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foreign policy
government's strategy in relating with other nations
public administration
generic term for the administrations that perform tasks of the state, including bodies governed by public law
public policy
principled guide to action taken by the administrative executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues
regulation
Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context. For example:
in government, typically regulation (or its plural) refers to the delegated legislation which is adopted to enforce primary legislation; including land-use regulation
in economics: regulatory economics
in finance: financial regulation
in business, industry self-regulation occurs through self-regulatory organizations and trade associations
domestic policy
politics mostly concering issues within a country
public order
body of principles that underpin the operation of legal systems
military policy
public policy dealing with international security and the military
decriminalization
Decriminalization or decriminalisation is the legislative process which removes prosecutions against an action so that the action remains illegal but has no criminal penalties or at most some civil fine. This reform is sometimes applied retroactively but otherwise comes into force from either the enactment of the law or from a specified date. In some cases regulated permits or fines may still apply (for contrast, see: legalization), and associated aspects of the original criminalized act may remain or become specifically classified as crimes. The term was coined by anthropologist Jennifer Jame
gender mainstreaming
practice of considering impacts on men and women of proposed public policy
social services
range of public services provided by the government, private, and non-profit organisations
public consultation
process by which the public's input on matters affecting them is sought
needle exchange programme
method of providing drug users with uninfected equipment
sunset provision
measure within a law that provides that it shall cease to have effect after a specified date
legalization
Legalization is the process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently not legal.
perpetual war
lasting state of war with no clear ending conditions
decriminalizing sex work
removal of criminal penalties for sex work
information policy
set of laws that regulate information
tripartism
Tripartism is an economic system of neo-corporatism based on a mixed economy and tripartite contracts between employers' organizations, trade unions, and the government of a country. Each is to act as a social partner to create economic policy through cooperation, consultation, negotiation, and compromise. In Tripartism, the government has a large role in the economy and engages in negotiations between labour unions and business interest groups to establish economic policy.
Policy entrepreneur
Entrepreneur development
multistakeholder governance
governance system
Gender democracy
State Administration of Spain
public Administration of Spain
social welfare model
form of social welfare
Tripartite Consultation Convention
International Labour Organization Convention
Master of Public Policy
master's level professional degree that provides training in policy analysis and program evaluation at public policy schools
Multiple streams framework
Approach for analyzing public policymaking processes