sept 21

Question 1

T/f: focusing events create policy windows

Answer 1

true

Question 2

what is a focusing event

Answer 2

points in time when the opportunity arises for an issue to come onto the policy agenda and be taken seriously with a view to action

Question 3

policy agenda

Answer 3

list of issues to which an organization, usually the government, is giving serious attention at any one time with a view to taking some sort of action

Question 4

t/f: policy change begins with agenda setting

Answer 4

true

Question 5

getting issues on the policy agenda

Answer 5

• focusing event (can not use to our advantage)
• ‘politics-as-usual’/’incrementalism’: policy change occurs, if it does at all, through a gradual accumulation of small changes

Question 6

rational model of policy making

Answer 6

1. identify problem
2. establish decision criteria
3. weigh decision criteria
4. generate alternatives
5. evaluate alternatives
6. chose the best alternative
7. implement decision
8. evaluate decision

Question 7

top 5 causes of death globally

Answer 7

1. ischemic heart disease
2. stroke
3. covid
4. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
5. lower respiratory infections

Question 8

top 5 reasons for hospital stay

Answer 8

1. birth
2. covid
3. heart failure
4. heart attack
5. substance use disorder

Question 9

two agenda setting models

Answer 9

1. hall et al.’s model of legitimacy, feasibility and support
2. kingdons policy streams/multiple streams model

Question 10

hall et al.’s model

Answer 10

“only when an issue and likely response are high in terms of their legitimacy, feasibility and support do they get on to a government agenda”

Question 11

legitimacy

Answer 11

characteristic of those issues which policy makers see as appropriate for government to act on

Question 12

feasibility

Answer 12

characteristic of those issues for which there is a practical solution

Question 13

support

Answer 13

characteristic of those issues to which the public and other key political interests want to see a response

Question 14

kingdons policy streams

Answer 14

policies are only taken seriously by governments when:
- the problem they are addressing is perceived as being a public matter requiring government action
the policy solutions being proposed are perceived as technically feasible and consistent with dominant social values
- the politicians/policymakers have the motivation and opportunity to enact policy solutions

Question 15

problem stream

Answer 15

indicsyotd of the scale and significance of an issue which give it visibility
- is there a problem? what is it?
- do we know/is there consensus regarding the causes of the problem?
do people know about the problem?
problem recognition and framing

Question 16

policy stream

Answer 16

set of possible policy solutions or alternatives developed by experts, politicians, bureaucrats and interest groups, together with the activities of those interested in these options

Question 17

politics stream

Answer 17

political events such as shifts in the national mood or public opinion, elections and changes in government, social uprisings, demonstrations and campaigns by interest groups

Question 18

t/f: keeping issues off policy agenda is as important as keeping them on

Answer 18

true