PPM9370

Public policy process

6 points
* One 3-hour session per week
* Second semester
* City and distance

Objectives Students completing the subject are expected to understand how the public policy process operates and the role of interest groups in policy development; to be familiar with a range of public policy cases and to be competent in the preparation of case studies.

Synopsis Public policy process theory is discussed in the light of specific cases, and related to a broad range of practitioner experience.

Assessment A case study prepared as a member of a syndicate: 50%
* Individual case study or essay (3000- 4000 words): 50%

Prescribed texts

Parsons W Public policy: An introduction to the theory and practice of policy analysis Elgar, 1997