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ISBN 10: 130594335X

ISBN 13: 9798214338224

Author: Bruce S. Jansson

Table of contents:

Part 1. Becoming Motivated to Become a Policy Advocate and a Leader

• Chapter 1. Joining a Tradition of Social Reform
• Focus of This Book: A Hands-On Framework for Reforming Policies
• Diversity and Policy Advocacy
• Advancing the Public Interest at Home and Abroad
• Using an Ecological Perspective
• What Policy Practitioners and Policy Advocates Seek to Change
• Policy Advocacy as a Developmental Process
• Challenges Encountered by Policy Advocates
• A Crowded Field
• Influencing Tangible Interests of Persons, Groups, and Corporations
• Divergent Values and Ideologies
• Making Time Commitments to Policy Advocacy
• Globalization and Policy Advocacy
• Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate
• Developing a Vision
• Seeking Opportunities for Policy Advocacy
• Taking Sensible Risks
• Balancing Flexibility with Planning
• Being Appropriately Assertive
• Developing Multiple Skills
• Being Persistent
• Tolerating Uncertainty
• Combining Pragmatism with Principles
• The Rewards of Policy Advocacy
• Changing the Composition of Legislators, Presidents, and Governors
• Getting Started
• Becoming Leaders
• Joining the Reform Tradition Within Social Work
• Chapter Summary
• Competency Notes
• Suggested Readings
• Chapter 2. Articulating Four Rationales for Participating in Policy Advocacy
• Policy Advocacy at Three Levels
• The Ethical Rationale for Policy Advocacy
• Policy Advocacy, Powerless Groups, and Social Justice
• Policy Advocacy for Vulnerable Populations
• Other Ethical Principles in Policy Advocacy
• Other Types of Ethical Reasoning
• Toward an Eclectic Approach to Ethical Reasoning
• Returning to Divergent Values and Ideologies
• Ethical Imperatives at Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Policy Advocacy Levels
• Ethical Imperatives in Micro Policy Advocacy
• Beneficence and Professional Practice
• Ethical Imperatives in Mezzo Policy Advocacy
• Ethical Imperatives in Macro Policy Advocacy
• The Analytic Rationale for Policy Advocacy
• Choosing Sides: Controversy and Research
• The Political Rationale for Policy Advocacy
• The Electoral Rationale for Policy Advocacy
• Linking the Four Rationales for Policy Advocacy to Homelessness
• Interlocking Rationales for Policy Advocacy
• Chapter Summary
• Competency Notes
• Suggested Readings

Part 2. Surmounting Cynicism by Developing Policy-Advocacy Skills

• Chapter 3. Obtaining Skills and Competencies for Policy Advocacy
• A Policy-Practice Framework
• The Policy Context for Policy Advocacy at Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels
• Contextual Factors in Micro Policy Advocacy and Mezzo Policy Advocacy
• Perspectives of Stakeholders and Policy Advocates
• Patterns of Participation
• The Eight Tasks of Policy Advocates
• Four Skills That Policy Practitioners Need
• Policy Competencies
• Styles of Policy Practice
• Applications of Policy Tasks and Skills
• Ballot-Based Advocacy
• The Variety of Policies
• Overcoming Discomfort with Power
• Social Policy’s Role in Ecological Frameworks
• Policy Practice as a Unifying Theme
• Chapter Summary
• Competency Notes
• Suggested Readings

