"Policy analysis or public policy analysis is a technique used in the public administration sub-field of political science..."
In this subfield, social workers play an instrumental role in analyzing, developing, and influencing policies and legislation that impact social issues, public health, and human rights.
Policy Analysis: The process of identifying and analyzing government policies and their impacts on different groups of people, with the goal of influencing policy decisions.
Legislative Advocacy: Working to persuade lawmakers to create, amend, or repeal laws in support of clients or social issues.
Community Organizing: Mobilizing individuals and groups within a community to identify and address shared concerns, such as lack of access to services or discrimination.
Coalition Building: Collaborating with diverse groups and organizations to achieve common goals related to social justice, such as policy change or community development.
Political Campaigning: Engaging in electoral politics to support candidates or ballot initiatives that align with social work values and goals.
Media Advocacy: Using media outlets to raise awareness and promote changes to social policies and practices, such as through media interviews or social media campaigns.
Human Rights Advocacy: Promoting the protection and fulfillment of basic human rights, including advocating for marginalized or oppressed groups and challenging policies or practices that violate human rights.
Policy Implementation: The process of putting policies into action, including monitoring and evaluating their effects.
Policy Evaluation: Assessing the success of policies in achieving desired outcomes and identifying opportunities for improvement.
"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."