Policy studies
Policy studiesis a subdiscipline ofpolitical sciencethat includes the analysis of the process of policymaking (the policy process) and the contents of policy (policy analysis).[1]Policy analysis includes substantive area research (such as health or education policy),program evaluationand impact studies, and policy design.[2]It "involves systematically studying the nature, causes, and effects of alternativepublic policies,with particular emphasis on determining thepoliciesthat will achieve given goals. "[3]It emerged in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.
Policy studies also examines the conflicts and conflict resolution that arise from the making of policies in civil society, the private sector, or more commonly, in the public sector (e.g. government).
While policy studies frequently focus on thepublic sectorit is applicable to other organizations (e.g., the not-for-profit sector). Some policy study experts graduate frompublic policy schoolswithpublic policy degrees.Alternatively, experts may have backgrounds in policy analysis,program evaluation,sociology,psychology,philosophy,economics,anthropology,geography,law,political science,social work,environmental planningandpublic administration.
Traditionally, the field of policy studies focused on domestic policy, with the notable exceptions offoreignanddefense policies.However, the wave ofeconomic globalization,which ensued in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, created a need for a subset of policy studies that focuses onglobal governance,especially as it relates to issues that transcendnational borderssuch asclimate change,terrorism,nuclear proliferation,andeconomic development.This subset of policy studies, which is often referred to as international policy studies, typically requires mastery of asecond languageand attention tocross-culturalissues in order to addressnationalandcultural biases.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
- Public policy
- Public policy schools
- Public administration
- Public policy of the United States
- Public policy research
References
[edit]- ^Ascher, William (1986). "The evolution of the policy sciences: Understanding the rise and avoiding the fall".Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.5(2): 365–373.doi:10.2307/3323551.JSTOR3323551.
- ^Sabatier, Paul (1 June 1991). "Political Science and Public Policy".Political Science & Politics.24(2): 144–147.doi:10.2307/419922.JSTOR419922.S2CID153492742.
- ^Nagel, Stuart S.; MacRae, Duncan (1 January 1980). Lineberry, Robert L.; Lowi, Theodore J.; Stone, Alan; Jones, Charles O.; Wilde, James A.; Rhodes, R. A. W. (eds.). "The Policy Studies Perspective".Public Administration Review.40(4): 391–396.doi:10.2307/3110267.JSTOR3110267.
External links
[edit]- General
The dictionary definition ofpolicyat Wiktionary- Policy Studies Organization
- Journals of thePolicy Studies Organization
- Asian Politics & Policy
- Digest of Middle East Studies
- Latin American Policy
- Policy Studies
- Policy Studies Journal
- Politics & Policy
- Review of Policy Research
- Policy & Internet
- Poverty & Public Policy
- Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy
- World Medical & Health Policy
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- National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
- Decision Theater- Helping policy makers in their decision making process through the use of visualization, simulation and collaboration tools.
- AARP Public Policy Institute (United States)
- The Hoover Digest
- Global Public Policy Institute
