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

By Catherine F. Smith

Book Overview

In Writing Public Policy, Third Edition, Catherine F. Smith presents a general method for planning, producing, assessing, and critically analyzing communications in a variety of real-life public policy contexts and situations. This practical, concise guide is ideal for students preparing for careers in politics, government, public relations, law, public policy, journalism, social work, public health, public safety, or in any role concerned with public affairs.

NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION:

* A new chapter on policy analysis and critical thinking

* An expanded chapter on writing

* More examples of sentence-level writing and revising in the writing sample commentaries

* Updated case studies and writing samples throughout

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199933928
• ISBN13: 9780199933921
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.2" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Easy Boat Building Concepts thoroughly explained

I have read this book several times. He has a clear and logical way of presenting the stages of construction. His web site is informative and his video is equally as instructive. In terms of a complete "How to" series, I only wish other disciplines were as good. In addition to the quality of his construction, I am particularly fond of his designs. Most other stitch and glue plans lack the elegance of Sam's designs.

Not just for boat building!

I bought this book because I wanted to prepare myself for building a boat in 2007, next year. In reading through it, I learned that what is covered is not just how to build a boat, but really more about how to finish a boat. You may not understand this, but it's true, I'll explain. Currently I am building a coffee shop from scratch, really, from scratch, I've gutted the place, I've put up new walls, I've built counters,...

A pionneer of stitch-and-glue tells all

The stitch-and-glue technique was pioneered by builders of small boats, so it's not surprising that most boatbuilders think of it as a technique appropriate only for small boats. But Sam Devlin has been building large boats for many years with stitch and glue, and in this books shows why it's an appropriate technique for any size boat.Traditional plywood boatbuilding doesn't really take advantage of the structural properties...

Excellent source of boat building instruction and motivation

As a person looking to choose a boat building method, I found Sam Devlin's book extremely interesting. After reading his book, I felt confident that I could tackle such a project and was inspired by his personal love of the craft. As a matter of fact I purchased some of his plans and found Sam and his wife to be extremely friendly and helpful!

A must for every boatbuilder

This is a great book. Every aspect of stitch and glue boatbuilding is covered in great detail, from shop practice to lofting, assembling and finishing the boat. The style is plain and enjoyable and the drawings are excellent. The author's love for boats, fine materials and good workmanship is evident in every page. I found just a few minor issues. First, the quality of the photographs is questionable. Moreover, from the builders'...