Public policy is the main category of public management research in the world at present, but it is still in its infancy and development period in China. Traditional public policy research originates from political science and administrative science, aiming at discussing the balance of interests between the state, society and citizens in a normative sense. Through the analysis of the principles and models of political science and administrative science, it studies the formulation, implementation and evaluation of policies at the national, local and group levels, thus providing suggestions for high-quality public policies. [Edit this paragraph] Development However, since the 20th century, especially since the middle and late 20th century, the development of social sciences is facing unprecedented challenges. The dispute between qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis, and the distinction between normative research and empirical research have made the development of the whole social science enter a complex and chaotic era. In this era, it is inevitable to introduce quantitative analysis techniques and methods of mathematics, natural science, engineering science and computer technology into social science research. The quantitative analysis method is introduced into social science research, so that social science can truly become a science and be given a second life.
Developing public policy research is no exception. In 1950s and 1960s, the quantitative analysis of western public management had begun to take shape, while the modernization of China's public management research methods originated from the School of Government Administration of Peking University in 1990s. The establishment and development of the Public Policy Research Office of the School of Government Administration of Peking University opened the research on the modernization of public policy and public management in China. The introduction of modern analytical techniques and methods such as mathematical analysis, model analysis and psychological analysis has opened up a new situation for public policy research, which is in line with the world and has reached the world's leading level.
Public policy research is the field of modern analytical techniques and methods of public management science. The core of quantitative analysis techniques and methods of public policy is to introduce the analytical methods and techniques of mathematics, statistics, game theory, operational research and psychology into public policy research. At present, the undergraduate majors of public policy in School of Government Administration of Peking University are mainly public policy analysis, advanced mathematics, applied statistics, game theory, operational research, simulated decision-making, e-government, macro and micro economics. Postgraduates focus on the basic theory of public policy, quantitative technology of public policy-statistics and prediction, quantitative technology of public policy-planning and decision-making, experimental simulation of public policy, macroeconomic policy research, management science theory and economic analysis of public policy, with reference to Harvard University, Yale University and London School of Economics.
Talent is the most important resource for public policy research. At present, the Department of Public Policy of School of Government Administration of Peking University has the backbone of domestic public policy research, represented by Gu Xin, Yu, liu ling, etc. They have an academic background in mathematics and engineering, obtained a doctorate in management, post-doctoral research experience and overseas study background, are familiar with modern analytical techniques of public policies, and understand the national conditions of China. The interdisciplinary analysis of politics, management, economy and information technology has formed the scientific teaching and research logic of "sociological research method analysis-mathematical modeling and quantitative analysis-computer analysis and information technology simulation" in public policy research. At the same time, with the improvement of the international and domestic popularity and market recognition of Peking University School of Government Administration, it has attracted the best students from all over the country to study at Peking University School of Government Administration, enriching the reserve force of public policy talents. World-renowned industrialists and Qiu donated hundreds of millions of yuan to the School of Government Administration of Peking University, and set up high scholarships and grants in the School of Government Administration, which made social contributions to the policy research in China.
Improving international popularity is the main mission of public policy teaching and scientific research. At present, Peking University's public policy research has cooperated and exchanged with Harvard University, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Michigan, London School of Economics and Public Affairs, and undertaken a series of international public policy projects such as the annual meeting of the Global Public Policy Alliance and the Global Public Policy Summit Forum. Every year, the number of international students from Japan, South Korea, Russia, North Korea, Cambodia, China, Taiwan Province Province of China, Hong Kong of China and Macau of China accounts for 30%, which has become an important symbol of improving international reputation. The top athletes in China, such as Wang Hao and Ma Lin, all studied in the School of Government Administration of Peking University, which also played an important role in enhancing the popularity of the School of Government Administration.
Only when science is combined with the market can it be truly transformed into value. Facing the market and society is the starting point and destination of public policy education in Peking University. Undergraduate and master students majoring in public policy in Peking University have not only received formal training in politics, administration and management, but also become familiar with the frontier technology of quantitative analysis of public policy and information science, and the national conditions of China, thus becoming a new force of public policy talents in China. Their employment fields cover world-renowned multinational companies such as Procter & Gamble, BHP Billiton and Panasonic, well-known China enterprises such as China Petroleum, China Mobile, State Grid and China Aluminum, internationally renowned investment banks such as Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Citigroup, internationally renowned consulting companies and firms such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, McKinsey and KPMG, and core departments of central state organs. They provide business and public welfare advice to governments, enterprises, non-governmental organizations and citizens. With their knowledge and wisdom, they have created great personal commercial value and social value, and made due contributions to China's economic and social development and democratic political progress.
In a word, the research of public policy and public management science has become another forerunner of social science development after enterprise management science. We have reason to believe that with the rapid development of China's economy, the research on public policy and public management in China will usher in another spring in the history of development, public policy science will make greater contributions to the economic and social development of China, and the road of public policy talents in China will be wider and wider.
At present, Peking University, Fudan University, Northwest University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan University, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhejiang University, Jilin University, Nankai University and other public policies are leading in China.