PUB-5000 V4

Cox, R. W. (2020). Public administration in theory and practice. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Read Chapter 6: Policy Analysis (pp. 139-153).
Read Chapter 7: Program Evaluation (pp. 154-173).
These two textbook chapters describe the process and factors of policy and program assessment.
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Crow, D. A., & Lawlor, A. (2016). Media in the policy process: Using framing and narratives to understand policy influences. Review of Policy Research, 33(5), 472–491. https://doi.org/10.1111/ropr.12187
This article explains the opportunity to employ narratives in the policy process.

Franklin Fowler, E., Baum, L. M., Barry, C. L., Niederdeppe, J., & Gollust, S. E. (2017). Media messages and perceptions of the Affordable Care Act during the early phase of implementation. Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law, 42(1), 167–195. https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-3702806
The article informs you about the impact of media and public opinion on policy implementation through the Affordable Care Act.

Hebert, M. K. (2019). PROTOTYPING policy: Applying service design to the policy process. Policy & Practice, 77(3), 12.
This article presents ideas for policy development by considering the design of services.