Social Policy Impact Analysis
10 weeks · 0 milestones
Analyse the differential impact of a real, named social policy (named legislation, government programme, or institutional intervention) on a specific named population. Draw on primary evidence (surveys, interview data) or secondary evidence (published research, official statistics). Identify what impacts are present, what impacts are absent from the official account, and whose experience is underrepresented. Proof is the analysis plus a documented review by a social policy academic or practitioner who challenges your selection of impact metrics — specifically, what your analysis missed and whose perspective is absent. Your written response addressing their critique is a required part of the proof.
Milestone map
Milestone map
3 milestones
Select a real social policy area — welfare benefits, housing policy, healthcare access, childcare provision, or criminal justice — in a specific country, and produce a comparative policy map: the policy's goals (as stated officially), its instruments (benefits, services, regulations), coverage gaps (who is excluded), and comparison with at least two other countries' approaches to the same policy area. Use official statistics and cross-national databases (OECD Social Expenditure Database, Eurostat, World Bank).
Proof required
Comparative policy map document (600+ words) covering: policy goals (cited to official sources), instruments, coverage gaps with evidence, and comparison with at least two other countries — each comparison on the same named dimension with data.
What gets checked
- Policy goals are cited to official sources — not inferred
- Coverage gaps are evidenced with statistics — not just described
- Comparison with at least two other countries is on the same named dimension with data for all countries