Part 3. The Ecology of Policy in the United States and in a Global World

• Chapter 4. Understanding the Ecology of Policy in Governmental, Electoral, Community, and Agency Settings
• Macro Policy Advocacy: The Players in Legislative and Governmental Settings
• Elected Officials
• Unelected Officials or Bureaucrats
• Lobbyists and Interest Groups
• Connections among Interest Groups, Legislators, and Bureaucrats
• Public Opinion
• Advocacy Groups
• The Electoral Process
• Early Maneuvering
• Running Campaigns
• The Mindsets of Elected Officials
• The Environment of Public Servants: Elected Officials
• Shortcuts: Aides, Lobbyists, and Priorities
• The Calculus of Choice
• The Mindsets of Nonelected Officials
• Political Appointees
• Civil Servants
• Strategy in Legislative Settings
• Advocating for Resources
• The Law and Social Policy
• Micro and Mezzo Policy Advocacy: The Political Economy of Social Agencies
• The Political Economy of Programs and Social Work Units
• Mapping Agencies’ Policies
• The Players in Organizational Settings
• Overlay 1: The Organizational Chart
• Overlay 2: Budget Priorities
• Overlay 3: Boundary Spanners and Mission Enhancers
• Overlay 4: Informal Relationships among Organizational Members
• Micro and Mezzo Policy Advocacy: The Political Economy of Communities
• Different Layers of Government and Policy
• Maneuvering in a Multilayered Policy Ecology
• Chapter Summary
• Competency Notes
• Suggested Readings
• Chapter 5. Expanding Policy Advocacy across National Borders
• Social Problems in an Interdependent World
• Why Globalization Sometimes Harms Vulnerable Populations in the United States
• Why an Economic Gap Developed between Developing and Developed Nations
• Why Globalization Sometimes Harms Vulnerable Populations in Developing Nations
• Another Vulnerable Population: Migrants Within and between Nations
• Ideological Conflict Over Immigration
• Globalization’s Impact on the Environment
• Threats to Public Health
• Creating a Monoculture?
• The Great Caveat: Globalization’s Positive Effects
• Policy Advocacy for Populations Harmed by Globalization
• Policy Options in the United States
• Policy Options to Help Vulnerable Populations Abroad
• Protecting Human Rights
• Surmounting Natural Disasters
• Crucial Role of Nongovernmental Organizations
• Chapter Summary
• Competency Notes
• Suggested Readings

Part 4. Committing to Problems and Solutions by Building Policy Agendas and Engaging in Policy Analysis

• Chapter 6. Committing to an Issue: Building Agendas
• Taking the First Step
• Why Agenda Building Is Needed
• Legislatures
• Agencies
• Communities
• Elections
• Three Challenges in Agenda Building
• The Diagnosing or Listening Stage
• The Softening or Moderating Stage
• The Activating Stage
• Can Direct-Service Staff Help Build Agendas?
• Policy Advocacy for Powerless Populations and Unpopular Issues
• Electoral Processes
• Developing Links with Advocacy Groups
• Using Multiple Skills in Agenda Building
• Chapter Summary
• Competency Notes
• Suggested Readings
• Chapter 7. Analyzing Problems in the First Step of Policy Analysis
• Putting It All Together: A Six-Step Policy Analysis Framework
• A Six-Step Policy Analysis, Proposal-Writing, and Presentation Framework
• Do Policy Advocates Have to Analyze Problems?
• Using a Flowchart to Analyze Some Social Problems in Step 1
• Using a Flowchart in Step 1
• Illustrating a Flowchart with Welfare Reform
• Analyzing the Causes of Social Problems in Step 1
