本課程的目的，是希望結合傳統公共管理研究與現今社會發展所引發的「網絡化」現象的觀察，使同學對於跨域管理的重要性與在地性能有更為深刻的認識，課程內容較為適合有志往公共行政或公共事務相關研究所進修，或期望未來能在公部門中服務者。本課程前1/3，希望藉由相關理論的引介與討論，以及國外經驗的介紹，讓同學在概念上對於跨域管理的實務議題有獨立思考與分析的能力；接著在課程後2/3的單元中，將跨域管理的實務議題區分為「公私協力」、「政治、行政與府際關係」、以及「組織間協調」等三個主要方向來討論，並在期末的時候讓同學於課堂中分享自己對於個案研究的心得與發現，以收理論與實務結合的果效。

The purpose of this course is to combine traditional public administration research with the observation of the "networking" phenomenon caused by the development of today's society, so that students can have a deeper understanding of the importance and local performance of cross-domain management. The course content is more suitable for those who are interested in studying in public administration or public affairs-related research institutes, or who hope to serve in the public sector in the future. In the first 1/3 of this course, we hope that through the introduction and discussion of relevant theories and the introduction of foreign experience, students will be able to conceptually develop the ability to independently think and analyze practical issues of cross-domain management. Then, in the last 2/3 of the course, the practical issues of cross-domain management will be introduced. Discussions are divided into three main directions: "Public-Private Partnership", "Politics, Administration and Inter-Governmental Relations", and "Inter-Organizational Coordination". At the end of the semester, students are allowed to share their experiences and findings on case studies in class to achieve the results of integrating theory and practice.

次大戰後，由於經濟發展與對人民服務項目的增加，促使政府的規模不斷的膨脹，變成Waldo眼中所謂的「行政國」（Administrative State）。然石油危機後，各國政府體認到人民的需求無限，政府財政的能力有限的客觀事實，從1980年代起開始力行向右派靠攏的節約政策，權力下放，推動以顧客為導向，結果、效率與效能並重的管理理念，並結合企業與民間的資源，共同推動公共管理的工作。舉凡公私協力、跨域管理、協作管理、危機與災難管理、政策過程等等，都無可避免的面臨了參與多元化，運作複雜化，責任分散化的事實。換言之，現今大部分公共管理工作，已非政府部門單獨執行即可，必須跨越組織與地域疆界的藩籬，結合政府與民間的力量，建立最經濟，最易於管理的網絡關係，營造1+1大於2的綜效，以致於跨域所造成的網絡（network）與協作（collaboration）的運作機制，已成為理論與實務無可迴避的現象。這種殷切的需求，非但已成為國內外公共行政與公共事務系所的顯學，也成為文官培訓的重要課程，更顯示各級政府應培養公共管理者具有成為「跨域協調者」（boundary spanners）的能力。

After World War II, due to economic development and the increase in services to the people, the scale of the government continued to expand, turning it into what Waldo called an "Administrative State." However, after the oil crisis, governments of various countries realized the objective fact that people's needs are unlimited and government fiscal capabilities are limited. Since the 1980s, they have begun to implement frugal policies that are closer to the right, decentralize power, promote customer-oriented management concepts that pay equal attention to results, efficiency and effectiveness, and combine corporate and private resources to jointly promote public management work. Public-private collaboration, cross-domain management, collaborative management, crisis and disaster management, policy processes, etc. inevitably face the fact of diversified participation, complicated operations, and decentralized responsibilities. In other words, most of today's public management work can no longer be performed by non-governmental departments alone. It must transcend organizational and geographical boundaries, combine the power of the government and the private sector, establish the most economical and easy-to-manage network relationships, and create a synergistic effect of 1+1 greater than 2. As a result, the operating mechanism of network and collaboration caused by cross-domain has become an unavoidable phenomenon in theory and practice. This ardent demand has not only become a prominent subject in public administration and public affairs departments at home and abroad, but also an important course in civil servant training. It also shows that governments at all levels should cultivate the ability of public managers to become "boundary spanners."

目前國內外均沒有有關跨域管理的專門著作可供當作教科書，本課程將根據每週不同主題指定相關的中文專書章節與中文期刊論文做為教材之用，英文教材則做為參考之用。

Currently, there are no specialized works on cross-domain management at home and abroad that can be used as textbooks. This course will designate relevant Chinese book chapters and Chinese journal articles based on different weekly themes as teaching materials, and English textbooks will be used as reference.