Reading List for PAD 680: Public Policy

 

January 25:  What is Public Policy? Reasons for and Goals of Public Policies

• No readings assigned

                                                                                                                                     

 

February 1: Models of Public Policy

• Peters, Preface and Chapters 1-2.

• Thomas R. Dye. 1998. Understanding Public Policy. Ch. 2, pp. 13-38. Models of Politics

                                                                                                                                     

 

February 8: The Policy Process: Issue Identification and Agenda Setting

Suggested Reading:

• Peters, Chapter 3.

• How to Write Policy Memos A collection of brief articles. Includes sample memos.

Case:

• Puget Sound Water Quality Authority

                                                                                                                                     

 

February 15: The Policy Process: Formulation and Legitimation

• Peters, Chapters 4, 11.

• Saving Social Security: Will the System Go Broke? CQR  8: 857-80.

Case:

• William D. Ruckelshaus and the EPA.

                                                                                                                                     

 

February 22: The Policy Process: Adoption, Budgeting, and Implementation

• Peters, Chapters 5-6.

• Schneider, Anne and Helen Ingram. 1993. Social Construction of Target Populations: Implications for Politics and Policy. American Political Science Review 87 (2): 334-47

Case:

• Implementing a New Drug & Alcohol Treatment Model in Sacramento County

Part (A)

Part (B)

                                                                                                                                     

March 1: Evaluation and Termination

• Peters, Chapter 7.

Case:

• The Marine Resources Division And The Shrimp Baiting Controversy

Note: The Marine Resources Division reading is password-protected. The password is “pad680”

                                                                                                                                     

 

March 8: Mid-Term Exam (In-Class)

 

March 29 : Environmental Policy

• Peters, Chapter 13.
• Further readings TBA.

 

April 5: Practical Policy Analysis: Types of Responses and Analytical Tools

• Peters, Chapter 16

  • Bardach, Eugene. Policy Analysis: A Handbook for Action Attachments 1-2 (pp. 35-43)

Case:

• Policy Dilemmas at the Seattle Solid Waste Utility.

 

Note: The Bardach and "Policy Dilemmas" readings are password-protected. The password for both of them is “pad680”

 

                                                                                                                                     

April 12: Policy Analysis: Applied Ethics and Cost-Benefit Analysis

• Peters, Chapters 17.

• The Economics of Recycling: Is it Worth the Effort? CQR  8: 265-88.

• Bardach, Eugene. Policy Analysis: A Handbook for Action  pp. 1-34

Case:

• "Should we recycle more?” Student examination and debate of the merits of a local recycling program. Look for relevant materials on the web.

 

 

April 19: Public Participation in Policymaking

• Readings TBA.

 

                                                                                                                                     

 

May 3: "The Big Picture" - Public Policy and the Public/Nonprofit Manager

• no assigned readings this week.