Writing Public Policy: A Practical Guide to Communicating in the Policy-Making Process - Softcover

Smith, Catherine F

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195379829 ISBN 13: 9780195379822

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2009

Synopsis

An accessible, hands-on approach to planning, creating, and assessing public policy documents--now updated with material on online communication

Now in a new edition, Writing Public Policy is a practical, concise guide to writing and communicating in public policy processes. Designed to help students understand and perform common types of communication used in solving public problems, this text explains the standards and functions of communicating in the public sector and teaches the use of selected public policy communication genres. Catherine F. Smith presents a general method for planning, producing, and assessing communications in a variety of real-life contexts and situations of public policy work.

New to the second edition:

* The text is updated to meet the needs of today's tech-savvy students, and now features a new appendix on adapting policy writing to the Web
* Examples show policy problems from a global perspective, and U.S. policy making by all levels of government
* A new appendix on clear writing
* A new companion website (www.oup.com/us/smith) offers additional guidance and writing samples

Hands-on and accessible, Writing Public Policy, Second Edition, teaches know-how and techniques needed to effectively communicate in the democratic process of making public policy. It is a particularly useful tool for any student preparing for a career in politics, government, public relations, law, public policy, journalism, social work, public health, or in any role concerned with public affairs.

About this title

About the Author

Catherine F. Smith is Professor of English at East Carolina University.

Review

"Writing Public Policy, Fifth Edition, is a valuable textbook for any course on public policy. It is a concise yet comprehensive guide to effective public policy writing."
--Andrea Hetling, Rutgers University

"There isn't much out there like Writing Public Policy, Fifth Edition. There are lots of policy analysis books, but this is its own niche."
--Michael Jones, Oregon State University

"Writing Public Policy, Fifth Edition, covers a lot of useful tools and concepts. My students and I really enjoy the examples. The book takes them step by step through the process of communicating effective policy changes."
--Michael Hayes, Rutgers University

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0195379829
• ISBN 13: 9780195379822
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 224