Psychology Student as Advocate: Public Policy in the Classroom

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Position Paper ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
The Public ◽  
Psychological Science ◽  
Policy Making Process ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Class Assignment

Students of psychology are often unaware of the contribution that psychology can make to the development of public policy. This class assignment encourages students to see themselves as developing social scientists with the ability and responsibility to use psychological science in the public interest. Students select a policy question relevant to the field of psychology, evaluate the psychological research on that issue, write a brief position paper incorporating pertinent references, and forward it to the appropriate government official. The assignment generates high levels of student interest and enhances understanding of the complex political, economic, and scientific issues in the policy-making process.

Partisipasi Masyarakat dalam Proses Kebijakan Daerah

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-177
Author(s):  
Abdullah Manshur
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Policy Evaluation ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Problem Situation ◽  
Policy Cycle ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Making Process

Public policy is a decision to deal with a particular problem situation, that identifies the objectives, principles, ways, and means to achieve them. The ability and understanding of policy makers in the policy-making process is very important for the realization of public policy of rapid, accurate and adequate. The product to suit the needs of the public policy, public participation in the policy process is needed in the policy cycle, from policy formulation to policy evaluation. This paper attempts to review the importance of community participation and other forms of public participation in the policy process, in particular, policy areas.

Transnarodowa kwestia społeczna. Migracje i nierówności społeczne

2021 ◽  
pp. 21-40
Author(s):  
Thomas Faist
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Social Question ◽  
The Public ◽  
Ecological Aspects ◽  
The Social ◽  
Global North ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Political Economic

The social question is back. Yet today’s social question is not primarily between labour and capital, as it was in the nineteenth century and throughout much of the twentieth. The contemporary social question is located at the interstices between the global South and the global North. It finds its expression in movements of people, seeking a better life or fleeing unsustainable social, political, economic, and ecological conditions. It is transnationalized because migrants and their significant others entertain ties across the borders of national states in transnational social spaces; because of the cross-border diffusion of norms; and because there are implications of migration for social inequalities within national states. The first section discusses the structure of social inequalities in migration and the politics around it. It starts, first, by elaborating upon the commonalities and differences of the social question in the 19th and 21st centuries and then, second, asks whether the increasing relevance of location compared to class for income and life chances has replaced voice as a main response by exit. This is followed, third, by an elaboration of the nexus between social inequalities and migration, i.e. migration being both an antecedent and a consequence of social inequalities. Fourth, the focus moves to the main changes in migration control, its externalization from border control to remote control. This is followed, fifth, by a consideration of the other side of the coin, internalization processes in countries of destination and origin, driven by processes such as marketization and securitization of migration. The second section then moves on to sketch one of the main challenges, the need to include ecological aspects into the discussion of the social question. The analysis concludes with reflections on the shifting form of the transnationalized social question. Finally, the outlook discusses the role of social scientists in discussing the transnationalized social question in the public sphere.

Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Carl Purcell
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Children's Services ◽  
Public Policy Making ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Making Process ◽  
Children’S Services

This chapter outlines the rationale for the book and the contribution it seeks to make to research on children’s services reform and the public policy-making process. The emphasis placed on the influence of child abuse inquiries in previous research in this area is questioned. A brief overview of the chapters that follow is also provided.

THE DISABILITY POLICY MAKING PROCESS

2020 ◽  
Vol 559 (10) ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
Paweł Kubicki ◽  
Adriana Mica ◽  
Mikołaj Pawlak
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Disability Policy ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Public Policy Process ◽  
Policy Making Process

Our goal is to analyze the disability policy making process in Poland on the example of implementing the assumptions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The key tool we use is the model of the five streams of the public policy process: problem, solutions, politics, process and program. In particular, we look at the role played by the movement of people with disabilities in this process. We claim that the weakness of the movements and the origins of activism of people with disabilities other than in Western countries makes the implementation of the Convention in Poland difficult and often ends in failure.

scholarly journals Reactance or Rationalization? Predicting Public Responses to Government Policy

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 256-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devon Proudfoot ◽  
Aaron C. Kay
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Attentional Focus ◽  
Public Response ◽  
The Public ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The Status ◽  
Social Psychological Research

