PhD in Public Governance, Management e Policy (Public-GoMaP)

Main Department

Associated Departments

Research topics

The PhD program is characterized by a marked interdisciplinarity. Specifically, the research topics reflect the fields of specializations of the four Departments that jointly constitute the PhD program, namely: the Department of Political Science (specialized in Public Governance), the Department of Business Sciences (specialized in Public Management), the Departmenta of Economics (specialized in the Public Policy) and the Department of Statistical Sciences (specialized in quantitative methods). Doctoral students will carry out research activities in one or more sub-areas of the broader interdisciplinary design: governance, management or evaluation of public services and policies. These sub-areas are declined in specific research projects of interest designed under the supervision of thesis Advisors, according – but not limited –  to the topics covered by the training activities (cf. Research training activities). For instance,  the specific issues tackled may focus on aspects of economic and social development, environmental sustainability, financial sustainability, technological innovation, the ability to face operational, natural, financial, geopolitical and cybersecurity risks, social protection, the ability to respond to public needs in hybrid public-private contexts, social cohesion, the evaluation of local public policies with applications in relevant areas of public intervention such as hospital and territorial assistance, investments in infrastructure for sustainable mobility, local, social and educational policies.

Job opportunities and potential areas of employmentAt the end of the program, Doctoral Students have acquired an interdisciplinary preparation on core themes covering the entire path of conception, design, implementation and evaluation of a public service or a public policy and have had the opportunity to apply analytical and methodological tools to their field of interest within the areas of specialization offered. Building on these skills and the ability to interact in and interdisciplinary context, PhD Students can qualify as: (1) Policy Analysts; Management Analysts; Policy Advisors; Audit managers at consulting firms, research institutions and national or international public and government institutions; (2) Managers in public or private for-profit and non-profit Organizations, involved in the conception, programming and management of public services; (3) Project Coordinators in areas related to public policy management and relations with the EU; (4) Economists in national and international public bodies; consultants in specialized companies or Researchers oriented towards a national and international academic career in the fields of economics, political science and public management.

MARGHERITA FORT

Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche – DSE