JSGS 806 – Public Policy Analysis CALENDAR DESCRIPTION This graduate course focuses on the analysis of the processes whereby public policies arise and

The course compares theories and models of policy-making and decision- making to illustrate the special requirements of the Canadian environment and examines the roles of various participants in the policy process: legislators, political parties, interest groups, administrators and administrative structures, citizens, and the judiciary. [...] LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The University of Regina campus of the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy is situated on Treaty 4 Territory and the traditional territory of the Cree and Saulteaux, Assiniboine and the Homeland of the Métis, while the University of Saskatchewan campus is situated on Treaty 6 Territory, the traditional territory of Cree Peoples and the Homeland of the Métis. [...] ATTRIBUTES OF JSGS GRADUATES Through the development of the following competencies, JSGS MPA graduates will be prepared to meet the policy challenges of a rapidly changing world: • Analysis and Use of Evidence – how to use evidence and develop the necessary analytical skills to succeed in a public administration career; • Politics and Democracy – ensuring that students have a deep understanding of. [...] • understand the policy cycle and its components, as well as the limitations of the policy cycle; hence the ability to use current and innovative models to analyze public policy; • understand the contemporary context of Canadian public policies, including (a) how global capitalism has been influencing Canadian public policies; (b) the unpleasant relationship between democracy and authoritarianism;. [...] Summary of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation of Canada.