The main goals of this course are (1) to help you deepen your appreciation of the importance of public management in our democratic scheme of governance; (2) to enhance your ability to think analytically about problems of public management; and...
This course is designed for politically diverse and civic-minded students who are concerned about the deepening divide and fraying social fabric in the United States and who wish to take action by creating courageous and relational spaces in...
This course is designed for politically diverse and civic-minded students who are concerned about the deepening divide and fraying social fabric in the United States and who wish to take action by creating courageous and relational spaces in...
This course is designed to equip future public policy leaders with advanced facilitation skills essential for leading diverse teams and influencing public...
How do the judges on the Supreme Court make their decisions? What were the real issues in cases such as Roe v. Wade, and is it possible that the Court would overturn this decision? How do judges in different eras decided cases...
Great power rivalry is a critical concept that frames current perceptions of international affairs around China's rise, Russia's resurgence and the United States relative...
History provides a powerful set of tools for policy analysts, practitioners, and advocates. This course teaches students how to use history to: better understand...
The history of intelligence in the United States is long and complex, beginning with the origins of the Republic through the modern era both before and after 9/11. Over this stretch of time, tensions have existed between balancing the need...
This course explores how gender and sexuality both influence and are influenced by U.S. politics and public policy, with a particular focus on their intersections with other systems of...
Diplomacy (using non-lethal means to manage interstate relations and foreign threats) and statecraft (managing state power to promote national interests) are the key tools by which a nation's foreign policy is...
This course will provide an overview of recent Japanese economic history and the current state of the Japanese economy. We will consider what economic policymakers around the world can learn from...
The Integrated Policy Exercise provides students with a week long opportunity to work intensively on a policy issue. All students participate as part of a team representing different constituencies with an interest in the problem being...
This course developed from an initiative of the International Policy Students Association (IPSA) at the Ford School of Public Policy. It will be in two...
Climate change often feels like a problem that our brains have been hardwired to ignore. Climate change is abstract and complex, making it hard for non-scientists (including policy-makers) to...
Finance is fundamental to many public policy questions. When the financial sector works well, it transfers resources from savers to borrowers, allowing individuals to save and businesses to...
