CO SCI 136 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Data Analysis, Wield, Policy
Document Summary
Doing policy analysis chapter 10 (buse, making health policy) Policy change in the health sector is challenging because health systems are technically complex, and changing one part of the system invariably affects other parts and many different actors. Hence, successful policy change depends on continuous and systematic political analysis. Analysis in the early stages of policy making, particularly in problem definition and agenda setting, is particularly important. If you want to successfully influence policy outcomes, you will need to: Learn to recognize political windows of opportunity; Understand how to manipulate political processes to encourage wider acceptance of your definition of a problem and proposed solution; Understand the positions, interests and power of other interested parties (including the media) based on the potential distribution of costs and benefits of the proposed policy; Adapt your solutions to make them more politically feasible.
