Editing Public policy (section)

==Academic discipline==
{{Main|Policy studies}}

As an academic discipline, public policy brings in elements of many [[social science]] fields and concepts, including [[economics]], [[sociology]], [[political economy]], [[social policy]], [[program evaluation]], [[policy analysis]], and [[public management]], all as applied to problems of governmental administration, management, and operations.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Pellissery|first=Sony|title= Public Policy |journal=The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty|year=2015|publisher=Sage}}</ref> At the same time, the study of public policy is distinct from political science or economics, in its focus on the application of theory to practice. While the majority of [[public policy degrees]] are [[master's degree|master's]] and [[doctorate|doctoral]] degrees, there are several universities that offer undergraduate education in public policy. Notable institutions include:

[[File:Centre for International Governance Innovation 1.jpg|thumb|[[CIGI Campus]], home to the [[Balsillie School of International Affairs]]]]
[[File:Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford.JPG|alt=|thumb|The [[Blavatnik School of Government]] building on Walton Street]]
* [[Balsillie School of International Affairs]]
* [[Blavatnik School of Government]]
* [[Durham University]]
* [[Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy]], NUS
* [[Leiden University]]
* [[Hertie School]], Berlin
* [[Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies]], Geneva
* [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]], Harvard
* [[London School of Economics]]
* [[Sciences Po]], Paris
* [[National Defence University, Pakistan]]
* [[Jamia Hamdard]]

Traditionally, the academic field of public policy focused on [[domestic policy]]. However, the wave of [[economic globalization]] that occurred in the late 20th and early 21st centuries created a need for a subset of public policy that focused on [[global governance]], especially as it relates to issues that transcend [[national borders]] such as [[climate change]], [[terrorism]], [[nuclear proliferation]], and [[economic development]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gppi.net/fileadmin/gppi/Global_Public_Policy_Foreign_Affairs.pdf |title=Global Public Policy |access-date=2011-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426010852/http://www.gppi.net/fileadmin/gppi/Global_Public_Policy_Foreign_Affairs.pdf |archive-date=2012-04-26}}</ref> Consequently, many traditional public policy schools had to adjust their curricula to better suit this new policy landscape, as well as develop entirely new curricula altogether.<ref>Stone, Diane. "Global public policy, transnational policy communities, and their networks". ''Policy Studies Journal'' 36, no. 1 (2008): 19–38</ref>