PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS THEORY & PRACTICES
Section outline
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This is a core course for the MBA Public sector management option. The course focuses on the key theoretical and practical underpinnings of public policy analysis. It also addresses the nature of public policy, its context, process, techniques and tools for its formulation, implementation and evaluation. It is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills and competencies as well as to build the right attitude. The course will in particular expose learners to analytical tools needed by practitioners and researchers to assess, evaluate and select public policy options, outputs, outcomes and impact. Using learner-centered, problem-oriented and multidisciplinary synthesis, the course bridges the gap between theory and practice in public policy analysis, making and implementation.
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This topic provides a general overview of public policy, highlighting its definition, characteristics, qualities, actors, sources, types, classifications, role and provides a set of revision questions.
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Attempt the revision questions individually and in your groups, and prepare to share your findings in class.
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This topic covers the classical theories and models applied in public policy analysis as well as other non-traditional theories, highlighting their main tenets, principles, assumptions and limitations in their application in public policy analysis.
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Attempt the revision questions in the agreed groups and prepare to share your results in class.
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This topic begins with the framing of the policymaking environment as continental, regional, national and influenced by external and international actors. Political, economic, socio-cultural, technological, ecological and legal context are discussed, as well as legacy systems and the importance of the public policy and development interface.
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The Policy Process (Part 1) provides a contrast between the “ideal” and “real” policy process and a review of policy agenda setting that involves an exploration of what agenda setting is, the types of policy issues and reasons for their existence, how they are identified and prioritized, why issues are or are not taken up on the agenda, who the actors are and what motivates them, the mechanism through which agenda-setting works, the role of public participation, and how research, advocacy, problem definition, structuring, and prioritization help or do not help.
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The Topic "Policy Design and Adoption" is inclusive of the development of goals and objectives, creation and analysis of policy options, and scenario construction and forecasting to inform design as well as decision-making process, environment, nature, and creativity for adoption.
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The topic includes the translation of a policy vision into tangible reality through a range of means, such as the setting of targets, prioritisation and sequencing, and the resource implications in terms of time, human resources, budgets and infrastructure, as well as estimating likely outputs and impacts. The topic of Policy monitoring and evaluation is a systematic tracking of policy implementation and results through multiple modalities and methods, and the use of indicators and frameworks to measure outputs, outcomes and impacts to inform future policy design or review decisions.
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The attachment gives the structure with components a public policy
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This topic focuses on the specific tools, mechanisms, strategies, measures or means that governments enforce to achieve policy goals and objectives.
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This topic deals with the process, approaches, methods and tools of analyzing policy problems, policy options, inputs/resource, performance (outputs, outcomes and impacts) and change dynamics.
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Read the article to understand and attempt revision questions
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Read and apply knowledge to the revision questions but also do comparative policy analysis
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Read and apply knowledge to our policy context
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This topic brings to light the key issues to consider in analyzing policy performance and change.
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Read and attaempt questions
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Read and apply knowledge to questions
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Read and apply knowledge
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This topic guides on communicating the purpose, process and results of Public policy analysis focusing on the target audience, message, communication channels and tools.
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Read them and prepare for the final examination accordingly
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Read the instructions and prepare for the final PPATP examination accordingly
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