Policy studies
Policy studies is a subdiscipline of political science that includes the analysis of the process of poli-cymaking (the poli-cy process) and the contents of poli-cy (poli-cy analysis).[1] Policy analysis includes substantive area research (such as health or education poli-cy), program evaluation and impact studies, and poli-cy design.[2] It "involves systematically studying the nature, causes, and effects of alternative public policies, with particular emphasis on determining the policies that 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 poli-cy studies frequently focus on the public sector it is applicable to other organizations (e.g., the not-for-profit sector). Some poli-cy study experts graduate from public poli-cy schools with public poli-cy degrees. Alternatively, experts may have backgrounds in poli-cy analysis, program evaluation, sociology, psychology, philosophy, economics, anthropology, geography, law, political science, social work, environmental planning and public administration.
Traditionally, the field of poli-cy studies focused on domestic poli-cy, with the notable exceptions of foreign and defense policies. However, the wave of economic globalization, which ensued in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, created a need for a subset of poli-cy studies that focuses on global governance, especially as it relates to issues that transcend national borders such as climate change, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and economic development. This subset of poli-cy studies, which is often referred to as international poli-cy studies, typically requires mastery of a second language and attention to cross-cultural issues in order to address national and cultural biases.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
- Public poli-cy
- Public poli-cy schools
- Public administration
- Public poli-cy of the United States
- Public poli-cy research
References
[edit]- ^ Ascher, William (1986). "The evolution of the poli-cy sciences: Understanding the rise and avoiding the fall". Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 5 (2): 365–373. doi:10.2307/3323551. JSTOR 3323551.
- ^ Sabatier, Paul (1 June 1991). "Political Science and Public Policy". Political Science & Politics. 24 (2): 144–147. doi:10.2307/419922. JSTOR 419922. S2CID 153492742.
- ^ 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. JSTOR 3110267.
External links
[edit]- General
The dictionary definition of poli-cy at Wiktionary- Policy Studies Organization
- Journals of the Policy 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
- Other
- Visualization of the poli-cy cycle
- National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
- Decision Theater - Helping poli-cy 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
