28 September 

Public Policy

Variables, Cause and Effect and the Policymaking Process

Administrative Items for Class

• Exams Returned - I hope!

• And a bunch of précis - even more hope!!

• PROJECT PORTFOLIO- Due Tuesday in Class - Questions

• Oral Presentation?   

• Group One Memo Due in Two Weeks - Thursday October 12

• Announcements?     

• Technology Recycling  IT - Basement of Fayerweather

• Calling and Career

• What is "New & Groovy in Public Policy?"

THE PUBLIC POLICY TOOLKIT...So Far   

• Definitions - What is public policy?

• Contexts - What information is needed when making policy?

• Models - What are specific ways to analyze policy making?

• Federalism - Recognizing Levels of Gov't & Tools Used

• Federalism Tools used

  Legal

  Regulatory

  Fiscal

   

• Variables - Cause and Effect

• PROCESS - Stages of Public Policy

VARIABLES....AHHHHHHH! :-)

 CAUSE AND EFFECT

Playing Pool

Shooting Baskets  ...RIGHT NOW! 

Making the Basket - Or Sinking the Shot -  As BOTH Cause AND Effect?

Terrorism

	Cause
					TERRORISM

 

TERRORISM
			Effect

WHAT CAUSES Terrorism?  

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF Terrorism?  

	Cause
					Illegal Immigration

 

Illegal Immigration
			Effect

   THE POLICY PROCESS - 

Seen in action - 

• Univ. of Canterbury, NZ    

•  Carnegie Mellon University  

• IDRC - Canada

Problem Identification

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration

Due to the contentiousness immigration issues, the selection of language to describe certain types of immigrants is a sensitive matter. Terms that refer to immigrants who choose to cross the border, or overstay a visa, and who do not have residency permits to live or work in the new country, include:

• alien
• migrant
• criminal alien
• foreign national
• illegal immigrant/ migrant/ alien
• undocumented immigrant/ migrant/ alien / worker
• undocumented resident
• paperless immigrant
• clandestine workers (Europe)^[1]
• boat people

Agenda Setting

• http://www.minutemanhq.com/hq/ 

• http://www.thenewamerican.com/artman/publish/article_3743.shtml 

Formulation

http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/shared/aboutus/statistics/Illegal2002.pdf  

Legitimation

G.O.P. in Senate Narrows Immigration Focus to 700-Mile Fence

Implementation

Evaluation

Public Opinion - Private to Public to Gathered/Analyzed

Policy Actors (Political and Bureaucratic)

Federal Agencies and Resources
Federal Bureau of Investigation: www.ifccfbi.gov
Federal Aviation Adminstration: www.faa.gov
Federal Emergency Management Agency: www.fema.gov
FirstGov.gov: www.firstgov.gov/featured/usgresponse.html
Department of Defense: www.defenselink.mil
Department of Health and Human Services: www.hhs.gov
Department of Justice: www.usdoj.gov
Department of Labor: www.dol.gov
Department of State: www.state.gov
Department of Transportation: www.dot.gov
Office of Personnel Management: www.opm.gov

"Nondecision" Decisions (Symbolic v. "Real")

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