Designing Public Policies and Programs

Designing Public Policies and Programs (DPPP) asks students to critique and reflect on key factors that shape and influence public policy and governance. Our experience of how we are governed is inherently shaped by the detail of public policy and programs that deliver government services. This subject is concerned with understanding policy processes and what constitutes good policy analysis, as well as when and why this may or may not occur. We also explore aspects of policy design, policy development and policy and program implementation.