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GOVT2552: Policy Analysis
2025 unit information
The unit outlines the nature of public policy - dealing with such matters as definitions of policy and approaches to analysing public policy; Examines the main building blocks of the policy process: actors, institutions, and policy instruments; Explores key stages of the public policy process: notably problem definition, agenda setting, policy formation, decision making, implementation and evaluation. Examples are drawn from Australia and a range of countries throughout the world; Addresses policy-making in extreme, 'crisis' situations.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Government and International Relations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand the main approaches to the analysis of public policy and policy processes, including the knowledge of key actors, institutions, and tools which are the building blocks of public policy making
- LO2. understand the key stages and features in the policy process, as well as specific issues and debates within each
- LO3. apply concepts and theories of policy making to analyse and evaluate contemporary public policy issues
- LO4. develop coherent arguments in explaining political phenomena that are critical and theoretically based
- LO5. increase your awareness of the ethical issues in political decision making
- LO6. develop a capacity to work independently and as a team member to plan and achieve goals, meeting new challenges and deadlines
- LO7. achieve a capacity to address complex and important subjects in a spirit of curiosity and with enthusiasm, confidence and energy.
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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