153-0310/05 – Public Policy (VP)

Knowledge – you will know: - to judge the function and the sense of the public policy in the society, - to make clear the structure of the public policy idea and approaches to particular public policies definitions. Skills – you will be able: - to characterize the public policy meaning for social practices, - to define sections of the public interest as the public policy objectives, - to divide and exercise criteria, procedures and methods of public policies. Habits – you will gain: - quality base about public policy participants or particular public policies, - awareness of citizens role during the participation on public interests enforcement into public policies. After the completion of this subject, students will: - distinguish, compare and be able to identify the policy and the public policy conception, - be able to conclude particular questions relevant to the public policy, - evaluate the public policy role and mention differences of particular public policies, - plan, propose and form different approaches during the public policy conception, - be able to argue the content and objectives of the public policy, - be able to compare different approaches during the public policy implementation, - discuss public policy gains in the life of people.

The aim of the subject is oriented towards the description of the kinds of theoretic and metodologic approaches which are used in analysis and creation of each public policy, including its specification.

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