"Policy analysis or public policy analysis is a technique used in the public administration sub-field of political science..."
The examination of existing policies or proposed policies to assess their effectiveness and potential impacts.
Policy process models: Overview of different models used to understand the process of policy making, including the stages model, the advocacy coalition framework, and the multiple streams model.
Decision making: Overview of different approaches to decision making, including rational choice theory, bounded rationality, and incrementalism.
Politics of policy making: Overview of the political context in which policy decisions are made and the various actors involved, including elected officials, bureaucrats, interest groups, and the public.
Cost-benefit analysis: Evaluation of the costs and benefits of policy decisions, including the identification of all relevant costs and benefits, estimation of their monetary value, and comparison of the costs and benefits.
Policy evaluation: Methods for evaluating the effectiveness of policies, including the identification of clear and measurable outcomes, the establishment of baseline data, and the selection of appropriate evaluation methods.
Policy implementation: Understanding of how policies are implemented, including the planning and budgeting process, the role of organizational structures, and the influence of individual actors.
Policy analysis frameworks: Overview of different frameworks used to analyze policies, including the SWOT analysis, PESTLE analysis, and stakeholder analysis.
Policy communication: Effective strategies for communicating policy decisions and their rationale to various stakeholders, including the public, interest groups, and elected officials.
"People who regularly use policy analysis skills and techniques on the job, particularly those who use it as a major part of their job duties..."
"...to examine and evaluate the available options to implement the goals of laws and elected officials."
"People who regularly use policy analysis skills and techniques on the job... are generally known by the title Policy Analyst."
"The process is also used in the administration of large organizations with complex policies."
"Policy analysis can be divided into two major fields: - Analysis of existing policy, which is analytical and descriptive... - Analysis for new policy, which is prescriptive..."
"It attempts to explain policies and their development."
"It is involved with formulating policies and proposals (for example: to improve social welfare)."
"Policy Analysis is the process of identifying potential policy options that could address your problem and then comparing those options to choose the most effective, efficient, and feasible one."
"Policy analysis is frequently deployed in the public sector..."
"...is equally applicable elsewhere, such as nonprofit organizations and non-governmental organizations."
"Policy analysis has its roots in systems analysis..."
"...an approach used by United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in the 1960s."
"A combination of two kinds of policy analyses together with program evaluation is defined as policy studies."
"The areas of interest and the purpose of analysis determine what types of analysis are conducted."
"...a technique used in the public administration sub-field of political science..."
"...nonprofit organizations, and others to examine and evaluate the available options..."
"Analysis for new policy is involved with formulating policies and proposals (for example: to improve social welfare)."
"The process of 'determining which of various policies will achieve a given set of goals in light of the relations between the policies and the goals.'"
"...enable civil servants, nonprofit organizations, and others to examine and evaluate the available options to implement the goals of laws and elected officials."