The public’s attitudes toward new governmental laws and regulations are frequently at the forefront of public policy debates. Will the public react negatively to a newly implemented public safety regulation or embrace the change? Does the public’s initial favorability toward a proposed environmental policy indicate public opinion and compliance if such a law passed? Social psychological research directly explores these questions and provides insight into how specific policy designs and implementations can shape public response to new regulations. People may exhibit one of two contrasting responses to policies: reactance or rationalization. When a rule is imposed, individuals often display reactance—exaggerating the value of the behavior being banned or restricted. However, individuals also frequently show an opposite, perhaps less conspicuous, tendency—They rationalize government policy; that is, they diminish alternatives and actively justify why the imposed regulations are favorable. In experiments, two factors—individuals’ attentional focus and a policy’s apparent absoluteness—determine whether people react against or rationalize policies that seek to restrict their behavior. In other evidence, people’s motivation to defend the status quo may hinder—but also facilitate—support for public policy changes. The implications can guide public policy design and implementation.

scholarly journals STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES OF THE STATE POLICY OF COUNTERACTION TO HYBRID THREATS AND ENSURING ECONOMIC SECURITY OF UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-51
Author(s):  
Taras VASYLTSIV ◽  
◽  
Ruslan LUPAK ◽  
Volodymyr VOLOSHYN ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Global Integration ◽  
The Public ◽  
Hybrid Threats ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Methodological Aspects

The processes of globalization, manifestations of external military, political, economic aggression against Ukraine have led to the formation and strengthening of the destructive impact of hybrid threats, which led to the deployment of a negative chain reaction of aggravation of imbalances in the economic system. Under such conditions, the problem of developing strategic and tactical principles became relevant for the formation and implementation of public policy to combat hybrid threats to ensure the economic security of the state. The purpose of the study is to determine the strategic imperatives of the public policy to combat hybrid threats and ensure the economic security of Ukraine. Theoretical and methodological aspects of the spread of hybrid threats are generalized, its level and directions in the economy of Ukraine are determined, priority spheres, tasks and tools of the state policy of counteraction to hybrid threats and ensuring its economic security are substantiated. The directions of distribution and the set of hybrid threats to economic security at the present stage of socio-economic development of Ukraine are identified. The basic provisions of the Concept of counteraction to hybrid threats to the economic security of Ukraine are developed. It is concluded that the problem of hybrid threats became especially relevant for Ukraine after choosing the pro-European direction of development to which Russian Federation responded with the annexation of Crimea, military, and then political and economic aggression in the Donbas. Ukraine's economy continues to be significantly affected in the form of hybrid threats, which lead to the deployment of a negative reaction to the imbalance of political and socio-economic systems. Growing processes of global integration require the application of new approaches to the formation of high-quality and effective public policy to combat hybrid threats.

scholarly journals Ethical communication on society issues: a story from Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abi Hanifa ◽  
Fitra Roman Cahaya
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Stakeholder Theory ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Global Reporting Initiative ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Making Process ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
Ethical Communication

Purpose This paper aims to examine Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX)-listed companies’ society disclosures. Design/methodology/approach Year-ending 2012 annual report disclosures of 75 IDX-listed companies are analyzed. The widely acknowledged Global Reporting Initiative guidelines are used as the disclosure index checklist. Findings The results show a relatively low level of voluntary society disclosure (40.27 per cent). The highest level of communication is for issues related to society programs. Very few companies disclosed information about public policy, donations to political parties and actions taken in response to corruption incidents. Statistical analysis reveals that company size is a positively significant predictor of “society” communication. Ethical stakeholder theory partially explains the variability of these disclosures. Research limitations/implications The main implication of the findings is that Indonesian companies are not involved in the public policy-making process. Companies also probably attempt to hide certain information regarding corruption issues to protect their image and reputation. Originality/value This paper provides insights into the disclosure practices of society issues, a specific social disclosure theme which is rarely examined in prior literature, within the framework of ethical stakeholder theory. The research also includes corruption issues to be investigated in the disclosure analysis.

Racial Bias and Public Policy

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Glaser ◽  
Katherine Spencer ◽  
Amanda Charbonneau
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Expert Testimony ◽  
Racial Bias ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Conscious Awareness ◽  
Race Bias ◽  
Psychological Science ◽  
Health Care Politics ◽  
Implicit And Explicit ◽  
And Control

This article explores psychological science on race bias and its implications in several domains of public policy, with special attention paid to biased policing as an illustrative example. Race bias arises from normal mental processes, many outside our conscious awareness and control. This research directly applies to public policy, especially where concerned with regulating behavior and managing uncertainty. Research links both implicit and explicit racial bias to behavior, and uncertainty exacerbates the influence of bias in decision-making. Sample policy domains—where psychological research, race bias, and public policy intersect—include education, employment, immigration, health care, politics/representation, and criminal justice. Psychological research informs policy by documenting causes and processes, by expert testimony in court, and by generating and evaluating interventions to reduce race bias.

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