This course aims to

• examine major theories of policy process, models of policy making, and forms of policy analysis;
• enable students to engage with the complexity and dynamics of public and social policy;
• discover how new ideas shape public policies; implementation;
• apply the theories and models of policy making to the analysis policy cases in Hong Kong; and
• evaluate policy alternatives, both prospectively and retrospectively.

Class participation: 10%
Individual Policy Memorandum: 25%
Group Project - Presentation: 15%
End-of-course examination: 50%

Examination Duration: 3 hours