Public Policy

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This paper explains that public policy is a rapidly changing field that has spawned a variety of epistemological approaches to its study. This author examines a post-modern approach, the approach of the new institutionalist and a collaborative approach employed with mixed results by government organizations. The paper argue that the postmodern, linguistic approach demonstrates the most promise for the future of public policy studies.

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"The complex interplay of individuals and institutions (both governmental and otherwise) has become an exceptionally pertinent subject as nations and NGOs collide on an international scale, each vying for control of public policy and the outcome of the conflict uncertain. For students of public policy, the matter has become no less complicated. As the relationships between people and institutions becomes more intricate, determining the nature of those relationships has spawned a variety of new academic approaches to the study of public policy, each vying for dominance in the field. The purpose of this paper is not to research these various methodologies for their own sake, but instead to present the author's own views regarding the study of public policy."

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