Homework
Introduction
The purpose of this homework is for students to apply the 5-step model of policy analysis to analyze the case study on the management of the Yellowstone bison. This is a controversial case, which includes many stakeholders who have been debating the best way to manage the bison for a long time. As a policy analyst, armed with the knowledge of the 5-step model of policy analysis, it is your job to help the stakeholders determine the best policy to solve this problem.
Step by Step Guide
To complete this homework follow the steps:
1) You should have already read chapter 6 of Clemons and McBeth (2020), A Pragmatic Public Policy Analysis Method.
2) Carefully read the case study Playing Politics: Bison, Brucellosis, Business, and Bureaucrats. You can find it on pages 187-204 of the textbook.
3) Review all the materials included on the Activities and Resources page of the module for week 11.
4) Conduct any research you consider necessary (remember claims without support are opinions), although outside research is not required for the case.
This is the part of the homework you should submit on Canvas. Complete the homework task described below.
Task:
The Greater Yellowstone Interagency Brucellosis Committee (GYIBC) has hired you to conduct a policy analysis of the situation today and come up with policy recommendations. You are to apply the following 5 steps as your model of analysis:
• Step I: Define the problem and determine its causes (4-5 sentences).
After defining the problem discuss your approach to defining the problem. Answer the following questions: Why did you adopt this definition? Who are the main stakeholders in the case? What are the values and interests of the stakeholders? Whose values matter. How does your personal view of power structures affect your problem definition?
• Step II: Establish Criteria to Evaluate Alternatives
For each criterion, you establish, explain why this criterion is a good one to evaluate policy alternatives in this case. Discuss how the criterion relates to major stakeholders.
• Step III: Generate Policy Alternatives (only two alternatives)
Explain how you generated the alternatives in this case? Do these alternatives eliminate the problem without favoring one group over another?
• Step IV: Evaluate and Select Policy
Simply state which alternative is the best one among the two you identified in step III. Include a table where you demonstrate the pros and cons of the two alternatives based on the criteria established in step II. Shortly, state why the alternative you are recommending is the best among the two.
• Step V: Evaluate Politics.
Given that your recommended alternative has not been implemented yet. It is impossible to evaluate it. Thus, for the purpose of this step just state one problem you anticipate will make the evaluation of this policy difficult. Why do you think this will be a problem?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.