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PubPol 521

PubPol 521: Introduction to Policy Writing

This course teaches the norms of policy writing to 1st year policy students through small workshops, students will analyze approaches to different types of policy writing.  They will produce a good deal of writing - and receive detailed...
PubPol 521

PubPol 521: Introduction to Policy Writing

This course teaches the norms of policy writing to 1st year policy students through small workshops, students will analyze approaches to different types of policy writing.  They will produce a good deal of writing - and receive detailed...
PubPol 475.002

PubPol 475.002: Topics: Utopianism and Public Policy

“Utopia” in Greek means both “good place” and “no place”—a paradise existing only in our imaginations. But no matter how theoretical or fanciful utopias may be, people still try to implement them, often with tragic...
PUBPOL 732

PUBPOL 732: Public Policy in Post-Secondary Education

In the first part of the course you will be introduced to some of the analytic frameworks and conceptual theories used to study American public policy making and you will learn how these models were applied to a classic public policy...
PUBPOL 587

PUBPOL 587: Public Management

David Thacher
This course is designed to introduce the students to what public managers do and to help provide the students with perspectives and opportunities for practice that will help them become effective public...
PUBPOL 587

PUBPOL 587: Public Management

David Thacher
This course is designed to introduce the students to what public managers do and to help provide the students with perspectives and opportunities for practice that will help them become effective public...
PUBPOL 587

PUBPOL 587: Public Management

This course is designed to introduce the students to what public managers do and to help provide the students with perspectives and opportunities for practice that will help them become effective public...
PUBPOL 587

PUBPOL 587: Public Management

This course is designed to introduce the students to what public managers do and to help provide the students with perspectives and opportunities for practice that will help them become effective public...
PUBPOL 475.004

PUBPOL 475.004: Utopianism & Public Policy

“Utopia” in Greek means both “good place” and “no place”—a paradise existing only in our imaginations. But no matter how theoretical or fanciful utopias may be, people still try to implement them, often with tragic...
PubPol 475.003

PubPol 475.003: Topics: Utopianism and Public Policy

“Utopia” in Greek means both “good place” and “no place”—a paradise existing only in our imaginations. But no matter how theoretical or fanciful utopias may be, people still try to implement them, often with tragic...

Jelani Cobb: "The half-life of freedom"

Jan 24, 2023 1:30:00

Wallace House Presents journalist and educator Jelani Cobb looks at the historic challenges to democracy that centered around race, the impact of the media, and how this frames and informs the current moment.

Getting the story told and working with the media

Apr 12, 2022 0:58:53

Mara Ostfeld and Lauren Slagter will share their experiences on what makes a successful story, how to effectively pitch your idea to journalists, work with reporters, and prepare for interviews. April, 2022.

Anne Applebaum: The twilight of democracy

Apr 4, 2022 1:15:16

Pulitzer Prize winning historian, journalist and commentator Anne Applebaum delivers the keynote lecture of the spring 2022 Democracy in Crisis series, in conversation with Dean Michael S. Barr. April, 2022.

Sarah Kendzior: Hiding in Plain Sight

Mar 31, 2022 1:00:05

Join Sarah Kenzior, author of Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America, in conversation with Jonathan Hanson, political scientist and lecturer in statistics at the Ford School.

Barton Gellman, “Democracy in Crisis”

Mar 23, 2022 0:58:49

Join us for Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Barton Gellman in conversation with Michigan Law Professor from Practice Barbara McQuade, as part of the spring 2022 Democracy in Crisis series.