Impact on the Policy Process
to complete a reflective assignment where you assess your work in completing the projects
August 10, 2017Mai Lai Massacre
August 10, 2017Impact on the Policy Process
Before you can set about constructing purposeful public policies to solve a specific societal problem, you have to decide whether the perceived issue is, in fact, a "problem" that can or should be "resolved."
In this assignment, you will analyze some problems and, through follow-up discussions, arrive at a consensus on what constitutes a societal problem. You will also determine whether it could be resolved.
Tasks:
• How is a societal problem defined? Support with examples.
• How do you think defining a societal problem impacts the policy cycle?
• In your opinion, which specific stage of the policy cycle would this impact? Why do you think so?
• What are, if any, the "costs" or trade-offs involved in the enactment of a policy to remedy the problem?
