4255 FA- Canadian Public Policy

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1 4255 FA- Canadian Public Policy Instructor: Ms. Erika Halverson Fall 2018 Room: AT 1010 Wednesdays: 7pm-10pm Office: RB 2050 Office Hours: Wednesday pm Course Description This course will provide a critical introduction and understanding of the field of public policy. The course will focus on engaging students with an overview of the concepts and theories within the scope of public policy. The course will also explore the role of ideas, actors, institutions and structures within policy development. It will analyze modern theories of public policy as well as comparative policy processes. This course will aim to help students understand the dynamic aspects of policy making. Students will focus on using critical analytical skills in understanding the dynamic range of public policy. The course will pay special attention to policy analysis and the relationship of settler colonialism, gender, immigration, macroeconomics and social issues in public policy. This is pursued in order to state a critical intervention into the institutionalizations of multiple relations and scales of power inherent within policy making and the accompanying ideologies. Course Format The course is designed as a seminar and will primarily focus on class discussion. Class attendance and participation are very important in your success within the course. Seminars will discuss the assigned readings from the required textbooks as well as any other readings listed. Students are to attend class regularly, do the assigned readings and prepare questions for discussion. The course will be divided into two parts. The first part will focus on a number of policy areas: macroeconomic policy, gender mainstreaming in public policy, social policies, immigration, health, and Indigenous policies in Canada. The second part of the course will examine the institutions, processes and actors involved in policy making as well as the formulation and evaluation of public policy in Canada. Students should ensure to read all outlined material prior to class, as the class will focus on engaging students and encourage participation based on the weekly readings. Students are responsible for all required reading material. Students will be asked to prepare 2 questions and submit them by 4:00 pm Tuesdays via . Late questions will not be marked. Some questions may be used for class discussion.

2 Course Material Required Text(s) 1. Lydia Miljan. Public Policy in Canada: An Introduction. 7 th ed., Oxford University Press, Howlett, Michael. Canadian Public Policy: Selected Studies in Process and Style. University of Toronto Press Excerpts from other works and authors. ** **Readings are available via Scholars Portal. Students should have access by logging on via Lakehead University Library and log in using their Lakehead University and password. ** Course Evaluation 1. Attendance & Participation: 20% Students will be marked based on attendance, and engagement in weekly class discussions 2. Weekly Questions 10%- Due Tuesdays by 4 pm (via D2L) *late questions will not be marked* Students will be required to submit questions pertaining to the weekly readings for a total of 20 questions. Students will only be able to submit 2 questions per week for a total of 10 weeks (there are 13 weeks in the semester). Questions must critically engage with the readings, be well thought out and original. Basic questions will not be marked (i.e. What is public policy?). Questions should allow for the class to engage in lengthy discussions. Students are not permitted to use/alter questions from textbook, this will count as academic dishonesty. 3. Chapter/Seminar Reviews 30% - See below for due dates. Submit Via D2L Student will be required to submit 3 short papers throughout the course of the first part of the semester. Each paper will focus on specific topics discussed from weeks 2-8. The paper should be between 5-7 pages. The purpose of this assignment is to highlight and review the important points discussed in the readings as well as the class discussion. *Expectations for reviews will be discussed in class* a. 1 st Review due October 3 rd, 2018 at 4pm b. 2 nd Review due October 17 th at 4pm c. 3 rd Review due November 7 th at 4pm 4. Final Paper: 40%- Due December 11 th, 2018 (Via D2L) Students will complete a page research paper on a specific area of public policy. The final paper is due via D2L on December 11 th by noon. Students are required to use a MINIMUM of 5 peerreviewed sources from academic journals/books. Expectations for paper will be discussed in class. Late Policy Late papers will be deducted a 10% penalty per day (including weekends) up to 5 days after the due date. Papers will not be accepted after 5 days. This policy will be strictly enforced.

