The systematic study of the making and implementation of policy, especially social policy; any of the academic disciplines which deal with this study (frequently in plural).
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Journal of Higher Education.
Definition of policy science in US English:
policy science
noun
The systematic study of the making and implementation of policy, especially social policy; any of the academic disciplines which deal with this study (frequently in plural).
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Journal of Higher Education.