What is the first step in the public policy cycle?

What is the first step in the public policy cycle? Issue Identification and Agenda Building. The first step of the policy process involves issues being turned into agenda items for policymaking bodies. What are the 5 stages of public policy? Howlett and Ramesh’s model identifies five stages: agenda setting, policy formulation, adoption (or decision making), … Continue reading What is the first step in the public policy cycle?