public policy 1 & 2

Question 1

regulatory policy

Answer 1

defining government rules

Question 2

constitutional policy

Answer 2

establishing constitutional rules

Question 3

distributive policy

Answer 3

distributing new resources

Question 4

redistributive policy

Answer 4

distributing existing resources

Question 5

provisional policy

Answer 5

creating specific facilities / provisions

Question 6

inside-out perspective

Answer 6

policies driven by internal dynamics

Question 7

outside-in perspective

Answer 7

societal transformations put new demands on pp

Question 8

risk society

Answer 8

complexity of modern society & new risks creates uncertainty

Question 9

network society

Answer 9

globalization & ICT lead to interdependency & complexity

Question 10

liquid society

Answer 10

individualization & cultural hypes (mass society)

Question 11

hollow society

Answer 11

shift from government to governance

Question 12

public policy

Answer 12

efforts to achieve public goals by specific means

Question 13

governance

Answer 13

organizing the relevant resources needed to solve problems & cooperation between gov and civil society

Question 14

policy cycle

Answer 14

agenda setting, policy formulation, decision making, implementation, evaluation & learning and change

Question 15

agenda setting

Answer 15

identification and selection of problems that need attention

Question 16

policy universe

Answer 16

anyone can be involved in agenda setting

Question 17

policy formulation

Answer 17

consider options to solve problem, consider alternative actions & assess possible effects

Question 18

policy subsystem

Answer 18

only relevant parties are involved

Question 19

policy decision-making

Answer 19

selecting the most appropriate proposal to solve problem

Question 20

policy implementation

Answer 20

application of policy

Question 21

policy evaluation

Answer 21

determining if the actions taken are effective and why

Question 22

3 pro’s policy cycle

Answer 22

easy understanding of complex system, transferability & model allows evaluation

Question 23

5 cons policy cycle

Answer 23

in reality cycle is not linear, unclear which government level, evaluation is often skipped / merged, unclear which step of cycle & personal preferences not taken into account

Question 24

rational perspective

Answer 24

policy as a means to solve societal problems by identifying factors contributing to effective & efficient problem-solving

Question 25

political perspective

Answer 25

focuses on power struggles between stakeholders & self-interest is more important than common interest

Question 26

cultural perspective

Answer 26

sense-making, our perspective of the world based on pre-existing experiences & values

Question 27

institutional perspective

Answer 27

based on (in)formal rules embedded by institutions, hard to change & protects specific values we find important