Assignment:
DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
• Identify one or more official policy actor(s) most responsible for the public policy issue that you are exploring and assess their role(s) in evaluating/implementing/blocking this public policy issue. Be specific.
• Identify one or more unofficial policy actor(s) most responsible for the public policy issue that you are exploring and assess their role(s) in evaluating/implementing/blocking this public policy issue. Be specific.
• Consider what kind of research may be useful in assessing your current policy or issue and tailoring it to the relevant actor or audience. (For example, is there a lack of current or relevant data on this issue? Are there externalities that have not been fully understood? Are there new academic perspectives that have not been taken into account in the policy process?)