INTRODUCTION

TO POLICY CYLCLE
&
MEANING OF
POLICY CYCLE
The POLICY CYCLE is an
idealized process that explains
how policy should be drafted,
implemented and assessed.
From the Study made and Published by Werner Jann and Kai
Wegrich, entitilled Handbook of Public Policy Analysis
They derive Policy Cycle from its origins in the 1950s, the field
of policy analysis has been tightly connected with a perspective
that considers the policy process as evolving through a
sequence of discrete stages or phases. The policy cycle
framework or perspective has served as a basic template that
allows to systematize and compare the diverse debates,
approaches, and models in the field and to assess the individual
contribution of the respective approaches to the discipline.
One way to improve the impact of your scientific
research is to engage with policy. Doing so can create new
opportunities for yourself and your research. The main
challenges are knowing when and how to effectively
communicate scientific results to policy. If the wrong
timing or communication method is chosen then results
are less likely to be incorporated into the policy process.
The policy cycle is made up of
roughly six stages (6) and science
can be incorporated into every step.
How science supports these different
stages are described below.
Six Stages Of Policy Cycle
1. Agenda Setting
2. Formulation
3. Adoption
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
6. Support/ Maintenance
In conclusion, public policy cycle hints to the actions
that are taken by the government. The government’s
decisions are meant to solve harms and progress the
quality of life for its people. At the federal level, public
policies are made to control business and industry, to
protect citizens at their residence and oversee, to assist
city and state governments and citizens such as the
underprivileged through financial support programs, and
to support social goals.