MPPA 530 - Public Policy Analysis and Application

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This course focuses on social change and how it takes place by considering social problems and the development of public policy within the contexts of public administration, community organizing and activism. The course identifies methods for understanding the political process as a system and considers evaluation research and its importance in addressing complex policy issues. It examines how community development leaders and practitioners, health care workers, advocacy groups, and community organizations can work with local, provincial and federal governments to address issues of social change. The course provides an overview of governmental structure, processes, and policies at all levels and also addresses the complex tensions between public policy and community organizing and social justice practices. It presents effective methods of communication, advocacy, and lobbying for questions that challenge policy, promote concerns and address needs.