Amy Harris

Core faculty

Amy Harris

Lecturer

Amy Harris is a lecturer at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Her research interests are in foreign aid, international development, public participation and public contracting. She examines the relationship between…

State & Hill

Faculty News, fall 2022

Dec 19, 2022

Jenna Bednar published “The Fractured Superpower: Federalism is Remaking U.S. Democracy and Foreign Policy,” in Foreign Affairs. The Coalition for Networked Information, the Association of Research Libraries, and EDUCAUSE awarded Paul Courant the...

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News

This year in international policy at the Ford School – fall 2022

Sep 27, 2022

An impressive slate of core and visiting faculty help make the Ford School a hub for engagement with the foreign policy community and a national leader in international policy education. The Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) and International Policy...

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News

Outstanding faculty join the Ford School, fall 2022 updates

Aug 26, 2022

This fall the Ford School welcomes a terrific group of new faculty members and visitors who will strengthen the connections between student education, rigorous academic research, and real-world policy impact. Sam Bagenstos has been appointed the...

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Publication

Harris examines the relevance of federal international contractor choice

Feb 15, 2022

How does the U.S. government choose whether to outsource its work abroad to contractors from the country of implementation or rely on international vendors? In a new study titled “Developing capacity and reducing risk? An analysis of federal...

Aid & Development

The Local Systems Framework as a Tool for Locally Driven Development

Mar 14, 2023, 2:30-4:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall 3240

This is the third workshop of IPC’s "Aid & Development" series. At "Aid & Development" events, students build practical skills for future international development careers.

Aid & Development

Power, equity, and local decision-making in foreign aid: A simulation and discussion

Apr 4, 2022, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT

1230 Weill Hall

This is the second workshop of IPC’s new "Aid & Development" series. At "Aid & Development" events, students build practical skills for future international development careers.

Aid & Development

Planning for development impact: A practical workshop on international development

Jan 24, 2022, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EST

Jan 26, 2022, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EST

Weill Hall 1120

This two-part workshop will provide students with a hands-on opportunity to develop and apply crucial design, planning, and management skills using a United States foreign aid project in Central America as a case study.

Developing Future Leaders in U.S.-Russia Relations

Participatory development in the Kyrgyz Republic: A simulation and discussion

Apr 13, 2021, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

During this workshop, students will each take on the role of a key stakeholder and participate in a community deliberation activity.

Voices of the Ford School | Dr. Amy Beck Harris

Mar 16, 2023 0:00:51

Meet Dr. Amy Beck Harris! Hear why she loves to teach and why #FutureFordies should choose the Ford School and the University of Michigan.