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

In Writing Public Policy, Third Edition, Catherine F. Smith presents a general method for planning, producing, assessing, and critically analyzing communications in a variety of real-life public policy contexts and situations. This practical, concise guide is ideal for students preparing for careers in politics, government, public relations, law, public policy, journalism, social work, public health, public safety, or in any role concerned with public affairs.

NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION:

* A new chapter on policy analysis and critical thinking

* An expanded chapter on writing

* More examples of sentence-level writing and revising in the writing sample commentaries

* Updated case studies and writing samples throughout

Catherine F. Smith is Professor Emerita of English at East Carolina University and Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.