政策的制定與產出是政府重要的職責之一。因此，公共政策與公共行政方面的研究所關心的議題就是去瞭解一個政策是如何產生與被決定。但是，只是了解決策所產生的結果，並不能使我們完全了解政策制定的全貌。政策制定是一個過程，由觀念的萌芽與提出草案開始，經過討論以及評估之後加以制定並執行。隨著政策研究方法的演進，我們開始把焦點從只有研究正式制度轉移到非正式制度下團體間的互動關係。也因為這樣的轉變，促使政策網絡研究方法的興起。透過這個方法，我們可以更清楚的知道一個政策產生的原因與結果。 The policy-making with delivers is one of government important responsibilities. Therefore, the community policy and the public administration aspect's research institute cared the subject is understood how a policy does produce with was decided.But, is only understood the decision-making produces the result, cannot make us to understand the policy formulation completely the complete picture.Along with the policy research method's evolution, we start the focal point from only then to study the official system to shift to the unofficial system under interactive relations between association's.Also because of such transformation, urges the policy network research technique starting. By this method, we may clearer know a policy produces reason and result.