3 Academic Dishonesty Students are expected to uphold academic honesty at all time. Students are expected to ensure they are familiar with citation manuals and ensuring sources are properly cited. Students are also advised to familiarise themselves with the university policy on academic dishonesty, especially in relation, to plagiarism, cheating, impersonation etc. Students caught plagiarizing will be given a mark of 0 for that paper and potentially subjected to further consequences. Students who are unsure of how to properly cite should seek assistance with this. Violation of this will be strictly enforced. s will be answered within two business days. DO NOT submit assignments via , unless discussed with me prior to submission or instructed to do so. should be used to send quick inquiries about course material or setting up appointments out of regularly scheduled office hours. Students are required to use their Lakehead University student , as other commercial s will not be answer Accessibility Students with diverse learning needs and styles are welcome to participate in this course and are welcome to request accommodations in accordance with the Senate Policy on Students with Disabilities Any student requiring specific accommodations please feel free to approach me in person or via or contact Lakehead University s Accessibility Services in order to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to accommodate your needs. Students who encounter extenuating circumstances (i.e. sudden illness) which may interfere with the successful completion of the course should discuss these circumstances with myself and the Student Accessibility Services as soon as possible. Tentative Outline Weekly schedule subject to change Week 1: September 5 th : Introduction to the Course: Understanding Public Policy 1. Miljan, Chapter 1: Basic Concepts in the Study of Public Policy, pp Michael Howlett, M. Ramesh, and Anthony Perl, Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems, 4th edition, Oxford University Press, 2009, p Week 2: September 12 th : Macroeconomic Policy Required Readings 1. Miljan, Chapter 6, Macroeconomic Policy pp Mukhapadhyay Kakali and Paul J. Thomassin. Macroeconomic effects of the Ethanol Biofuel Sector in Canada. Biomass and Bioenergy, vol. 35, 2011, p Dorich, José, Nicolas Labelle St-Pierre, Vadym Lepetyuk and Rhys R. Mendes. Could higher inflation target enhance macroeconomic stability? Canadian Journal of Economics, vol. 51, no. 3, 2018, p

4 4. Eden, Lorraine and Maureen Appel Molot. Canada s National Policies: Reflections on 125 Years, Canadian Public Policy Analyse de Politiques, vol. XIX no.3, (1993), pp < Suggested Reading(s) Lars Osberg, Why Did Unemployment Disappear from Official Macro-Economic Policy Discourse in Canada? New Directions for Intelligent Government in Canada Papers, (2011), pp Robinson, Ian. Neo-Liberal Trade Policy and Canadian Federalism Revisited. New Trends in Canadian Federalism, edited by François Rocher & Miriam Smith, Broadview Press, 2003, pp Link to article will be provided Lars Osberg, Why Did Unemployment Disappear from Official Macro-Economic Policy Discourse in Canada? New Directions for Intelligent Government in Canada Papers, (2011), pp Stephen McBride & John Shields, Dismantling the Post-War Economic Order Chapter 3 in Dismantling a Nation: The Transition to Corporate Rule in Canada, (Halifax: Fernwood, 1997); pp Week 3- September 19 th : Social Policies Required Readings 1. Miljan, Chapter 8, Social Policies, p De Wispelaere, Jurgen and Leticia Morales. The stability of basic income: a constitutional solution for a political problem? Journal of Public Policy, vol. 36, no. 4, 2016, p Myers, Jan and Martha MacDonald. Reciprocal Relationships: The Role of Government and the Social Economy in the Co-Construction of Social Policy in Atlantic Canada. Canadian Public Policy, Vol. 40, no. 1, 2014, p Suggested Reading(s) White, Linda A. Institutions, Constitutions, Actor Strategies, and Ideas: Explaining Variation in Paid Parental Leave Policies in Canada and the United States. International Journal of Constitutional Law, vol. 4 no. 2, (2006), pp Scholars Portal, doi: /icon/mol007 Mulvale, James P. Basic Income and the Canadian Welfare State: Exploring the Realms of Possibility. Basic Income Studies, vol.3 no 1, (2008), pp Scholars Portal, info.ezproxy.lakeheadu.ca/pdf/ /v03i0001/1084_biatcwsetrop.xml Fuller, Sylvia, and Leah F. Vosko. Temporary Employment and Social Inequality in Canada: Exploring Intersections of Gender, Race and Immigration Status. Social Indicators Research, vol. 88 no. 1, (2008), pp Scholars Portal, DOI /s

