Understanding how political decisions are made involves a complex process with various players from different sectors. These players interact, driven by different interests and pressures, to produce policies that affect our daily lives. Policies determine things like road construction, healthcare staffing, university fees, taxes, and childcare costs. Policy-making goes beyond efficiency and effectiveness, impacting citizenship, justice, discourse, and democracy. By understanding how policies are made, we can participate in the process, have our voices heard, and influence decisions that affect us.