SSW 629 - Policy Analysis

Institution:

University of New England

Subject:

Social Work

Description:

This course examines the political environment of the policy process through several sets of lenses. It examines the motives of actors, institutional constraints and how these politics are altered at different stages of the policy process. It provides students with an understanding of the critical issues involved in policy making, and emphasizes the relationship between the legislative and executive branches of government, and how they interact with each other and the other external players in the policy process - most prominent being interest groups and the media. Many of the examples and theoretical developments presented in this course are drawn from an examination of the federal policy process, which is exclusively connected to the budgeting and resource allocation process. Must be enrolled in: Master of Social Work.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 09/01/2007 

Institution Website:

www.une.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 283-0171

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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