Foundations of Public Policy
4 credits Wednesday 6-10p - ROOM: Lab I, 1040
| Joan
Bantz |
Office: LAB I, 3011 | e-mail: bantzj@evergreen.edu |
| Phone: 360-867-5095 | MY HOMEPAGE | Syllabus |
Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Undergraduates must have junior
standing
or above.
This course
acknowledges
there is not a grand theory or design of policy formulation. Building
on
theoretical
foundations that
deconstruct
common assumptions, we will examine how public policy is imagined,
created, implemented
and
evaluated
through exploring various policy arenas. Encouraging dialogue and
web-based
communication tools
we will explore how public policy is analyzed and held accountable
within
the current
cultural, social,
economic and political environment. We will examine the roles of public
administrators and
public administration
in the policy process and deconstruct/deterritorialize common
assumptions
and
theories
about politics and
policy in order to reconstruct policy perspectives that are just,
equitable,
and democratic.
Text: 
Birkland, Thomas A. (2001). An Introduction to the Policy Process: Theories, Concepts, and Models of Public Policy Making, Sharpe, M.e., Inc.; ISBN: 0765604183
Dye, Thomas R. (September 1, 2001). Top Down Policymaking, Chatham House Publishers; ISBN: 1889119334
Clemons, Randall S. and Mark K. McBeth (2000). Public Policy Praxis - Theory and Pragmatism: A Case Approach. Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0130258822.
Fischer, Frank (May
2003) Reframing Public Policy: Discursive Politics and Deliberative
Practices. Oxford University Press; ISBN: 019924264X