• Developing Interventions and Programs in Step 1
• Developing Preventive Programs in Step 1
• Measuring the Magnitude of Problems in Step 1
• Locating Problems Spatially in Step 1
• Understanding Social Problems as Slippery Concepts in Step 1
• When Are Social Problems Real, and When Are They Invented?
• Many Social Problems Defy Simple Solutions, but Many People Favor Panaceas
• Priorities Are Not Chosen Rationally
• Solving One Problem Can Create Others
• Variations in Problems
• Challenges for Policy Advocates in Step 1
• Chapter Summary
• Competency Notes
• Suggested Readings
• Chapter 8. Placing Policy Proposals in Policy Briefs in the Second, Third, and Fourth Steps of Policy Analysis
• Returning to the Six-Step Policy Analysis, Proposal-Writing, and Presentation Framework with Steps 2, 3, and 4
• Intersecting Arenas and Stakeholders
• Identifying Recurring Policy Issues and Policy Options in Steps 2, 3, and 4
• Establishing a Mission in Steps 2, 3, and 4
• Designing the Structure of Service in Steps 2, 3, and 4
• Planning the Extent of Devolution and the Resource Path in Steps 2, 3, and 4
• Determining Levels of Funds
• Funding Channels
• Indirect Financing
• Defining Services in Steps 2, 3, and 4
• Establishing an Orienting Framework
• Staff and Licensing
• Preventive versus Curative Services
• Rationing Scarce Resources in Steps 2, 3, and 4
• Formal or Direct Methods of Rationing
• Indirect Methods of Restricting Access
• Addressing Agency Network Issues in Steps 2, 3, and 4
• Addressing Community Factors in Steps 2, 3, and 4
• Guiding and Overseeing Policy Implementation in Steps 2, 3, and 4
• Assessing Implemented Policies in Steps 2, 3, and 4
• An Overview of a Policy Brief or Proposal to Fund Domestic Violence Shelters
• The Anatomy of Policy Briefs or Proposals
• Trade-Offs: Systematically Comparing Policy Options in Step 3
• Identifying Options in Step 2
• Selecting and Weighing Criteria in Step 3
• Creating a Decision-Making Matrix in Step 3
• Qualitative Rankings
• Using Different Policy Skills in Tandem in Steps 2, 3, and 4
• The Basic Content of a Policy Proposal Described by a Policy Brief
• Chapter Summary
• Competency Notes
• Suggested Readings
• Professional and Staffing Issues
• Allocation Issues
• Prevention
• Staff Discretion
• Policy Analysis
• Chapter 9. Presenting and Defending Policy Proposals in Step 5 and Step 6 of Policy Analysis
• Ideology and Policy Positions in Step 5 and Step 6
• Proposals and Ideology
• Electoral Politics and Proposals in Step 5 and Step 6
• Combative Persuasion in Step 5 and Step 6
• Adversarial Debates in Step 5 and Step 6
• Coercive Messages in Step 5 and Step 6
• Negotiations: Hardball and Win–Win Options in Step 5 and Step 6
• Adversarial or Friendly Communication: Which Is Preferable in Step 5 and Step 6?
• Persuading Specific Audiences in Step 5 and Step 6
• Determining Objectives
• Diagnosing Audiences
• Strategies of Persuasion in Step 5 and Step 6
• Selecting a Medium
• Using a Sequence of Presentations
• Selecting a Format
• Developing an Effective Presentation Style
• Tactics for Specific Audiences
• Other Tactical Choices
• Assembling a Strategy in Step 5 and Step 6
• The Hostile Audience
• The Sympathetic Audience with Some Hostile Members
• The Expert Audience
• Motivational Strategies
• Interpersonal Discussions
• Communicating with Funders
• Using Powerpoint to Get Support from Decision Makers
• Chapter Summary
• Competency Notes
• Suggested Readings

