GUC24S331C | Governance for Sustainable Development

Naomi Aoki is an associate professor of public management in the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP) at the University of Tokyo. She specializes in public management – a field that encompasses organizational and human resource management in the public sector and the governance of public service delivery. In April 2020, having taught at the National University of Singapore for eight and a half years, she assumed her current position at the GraSPP, where she teaches the courses “Introduction to Public Management” and “Policy Process and Negotiation.” She is a recipient of teaching awards from both the National University of Singapore and the GraSPP at the University of Tokyo. She holds a master’s degree from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a PhD in public administration from Syracuse University, both in the United States. More information about the lecturer can be found at: https://naomiaoki.com.

Assoc. Prof. Naomi AOKI

1	Subject	Governance for Sustainable Development
2	Field	Public Policy, Public Management
3	Key words	governance, public policy, public management, sustainable development
4	Global Unit	1
5	Lecturer	Naomi AOKI
6	Period	July 17 - 26, 2024
7	Time	13:00-14:30, 15:00-16:30 [July 17, 19, 22, 24, 26] (Japan Standard Time)
8	Lecture style	In-person (on Hongo Campus)
9	Evaluation Criteria	Excellent (S) 90–100％; Very good (A) 80–89％; Good (B) 70–79%; Pass (C) 60–69%; Fail (D) 0–59％
10	Evaluation methods	Attendance/Participation 50% Final Essay 50%
11	Prerequisites	There is no prerequisite.
12	Contents	Purpose This course will focus on governance – the structure and process of making and implementing decisions concerning public policies, in particular for sustainable development. It aims to help students understand the connections between types of governance and progress towards selected sustainable development goals. Description The course meetings will consist of five three-hour, in-person sessions. Each session will focus on governance issues in a policy area pertaining to sustainable development. Classes will combine lectures with case-based exercises in which students will be asked to critically engage in debates, take positions, and exchange ideas about how various modes of governance ought to be designed, given their merits, drawbacks, and unintended consequences.  Schedule The following is a tentative schedule that may be subject to slight changes before the course begins: Governance for Achieving Quality Education Governance for Building Disaster-Resilient Communities Governance for Conserving Biodiversity on Earth Governance for Creating Livable and Green Cities Governance for Empowering the Disadvantaged Assignments Students will be required to submit a reflective essay at the end of the course. It should be approximately 1800 words in length (but no more), excluding the title, the student’s name, and the reference list.
13	Required readings	For each session, students will be required to prepare for the discussion by reading an assigned case or other materials, if any. These readings will be announced prior to the beginning of the course.
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UTokyo Global Unit Courses (GUC)
International Education Promotion Group, Education and Student Support Department
The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8652 JAPAN

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