POLITICS 351 - THE PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS
(01-1 )
M. Howlett
TUTORIAL OUTLINE:
Each tutorial will address the same topic as the week's lectures. Each student will prepare a question based on the week's tutorial reading and post this to the class newsgroup (pol351-d1@sfu.ca) no later than 5:00 Monday of the week of class. These questions will form the basis for discussion in that week's tutorial and will form the major component of the tutorial grade. LATE QUESTIONS WILL RECEIVE A ZERO GRADE.
WEEKLY TUTORIAL READING LIST
WEEK I: INTRODUCTION
No Tutorial
WEEK II: THE POLICY SCIENCES: ORIGINS AND METHODS
Sabatier, Paul A. "Toward Better Theories of the Policy Process." PS: Political Science and Politics. 24, no. 2 (1991): 144-156.
WEEK III: POLICY THEORY I - DEDUCTIVE APPROACHES
Frans A.A.M. Van Winden, "The Economic Theory of Political Decision-Making." In Public Choice, edited by J. van den Broeck. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 1988.
WEEK IV: POLICY THEORY II - INDUCTIVE APPROACHES
Smith, Martin J. "Pluralism, Reformed Pluralism and Neopluralism: The Role of Pressure Groups in Policy-Making." Political Studies. 38: June(1990): 302-22.
WEEK V: POLICY ACTORS AND INSTITUTIONS
Knoke, David. "Networks as Political Glue: Explaining Public Policy-Making." In W. J. Wilson, ed(s), Sociology and the Public Agenda, London: Sage, 1993. 164-184.
WEEK VI: POLICY INSTRUMENTS
Woodside, K. "Policy Instruments and the Study of Public Policy." Canadian Journal of Political Science. 19, no. 4 (1986): 775-793.
WEEK VII: THE POLICY CYCLE (I) - AGENDA SETTING
Robert Campbell and Leslie Pal, The Real Worlds of Canadian Politics (Peterborough: Broadview Press, 1994) Chapter IV - Human Rights
WEEK VIII: THE POLICY CYCLE (II): POLICY FORMULATION
Robert Campbell and Leslie Pal, The Real Worlds of Canadian Politics (Peterborough: Broadview Press, 1994) Chapter III - Constitution
WEEK IX: THE POLICY CYCLE (III): DECISION-MAKING
Robert Campbell and Leslie Pal, The Real Worlds of Canadian Politics (Peterborough: Broadview Press, 1994) Chapter I - Patents
WEEK X: THE POLICY CYCLE (IV): POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
Robert Campbell and Leslie Pal, The Real Worlds of Canadian Politics (Peterborough: Broadview Press, 1994) Chapter II - Airlines
WEEK XI: THE POLICY CYCLE (V): POLICY EVALUATION AND POLICY LEARNING
Robert Campbell and Leslie Pal, The Real Worlds of Canadian Politics (Peterborough: Broadview Press, 1994) Chapter V - Federal Election
WEEK XII: POLICY CHANGE AND STABILITY
Doern, G. Bruce, Leslie A. Pal, and Brian W. Tomlin. "The Internationalization of Canadian Public Policy." In G. B. Doern, L. A. Pal and B. W. Tomlin, ed(s), Border Crossings: The Internationalization of Canadian Public Policy, Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996. 1-26.
WEEK XIII: CONCLUSION
No Tutorial
Papers Due