• Syllabus and related materials

• Kraft & Furlong, Chapters. 1, 2.
• Maynard-Moody, Steven. 1989. “Beyond Implementation: Developing an Institutional Theory of Administrative Policy Making.” Public Administration Review 49 (March/April).
• Epstein, Paul, Lyle Wray, and Courtney Harding. 2006. “Citizens as Partners in Performance management.” Public Management 88 (November) 18 – 22.

• Kraft and Furlong, Chapter 3.
• Argyle, Nolan J. 2002. “The Emergence of the American Administrative State: The Intellectual Origins.” In A. Farazmand (Ed.) Handbook of Bureaucracy 2 nd ed. New York: Marcel Dekker.
• Bardach, Eugene. 2004. A Practical Guide to Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving 2 nd ed. Washington, DC: CQ Press. (We will be discussing this book throughout the next few units. You should do a “quick read” of the book now and then refer back to it as needed throughout the remainder of the class.)

• Argyle, N. J. 2006. Strategic Analysis for Public Managers: Summary Handout.
• Kraft & Furlong, Chapter 4.
• Danzinger, Marie. 1995. “Policy Analysis Postmodernized: Some Political and Pedagogical Ramifications.” Policy Studies Journal 23 (Fall) 435 - 450.
• Cunningham, Robert and Louis Weschler. 2002. “Theory and the Public Administration Student/Practitioner.” Public Administration Review 62 (January) 104-111.
• Kaempffert, Waldemar. 1950. “Miracles You'll See in the Next 50 Years.” Popular Mechanics (February).

• Kraft & Furlong, Chapter 5.
• Fleming, C. 2004. When environmental justice hits the local agenda. Public Management 86, (5) 6-10.
• Argyle, Nolan J. 2006. A Guide to Writing Policy Position Papers.

• Kraft & Furlong, Chapter 6.
• Meyer, John W. and David P. Baker. 1996. “Forming American Educational Policy with International Data: Lessons from the Sociology of Education.” Sociology of Education 69 (2) 123 – 130.

• Kraft & Furlong, Chapter 13.
• Re-read Bardach, Part III.
• Weimer, David L. and Aidan R. Vining. 1999. “Preview: The Canadian Salmon Fishery.” In David L. Weimer and Aidan R. Vining (Eds.) Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice 3 rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Unit 7:
April 9 - 20, 2007

• Kraft & Furlong, Chapter 9, 10.
• Stahl, O. Glen. 1994. “A Public Service for the Twenty-First Century.” In A. Farazmand (Ed.) Handbook of Bureaucracy . New York: Marcel Dekker.