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PUBPOL 475

PUBPOL 475.301: Topics: Social Justice, Political Conflicts, Democratic Practice and Leadership in the Spheres of Public Advocacy

Yazier Henry

This is a course for students interested in social justice and equality, social justice movements, anti-democratic movements and the intersections of public leadership, public policy, and the rule of law in the context of the temporal evolution...

PUBPOL 475

PUBPOL 475.302: Topics: Comparative Law and Policy

Valenta Kabo

Because law is one of the means through which policies are enacted, understanding the different structures of legal systems is a necessary for understanding policy promulgation in different...

PUBPOL 475

PUBPOL 475.305: Topics: Equity at Work

Fabiana Silva

More than 50 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, significant gender and ethno-racial inequality in the labor market remains....

PUBPOL 475

PUBPOL 475.306: Topics: Immigration Policy

Ann Chih Lin

Immigration is a phenomenon that touches upon every aspect of American society, from economic growth to neighborhood institutions to national...

PUBPOL 475

PUBPOL 475.507: Topics: From the "Great Depression" to the "Great Recession"

Joshua Hausman

Since the 2008 financial crisis, developed countries have suffered high unemployment and slow growth. What are options for policymakers in this...

PUBPOL 201

PUBPOL 201.001: Systematic Thinking

Richard Hall

The main idea that we want to get across is implicit in the title: Systematic thinking - largely from the social sciences, but with the application of scientific methods and knowledge more generally - can make a significant difference in the way...

PUBPOL 210

PUBPOL 210.001: Hlt&Society:Intro PH

This course is intended to serve as an introduction to the major issues of health and health care in the United States — what they are, what determines them, and how they can be altered. In so doing, the course surveys the field of public...

PUBPOL 250

PUBPOL 250.001: SocialSystems&Energy

The goal of this course is to provide a framework for interpreting public discourse on energy...

PUBPOL 312

PUBPOL 312.001: Env Politics&Policy

Barry Rabe

This course is an advanced offering on environmental politics and the environmental policy-making...

PUBPOL 320

PUBPOL 320.001: Politics & Pub Pol

Charles Shipan

This course prepares students to understand the political and institutional environment within which public policy is formulated and...

PUBPOL 330

PUBPOL 330.001: Microeconomics

Betsey Stevenson

This is a core course restricted to Ford School students...

PUBPOL 330

PUBPOL 330.002: Microeconomics

Betsey Stevenson

This is a core course restricted to Ford School students...

PUBPOL 422

PUBPOL 422.001: Congress and State Legislatures: Effective of Outmoded?

John Schwarz

Is Congress too partisan? Can Congress fulfill its legislative and oversight functions? Do the executive and judicial branches effectively control public policy...

PUBPOL 466

PUBPOL 466.001: Topics: The History and Future of Detroit

Walter Reynolds Farley

Detroit was the nation's most important city in the Twentieth Century because of the the auto industry, the emergence of the blue collar middle class and development of the New Deal. Now it is the most negatively stereotyped city in the...

PUBPOL 475

PUBPOL 475.103: Topics: Policy Implications of Detroit's Grand Bargain

Taught by editorial page editor of The Detroit News Nolan...

PUBPOL 475

PUBPOL 475.304: Topics: The University of Michigan: Past, Present, & Future

James Duderstadt

In 2017-2018, the University of Michigan will celebrate its Bicentennial, two hundred years of leadership in American higher...

PUBPOL 475

PUBPOL 475.305: Topics: Psychology of Climate Change

Kaitlin Raimi

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...

PUBPOL 475

PUBPOL 475.306: Topics: Leadership & Communication in State Level Policy Making

This course examines the interaction of politics and policymaking at the state...

PUBPOL 475

PUBPOL 475.307: Topics: Tax Policy

Stephanie Leiser

Oliver Wendell Holmes famously said that "Taxes are what we pay for civilized society," but who should pay and how...

PUBPOL 475

PUBPOL 475.308: Topics: Women & Employment Policy

Mary Corcoran

This course reviews the literature on sex differences from a biological, social, and legal...

PUBPOL 475

PUBPOL 475.309: Topics: Higher Education and Public Policy

Kevin Stange

Higher Education and Public Policy --- This course will examine the higher education sector from several different angles, but with an emphasis placed on the economic...

PUBPOL 475

PUBPOL 475.502: Topics: Facilitating Dialogue Across Faultline: Race, Identity and Socio-Cultural Difference

Yazier Henry

This is a short introductory course module in facilitating complex and difficult dialogic moments of engagement in the social, professional and institutional spheres of the public...

PUBPOL 479

PUBPOL 479.001: Evaluating Public Policies

Paula Lantz

This 3-credit course will provide an introduction to the fundamentals of evaluation research design and methods as applied to public policies and...

PUBPOL 491

PUBPOL 491.001: MIW Res Sem

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PUBPOL 495

PUBPOL 495.001: Policy Seminar: Apology, Reconcile, Reparations & PP

Yazier Henry

PUBPOL 495 is open to students in the Public Policy BA program, by permission...

PUBPOL 495

PUBPOL 495.002: Policy Seminar: Election Reform

Joy Rohde

PUBPOL 495 is open to students in the Public Policy BA program, by permission...

PUBPOL 495

PUBPOL 495.003: Policy Seminar: Irrational Actors: Psychological Approaches to Decision Making

Kaitlin Raimi

PUBPOL 495 is open to students in the Public Policy BA program, by permission...

PUBPOL 495

PUBPOL 495.005: Policy Seminar: Poverty, Inequality, & Public Policy

Natasha Pilkauskas

PUBPOL 495 is open to students in the Public Policy BA program, by permission...

PUBPOL 499

PUBPOL 499.001: Senior Seminar in Applied Public Policy

Janet Weiss

This course offers senior public policy students an opportunity to conduct a policy analysis project in an area of their interest. Each student will identify a policy outcome of personal interest, and analyze strategies to advance that...

PUBPOL 475

PUBPOL 475.101: Topics: Community Development Finance: Lessons from the Field

Taught by Towsley Policymaker in Residence Dudley Benoit, Director of Community Development Investments at...

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