Using Policy Theory (videocast slides)

Slides from PADMN 6320/POLS 5320 Public Policy Theory and Administration at the University of Utah's Programs of Public Affairs

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1. Using Theory to Understand Policy Processes SLIDES
2. pub∙lic pol∙i∙cy a deliberate decision by government or an equivalent authority to take action or non-action toward specific objectives
7. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
8. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
9. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS
10. pol∙i∙cy pro∙cess the interactions that occur over time between public policies and surrounding actors, events, contexts, and outcomes.
11. THE POLICY STAGES
12. PROBLEM RECOGNITION PROBLEM DEFINITION IDENTIFICATION OF POLICY OPTIONS POLICY SELECTION/ ADOPTION IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION THE POLICY CYCLE
13. THE POLICY CYCLE
14. social problems are complex
15. Knowing things about the world is hard
16. human cognition is imperfect limited information capacity selective attention confirmation bias
17. the∙o∙ry a system of ideas intended to explain something based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained
18. X Y independent variable dependent variable policy change policy design/content causal/explanatory relationship
19. X Y dependent variable policy change policy design/content X X X X X
20. X Y dependent variable policy change policy design/content X X X X X
21. Identify the factors that help explain why policy change occurs (or doesn’t) and/or the nature of the policy change. Determine how those factors contribute to the policy change (or lack thereof). Understand how those factors can be leveraged in practice to advocate for desirable policy changes.
22. PUBLIC POLICY THEORY & APPLICATION P A D M N 6 3 2 0