-hour sessions Designed for students and security practitioners, this 20 week module aims to to understand the rationale for and to critically analyse the ‘national security approach’ in the UK and internationally. Assessed Module course Price: £2200 View details
Participatory and Deliberative Governance Start date 02 November 2020 Duration: 4 weeks This module will introduce you to the recent developments in participatory and deliberative governance, focusing in particular on democratic innovations. The module aims to introduce students to the theoretical underpinnings of democratic innovations in an applied way and will include a range of different approaches to implementing participatory and deliberative governance in different country contexts. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details
Robust Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty Start date 11 January 2021 Duration: 4 weeks This module will introduce you to the method of Robust Decision Making (RDM), an analytic framework that helps identify a set of robust strategies. These strategies can characterize the vulnerabilities of such strategies and evaluate trade-offs among them Executive Education course Price: £950 View details
The Economic Analysis of Public Policy Start date 02 November 2020 Duration: 4 weeks This module equips you with the key tools and methodologies needed to focus key economic concepts on their real-world application. You will learn to navigate the common difficulties and pitfalls that arise in a policymaking and will study detailed policy-relevant analyses produced by professional economists and other analysts. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details
Understanding Political Leadership Start date To be confirmed Duration: 4 weeks This module seeks to expand the thinking of students about leadership in the political context. It analyses select situations and leadership experiences to understand how the associated leadership processes shaped the outcomes for the target societies. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details
User-Centred Digital Government Start date 10 May 2021 Duration: 4 weeks This module seeks to explain what the user-centred digital government movement is and why it matters to public servants and policy makers. It explores why that movement came about, what it believes, and what it was responding to. Executive Education course Price: £950 View details