Introductions

Review syllabus & assignments

Assign teams & cases

Policy analysis - Art or science?

Definitions of policy analysis

Development of the field of policy analysis

Working with clients

Working with the public

Ethical issues and value conflicts

RES#1: Michael Kraft and Scott Furlong. 2004. Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press. pages 101 - 124.

Handout - Good advice for young professionals

Handout - Mistakes new managers often make

Handout - Why a scientific approach is important (editorial)

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

American Society of Public Administration

American Planning Association

International City/Management Association

Policy Studies Organization

Mintrom, Michael. 2003. People Skills for Policy Analysts. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. ISBN 0-87840-900-9

Wildavsky, Aaron. 1979. Speaking Truth to Power: The Art and Craft of Policy Analysis. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company.

Majone, Giandomenico. 1993. Evidence, Argument, and Persuasion in  the Policy Process. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press

House, Peter W. and Roger D Shull. 1991. The Practice of Policy Analysis: Forty Years of Art and Technology. Washington, DC: The Compass Press.

Feldman, Martha S.. 1989. Order Without Design: Information Production and Policy Making. Stanford University Press.