5 Week 4: September 26 th : - Health Policy 1. Miljan, Chapter 8: Health Policy, pp Manfredi, Christopher P, and Antonia Maioni. Courts and Health Policy: Judicial Policy Making and Publicly Funded Health Care in Canada. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, vol. 27, no. 2, 2002, p Lux, Maureen K. Care for the Racially Careless : Indian Hospitals in the Canadian West, The Canadian Historical Review, vol.91 no.3, (2010), pp Scholars Portal, DOI: 4. Rosella, Laura C, et.al. Pandemic H1N1 in Canada and the use of evidence in developing public health policies- a policy analysis. Social Science & Medicine, vol. 83, 2013, p Suggested Reading (s): De Leeuw, Sarah, Margo Greenwood and Emilie Cameron. Deviant Constructions How Governments Preserve Colonial Narratives of Addictions and Poor Mental Health to Intervene into the Lives of Indigenous Children and Families in Canada. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8 no.2, (2010), pp Scholars Portal, /s Park, Mina and Michael S. Kobor. The Potential of Social Epigenetics for Child Health Policy Canadian Public Policy, vol. 41, no. 2, 2015, p Week 5: October 3 rd : Family Policy 1. Miljan, Chapter 10, Family Policy, pp Tremblay, Diane-Gabrielle. Paid Parental Leave: An Employee Right or Still an Ideal? An Analysis of the Situation in Québec in Comparison with North America. Employee Responsibilities and Rights, vol. 22, no. 2, 2010, p Kottelenberg, Michael J and Steven F. Lehrer. New Evidence on the Impacts of Access to and Attending Universal Child Care in Canada. Canadian Public Policy, vol. xxxix, no. 2, 2013, p Rose, Hilary A. Canada s Same-Sex Marriage Law: Exception to or Exemplar of Canada s Family Policy? Journal of Child and Family Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2012, p Suggested Reading (s): Beaujot, Roderic, Ching Jiangqin Du, and Zenaida Ravanera. Family Policies in Quebec and the Rest of Canada: Implications for Fertility, Child-Care, Women s Paid Work, and Child Development Indicators Canadian Public Policy, vol. 39, no. 2, 2013, p

6 Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 14, Sched. 1 Burton, Peter, and Shelley Phipps. Economic Well-Being of Canadian Children. Canadian Public Policy, vol. 43, no. 4, 2017, p Week 6: October 10th- Fall Reading Week: NO CLASSES/ NO OFFICE HOURS Week 7: October 17 th : Immigration Policy 1. Green, Alan G, and David A. Green. The Goals of Canada s Immigration Policy: A Historical Perspective. Canadian Journal of Urban Research, vol.13 no.1, (2004) pp Scholars Portal, JSTOR, 2. Jeffrey G. Reitz, The Distinctiveness of Canadian immigration experience. Patterns of Prejudice, vol. 46, no. 5, 2012, p Anwar, Arif. Canadian Immigration Policy: Micro and Macro Issues with the Points Based Assessment System. Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 46, no. 1, 2014, p Thobani, Sunera. Closing Ranks: Racism and Sexism in Canada s Immigration Policy. Race & Class, vol.42 no. 1. (2000), pp , Scholars Portal, doi: / Suggested Reading(s): Nyers, Peter. No One is Illegal Between City and Nation. Studies in Social Justice, vol.4 no. 2, (2014), pp Scholars Portal. Nyers, Peter. Abject Cosmopolitanism: The Politics of Protection in the Anti-Deportation Movement Third World Quarterly, vol.24 no. 6, (2003), pp El-Lahib, Yahya. The Inadmissible Other: Discourses of Ableism and Colonialism in Canadian Immigration. Journal of Progressive Human Services DOI: / , vol.26 no. 3, (2015). pp Scholars Portal, Week 8: October 24 th - Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Policy 1. Miljan, Chapter 10: Aboriginal Policy, pp The Indian Act of Wolfe, Patrick. Settler Colonialism and the Elimination of the Native. Journal of Genocide Research, vol. 8 no. 4, (2006), pp Cooke, Martin and Jennifer McWhirter. Public Policy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: Taking a Life-Course Perspective. Canadian Public Policy, vol. 37, 2011, p

