PUBPOL 320: Politics, Political Institutions, & Public Policy

This course prepares students to understand the political and institutional environment within which public policy is formulated and implemented. The primary focus will be on policy processes within the United States, but some attention will be paid to the policy process in other countries and/or the international political system. This is a core course restricted to Ford School students only.

Discussion Sections:

320.002 - Fridays, 1:00-1:50pm, 1230 Weill

320.003 - Fridays, 2:00-2:50pm, 1220 Weill

320.004 - Fridays, 3:00-3:50pm, 1220 Weill

Faculty Expert

Ann Chih Lin

Associate Professor of Public Policy; Director, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

Lin, a political scientist, studies how people experience policy implementation. Her current work examines racial and ethnic difference in the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic; bias reduction against Muslims; national security scapegoating of immigrant groups; conservatism among immigrants; and subnational labor migration policy.