Bu derste kamu politikalarının hem kuramsal hemde uygulama yönüne odaklanılacaktır. Ders, kamu politikalarının teori ve modellerini kapsadığı kadar, politika analiz araçlarını, politika oluşturmayı, alternatif politikaları ve kamusal sorunları analiz etmeyi de kapsamaktadır.

Kamu politikası süreci iyi kararlar alabilme ve değerler üzerinedir. Bu farklı kamu aktörlerinin süreç içerisinde ağırlıkta olduğu ve sürece katkı sağladığı politik süreçler aracılığıyla yapılır. Sonuç olarak, politika süreçleri problemler ve konular olarak tanımlanır.

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