7 Suggested Reading(s) Paquette, Jonathan, Devin Beauregard, and Christopher Gunter. Settler Colonialism and Cultural Policy: The Colonial Foundations and Re-foundations of Canadian Cultural Policy. International Journal of Cultural Policy, vol. 23, no. 1, (2017), pp Scholars portal, St. Denis, Verna. Silencing Aboriginal Curricular Content and Perspectives Through Multiculturalism: There are Other Children Here. Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, (2011), vol. 33 no. 4, pp Scholars Portal, / Week 9: October 31 st : Gender, Sexuality and Public Policy 1. Bolzendahl, Catherine and Clem Brooks. Women s Political Representation and Welfare State Spending in 12 Capitalist Democracies. Social Forces, vol. 85, no. 4, (2007), pp Scholars Portal, doi: /sof Abramovich, Alex. Understanding How Policy and Culture Create Oppressive Conditions for LGBTQ2S Youth in the Shelter System. Journal of Homosexuality, vol. 64, no. 11, 2017, p Mulé, Nick J, Lori E. Ross, Barry Deeprose, Beth E. Jackson, Andrea Daley, Anna Travers, and Dick Moore. Promoting LGBT Health and Wellbeing Through Inclusive Policy Development. International Journal for Equity and Health, vol.18 no.1, (2009), pp Scholars Portal, / Paterson, Stephanie. What s the Problem with Gender-Based Analysis? Gender Mainstreaming Policy and Practice in Canada. Canadian Public Administration, vol. 53 no.3, (2010), pp Scholars Portal, doi: /j x Suggested Reading (s): True, Jacqui. Mainstreaming Gender in Global Public Policy. International Feminist Journal of Politics, vol. 5, no. 3, 2003, p Jensen, Jane. The Fading Goal of Gender Equality: Three Policy Directions that Underpin the Resilience of Gendered Socio-Economic Inequalities. Social Politics, Vol. 22, no. 4, 2015, p PART II Developing Public Policy Week 10: November 7 th : Theories of Public Policy 1. Miljan, Chapter 2, p Howlett, Canadian Public Policy, p , and

8 Week 11: November 14 th : Context and Agenda Setting 1. Miljan, Chapter 3, The Context of Policy-Making in Canada, pp Howlett, Michael, Canadian Public Policy, p Sarah B Pralle, Timing and sequence in agenda-setting and policy change: a comparative study of lawn care pesticide politics in Canada and the US, Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 13 No. 7, (2006), pp Suggested Reading(s): Penner, Erin, Kelly Blidook and Stuart Soroka. Legislative Priorities and Public Opinion: Representation of Partisan Agendas in the Canadian House of Commons Journal of European Public Policy, vol.13, no. 7, (2006), pp Scholars Portal, doi: / Sabatier, Paul A. Toward Better Theories of the Policy Process. PS: Political Science and Politics, vol. 24, no. 2, (1991), pp JSTOR, Lascoumes, Pierre and Patrick Le Gales. Introduction: Understanding Public Policy through Its Instruments From the Nature of Instruments to the Sociology of Public Policy Instrumentation. Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions, vol.20 no.1, (2007) pp Scholars Portal, doi: /j x Week 12: November 21 st : Policy Process: Formulation and Implementing 1. Milijan, Chapter 4: Policy Implementation ; pp Howlett, Michael. Canadian Public Policy, p Evert Lindquist, Organizing for Policy Implementation: The Emergence and Role of Implementation Units in Policy Design and Oversight, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, Vol. 8, No. 4, (2006), pp Suggested Reading (s): Brooks, Clem and Jeff Manza. Social Policy Responsiveness in Developed Democracies. American Sociological Review, vol.71, (2006), pp JSTOR, Michael Howlett, & Evert Lindquist, Policy Analysis and Governance: Analytical and Policy Styles in Canada, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, Vol. 6, No. 3, (2004), pp Scholars Portal, doi: / Burnstein, Paul. The Impact of Public Opinion on Public Policy: A Review and an Agenda. Political Research Quarterly, vol. 56 no.1, (2003), pp Scholars Portal, doi: /

9 Week 13: November 28 st : Evaluating Policy/ Conclusion 1. Milijan, Chapter 6, p Howlett, Michael. Canadian Public Policy, p