Part 5. Advocating for Change

• Chapter 10. Developing and Using Power in the Policy-Enacting Task
• In Defense of Politics
• Analytic and Political Approaches to Policy Advocacy
• The Nature of Power in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Person-to-Person Power in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Power Resources That Stem from Policy Maneuvering in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Substantive Power
• Power in Decision-Making Procedures
• Process Power
• Shaping Contexts Including Use of the Internet
• Successful Power Users in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Power in Organizations in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Discretion, Compliance, and Whistleblowing
• Defining Zones of Discretion
• Issues of Compliance
• Whistleblowing
• Power Differentials in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Ethical Issues in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Engaging in the Policy-Enacting Task in Situations Where Advocates Are Disadvantaged as Compared to More Powerful Players
• Obtaining Power Resources in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Building Personal Credibility
• Networking
• Power Challenges Encountered by Members of Vulnerable Populations in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Becoming Appropriately Assertive in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Illustration from Policy Advocacy Challenge 10.7
• Can Direct-Service Staff Use Power Resources in the Policy-Enacting Task?
• Chapter Summary
• Competency Notes
• Suggested Readings
• Chapter 11. Developing Political Strategy and Putting It into Action in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Establishing Some Objectives in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Determining a Position
• Selecting the Extent of Policy Changes
• Selecting a Time Frame
• Grounding Strategy in Current Realities in the Policy-Enacting Task
• The Power Distribution
• Identifying Contextual Factors
• Past Stances
• Vested Interests
• Cohesion of Likely Opponents and Proponents
• Situational Realities
• Adapting Strategy to the Setting
• Developing Alternative Scenarios
• Selecting a Strategy
• Revising the Strategy
• Seven Recurring Steps in Strategy in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Organizing a Team or Coalition
• Establishing Policy Goals
• Specifying a Proposal’s Content and Getting Early Sponsors
• Establishing a Style
• Selecting Power Resources and Framing Strategy
• Implementing Strategy
• Revising the Strategy
• A Policy Advocacy Challenge: How to Block Ill-Advised Policy Proposals in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Strategy in Legislative Settings
• Organizing Legislative Advocacy Projects in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Organizing a Team or Coalition
• Establishing Policy Goals in a Legislative Context
• Writing a Policy Brief: Specifying a Proposal’s Content and Getting Early Sponsors
• Establishing a Style in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Selecting Power Resources and Framing Strategy
• Implementing Strategy
• Revising the Strategy
• Strategy in Agency Settings in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Organizing a Team or Coalition
• Establishing Policy Goals in the Organizational Context
• Specifying a Proposal’s Content
• Establishing a Style
• Selecting Power Resources and Framing Strategy
• Revising the Strategy
• Developing Strategy in Community Settings in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Establishing Policy Goals in the Community Context
• Specifying a Proposal’s Content
• Establishing a Style
• Selecting Power Resources and Framing Strategy
• Revising the Strategy
• Using Task Groups in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Why Develop Task Groups?
• Policy Advocates’ Roles in Task Groups
• What Successful Task Groups Need
• The Task Group’s Mission
• The Task Group’s Leadership
• The Task Group’s Developmental Needs
• The Task Group’s Procedures
• The Task Group’s Structure
• The Task Group’s Deliberative and Interactional Processes
• The Task Group’s Staff and Resources
• Forming Coalitions in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Establishing Networks in the Policy-Enacting Task
• Addressing Dysfunctional Group Processes
• An Advocacy Campaign in Sacramento, California
• Chapter Summary
• Competency Notes
• Suggested Readings
• Chapter 12. Engaging in Ballot-Based Policy Advocacy
• Why Ballot-Based Policy Advocacy Is Important?
• The High Stakes in 2016
• The Limits of Electoral Politics and the Two-Party System
• Developing Population Profiles
• Using Power Resources to Persuade Voters
• Using One-on-One Power Resources
• Using the Media
• Interacting with Opposing Candidates in Public Forums
• Developing Positions on Issues and Demonstrating Positive Personal Qualities
• Conducting Negative Attacks on Opponents
• Getting out the Vote
• Securing Endorsements
• Convincing Other Potential Candidates Not to Run
• Gaining Support from Party, Trade Unions, and Other Groups
• Finding Resources
• Creating a Campaign Organization
• Developing Campaign Strategy: Strategy Options at the Outset of a Campaign
• Strategy during the Mid-Phase of a Campaign
• End-Game Strategy
• Conducting Issue-Oriented Campaigns
• Making Issue Campaigns and Electoral Politics Intersect
• Participating in Electoral and Issue-Oriented Campaigns
• Deciding to Run for Office
• Selecting Other Public-Service Positions
• Why Social Policy Often Hinges on Elections?
• Chapter Summary
• Competency Notes
• Suggested Readings

Part 6. Troubleshooting and Assessing Policies

• Chapter 13. Troubleshooting the Implementation of Policies in Task 7
• A Framework for Implementing Policy in Task 7
• The Context of Implementation
• Policy Innovations or Major New Initiatives
• Oversight Organizations and Staff
• Primary Implementing Organizations
• Interorganizational Processes
• Diagnosing Implementing Processes
• Actual Outputs: Assessment of Implemented Policies
• Reforming the Implementation Process in Task 7
• Amending the Policy Innovation
• Do Policy Advocates Ever Sabotage Policies?
• Case Study of Implementation
• Chapter Summary
• Competency Notes
• Suggested Readings
• Chapter 14. Assessing Policy: Toward Evidence-Based Policy during Task 8
• The Rationalists’ Hope
• Defining Evidence-Based Policies
• Why Supportive Policies Are Needed for Evidence-Based Practices
• Policy Assessment as Argumentation
• Some Technical Tools
• Countering Innuendos That Lack a Basis in Research
• Some Barriers to Evidence-Based Policies
• Remarkable Policy Successes
• Returning to Values
• Chapter Summary

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