PSCI 3402 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Environmental Determinism, Mercator Projection, Policy Analysis
4 Feb 2016
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Governance: steering complex systems in cooperation with a variety of other actors. For example, at the international level, there is no world government, however, the un brings together countries to determine how to govern countries. The same is true at the domestic level. It is also exemplified in history: governments used to have overlapping spheres of governments and authorities (pope, kings, feudal lords- all actors trying to govern a region) Exemplifies that we don"t need a clear cut government to govern. Public policy: a course of action or inaction chosen by public authorities to address a given problem or interrelated set of problems. Unpacking the definition, there is 3 key points: Public policy involves the creation of a policy framework developed by policy-makers" with the aim of governing. Public policy can be both a course of action and/or inaction. Policy is a means to an end, and not an end in itself. Good policy is good/consistent in three main ways:
