PAPM 1001
Policy: Analysis, Implementation, and Evaluation
The processes of policy-making, implementation and evaluation. Forces that shape policy deliberations and alternative tools for managing policy action and policy evaluation. Theoretical approaches to understanding the origins of policy, and methods by which programs are designed and assessed.
2026
Readings
- Chapter 1 “Introduction” Cairney, Paul. “What is Policy?” https://paulcairney.wordpress.com/2016/03/04/what-is- policy-3/
- Chapter 2 – “The Nature of Public Policies.” Chapter 5 – “Policy Formulation,” pp. 132-175 in Michael Howlett, M. Ramesh and Anthony Perl. 2016. Studying Public Policy: Principles and Processes. Oxford
- University Press. (Read only pages 142-175).
- Chapter 4 – “Theoretical Approaches to Policy-Making.” Anyebe, Adam A. 2018. “An Overview of Approaches to the Study of Public Policy,” International Journal of Political Science 4 (1): 8-17.
Prerequisites & course information
Precludes additional credit for PAPM 2000. Lecture two hours a week, discussion one hour per week.