Writing public policy : a practical guide to communicating in the policymaking process / Catherine F. Smith.
By: Smith, Catherine F. (Catherine Findley) [author.].
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2023Edition: Sixth edition.Description: xxi, 234 pages ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780197643495.Subject(s): Communication in public administration | Written communication | Policy sciences | Public administrationGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | JF1525.C59 S64 2023 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000019841 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Public policy is language use -- Communicating policymaking practices -- Definition: describe the problem -- Evaluation: analyze and advise -- Legislative history: know the record -- Position paper: know the arguments -- Petition, proposal, letter: request action -- Brief opinion, ordinance: inform governance -- Testimony: witness in a public hearing -- Public comment: influence administration -- Conclusion: ethics for policy communicators.
"Writing Public Policy is a practical, concise guide to writing and communicating in public policy processes. Designed to help students understand and perform common types of communication used in solving public problems, this text explains the standards and functions of communicating in the public sector and teaches the use of selected public policy communication genres. Catherine F. Smith presents a general method for planning, producing, and assessing communications in a variety of real-life contexts and situations of public policy work"--