Disasters like earthquakes are known as focusing events--sudden calamities that cause
both citizens and policymakers to pay more attention to a public problem and often to press …

This brief text identifies the issues, resources, actors, and institutions involved in public
policy making and traces the dynamics of the policymaking process, including the triggering …

The resurgence of state involvement in policymaking in recent years has renewed a long-
standing debate about the most effective role for states within a federal system of …

In an effort to provide greater awareness of the necessary policy decisions facing our
elected and appointed officials, Energy Policy in the US: Politics, Challenges, and Prospects …

This study investigated the relationship between transformational leadership style of the
heads of departments and employee job satisfaction in tertiary institutions in Ghana. The …

This rigorous but very accessible guide to the main concepts and techniques of policy
analysis is intended for students and in-service professionals who want to become more …

Kamu Yönetimi disiplinine 1990'lı yıllarla birlikte girmeye başlayan'yönetişim'kavramı, devlet,
piyasa ve sivil toplum aktörlerinin ortak müzakereci anlayışla, birlikte yönetme prensibine …

Public policy scholars and public Law scholars often study the same substantive issues and
have similar theoretical interests Yet students of the public policy process rarely consider the …

Comparing national efforts to preserve public lands, William R. Lowry investigates how
effectively and under what conditions governments can provide goods for future …

This article illustrates the concepts of morality policy and politics by examining the 1996 Title
V federal grants for abstinence-only sex education. Drawing from the existing literature on …