Overview
Description
Analysis of the interplay of forces involved in policy-making at all levels of American government. Study of the impact of policy on individuals and institutions.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- define public policy and identify different stages of public policy process.
- explain the political and institutional constraints on policymakers, and policy proposals within our system of governance.
- describe agenda setting and how the policy agenda shapes which problems are addressed and overlooked.
- evaluate the role of interest groups, coalitions, and policy networks in organizing political conflict and shaping policy outcomes.
- discuss the interdependence of politics and public policy and how political forces shape policy in developing American public policy.