POLI 3262

Introduction to conceptual and theoretical frameworks for describing and analyzing the nature, determinants, and effects of the public policy making process in Canada. Emphasis on decision-making, policy change, and implementation in exploring connections among actors, ideas, and institutions in various public policy fields including environmental, health, and social policy to reveal patterns of policy change. Social policy is given attention, in particular its historical trajectory and the social, ideological, political, and economic factors that shape social policy debates. Prerequisite(s): Political Science 2210 Equivalent: Political Science 3850 (Public and Social Policy in Canada) (prior to 2025/2026); Political Science 3850 (Public/Social Policy) (prior to 2025/2026) Substantially Similar: Political Science 3260 (prior to 2025/2026); Political Science 3265 (prior to 2025/2026)