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

Hands-on and accessible, Writing Public Policy, Fourth Edition teaches the know-how and skills needed to communicate effectively in democratic processes of making public policy. In public policy work, if you can't write it or say it, you can't do it. This book shows you how to do it. The fourth edition emphasizes the politics of policy making and critical language awareness. New appendices focus on writing clearly and interpreting research to make policy arguments.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 any role concerned with public affairs.

Catherine F. Smith is Professor Emerita of English at East Carolina University and Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. She was founding director of Bucknell University's Writing Program and Writing Center. She has taught undergraduate and graduate students of writing, rhetoric, communication, public policy, public administration, political science, sociology, geography, and interdisciplinary programs to communicate in policy-making at local state, and national levels. As a consultant to government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit businesses, she prepares executives, professionals, and citizens to communicate as witnesses in governmental hearings.

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: United States, 1 October 2015

Format: Paperback / softback, 264 pages

Age Range: 15+

Dimensions: 22.6 x 14.5 x 1.3 centimeters (0.01 kg)

Writer: Catherine F. (Professor Emerita of English at East Carolina Univ