PUBPOL 587

PUBPOL 587.002: Public Management

Level
Graduate
Term
Winter 2016
Days
Monday, Wednesday
Time
2:30-4:00 pm EDT
Course Location
1230 WEILL
Course Section
002
U-M Course Number
19761
Credit Hours
3

All sections of public management emphasize common themes such as performance management, strategic planning, and inter-institutional network development. But they will offer distinct differences in terms of applied content, reflecting the growing diversity of the Ford School student body.

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David Thacher

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David E. Thacher

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Planning
As an associate professor of public policy and urban planning, Thacher’s research draws from philosophy, history, and the interpretive social sciences to develop and apply a humanistic approach to policy research. Most of his work has focused on criminal justice policy, where he has undertaken studies of order maintenance policing, the local police role in homeland security, community policing reform, the distribution of safety and security, prisoner re-entry, and criminal justice discretion.