Abstract
This chapter examines the development and current status of academic public policy programs in the Czech Republic and the role of policy analysis instruction in it. The chapter is based mostly upon the analysis of the publicly available list of study programs accredited by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, internet search, e-mail correspondence with the public policy and policy analysis instructors, syllabus analyses as well as quantitative analysis of master theses in the three main public policy programs.
After brief introduction of the Czech higher education system, the overview of study programs / fields in public policy and related fields is provided. Then content of policy analysis courses is described.
The orientation of the three main public policy programs is analysed using unique data on master theses. The chapter concludes with the preliminary findings regarding the public policy / policy analysis instruction in the Czech Republic.