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- The document outlines the key concepts to be discussed in a course on communication and leadership in public policy, including politics and public policy, values in policymaking, pluralism and its impact, and the role of information. - It defines public policy as processes initiated by governments or non-profits to address social issues and solve problems affecting the public, and notes that policies reflect interests of multiple stakeholders. - Politics, values, pluralism, and information are described as setting directions, reflecting societal ethos, decentralizing power, and providing inputs for informed decision-making in the public policy process.

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Intro Unit 1

- The document outlines the key concepts to be discussed in a course on communication and leadership in public policy, including politics and public policy, values in policymaking, pluralism and its impact, and the role of information. - It defines public policy as processes initiated by governments or non-profits to address social issues and solve problems affecting the public, and notes that policies reflect interests of multiple stakeholders. - Politics, values, pluralism, and information are described as setting directions, reflecting societal ethos, decentralizing power, and providing inputs for informed decision-making in the public policy process.

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Communication and

Leadership in Public Policy


Unit 1– Public Policy Making
Dr Aradhana Talwar
Objectives:
• To understand the meaning and significance of public policy
• To comprehend the different processes in communication while
making Public Policy
• To gain a comprehensive approach to analyze public policy
making
• To describe political structures in detail while discussing public
policy making
Learning Outcomes:
• To understand the linkage between politics and public policy
• To comprehend the significance of values in public policy
making
• To analyze relationship between pluralism and public policy
• To understand the role of information in public policy making
Themes to be discussed
• Politics and Public Policy
• Values in Public Policy making
• Pluralism and its impact on Public Policy
• Information and Public Policy
Politics and Public Policy
• What is Public Policy?:
 Process to solve real and relevant problems that affect
population at large
 Programmes initiated by government or non-profit organizations
to deal with social issues
 Process reflects the interests of different and multiple stake-
holders
Politics and Public Policy
• What is Politics?
 Sets broad regulations and directions for governments
 Revolves around important concepts such as State, Government,
Sovereignty
 i) State:
*A political term
*Treaty of Westphalia of 1648 spoke of state and its sovereignty
*Has territory, government, population and sovereignty as important
aspects
Politics and Public Policy
• Linkage between politics and public policy
 Any policy becomes effective only if it is in accordance with the
politics
 Politics largely shapes public policy
• Is Politics different from Public Policy?
Values in Public Policy
• Meaning and Significance of Values:
 Set of shared beliefs and ideas by group of people or community
 Values as a concept important in various disciplines of social science
• Impact of values on public policy making:
 Has huge impact on public policy making
 Policies reflect the ethos and value system of the society at large
 Eg: at individual level, individuals involved in policy-making will have their
own set of value system that may have a huge impact on policy making. At
system level, the predominant value system of the country will shape the
policies.
Pluralism and Public Policy making
• Theory of Pluralism in Politics:
 Pluralism emphasizes that power is dispersed among variety of
groups and not concentrated in one single group of ruling elites
 Includes multiple actors on decision making such as pressure
groups, interest groups, civil society at large, private sectors along
with government
• Significance of Pluralism in Public Policy making:
 Decentralization of power
 Different views are considered while determining public policies
• Does Pluralism exist in public policy making?
Information and Public Policy
• Meaning and significance of Information:
 Processed, organized and structure data
 Data enables informed decision-making process
• Role of Information in Public Policy:
 Information helps in providing concrete inputs while making
policies
 In public policy making, information helps in gathering data,
designing programmes and their effective implementation
Key takeaways
• Public policy is a multi and inter-disciplinary field involving
different disciplines of social science
• Concepts of Politics, Values and Information set the tone for
contextualizing Leadership and Communication in Public Policy
Brainstorming
• Discuss role of politics, values, pluralism and information in
public policy making using specific case-studies.

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