Department of Political Science

Course Information

POLITICS 351 - THE PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS

Special Notices

TBA

In 99-3 this course is being taught by Professor Michael Howlett, AQ 6043 291-3082, email howlett@sfu.ca Office Hours: Wednesday 11:30-1:30

Class Time: Wednesday 1:30-4:30 (RM AQ 2120)
Tutorials Wednesday 2:30-4:30 (RM AQ2120)
Class Location: TBA

Outline:

This course introduces the student to the study of public policy-making in liberal democratic states. After having discussed the major economic and political science approaches to sudying public policy, the course utilizes a five-stage model of the policy process to conceptualize its operation. The fundamental actors involved in public policy-making, the institutions within which those actors operate, and the instruments used in fashioning solutions to public problems are inventoried, and the links between actors, institutions and instruments in the development and evolution of public policies discussed. While the framework presented can be applied to any liberal democratic state, illustrations from Canadian circumstances will be stressed in the course.

FOLLOW THESE LINKS FOR COURSE RELATED MATERIAL:

POL-351 Course Syllabus
POL-351 Tutorial Schedule
POL-351 Preliminary Exam Questions