This course will consider the capacity of North American political institutions to shape effective environmental protection policies, devoting primary emphasis to the United States but also examining Canada and...

This course will provide students with a practical hands-on instruction in the analysis of survey data using the statistical package Stata. Students will learn how to investigate a variety of public policy issues using data from the...

An analysis, from the business and government policy perspectives, of some of the largest government programs that shape the economic...

This course examines a number of popular approaches to education reform, using an economic lens to understand the theoretical rationale and potential impact of...

As it exposes students to the landscape of science and technology policymaking in the US and abroad, this course introduces theories and methodologies for science and technology policy analysis, with literature drawn from a range of disciplines,...

The nonprofit sector has emerged as one of the cornerstones of American society, and yet remains very much a work in...

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...

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

During the twentieth century, the U.S. both saw the development of a social welfare system to serve nonelderly families and a subsequent dramatic overhaul of the cash welfare part of that...

The aim of this course is to introduce students to topical issues in science and technology policy. The course will meet weekly for a formal...