Policy History

The purpose of the policy history is to trace temporally how your specific policy has developed over time.  You will work with your group members and through several types of sources to trace this development.  This analysis will help you build your geospatial analysis, your 3-P analysis, and your policy recommendations.

Guidelines

  • In researching your policy, you should consult several different types of sources.  At a minimum, you should consult and use the following types of sources:
    • scholarly research
    • news media from today
    • news media from 20 years ago
    • news media from 50 years ago
    • news media from 100 years ago
    • think tank briefs/papers (there should be at least three, each from a different organization to account for varying ideological lenses)
    • legal documents (These include federal, state, and municipal laws; regulations; and court decisions.  Your group may have several legal documents, depending on the policy you are researching.)
  • You will submit your policy history as a draft (do not publish it) on this website by class time on 14 February 2012.  Please use parenthetical notes to cite your sources in either Chicago or MLA format.