Winter 2007

PUBPOL 718

PUBPOL 718: Real World Sustainability--Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities

“Susatinability” can mean many different things. But how does sustainability work in the “real world” and what are the tradeoffs that can often be made? Are they appropriate? Do they “sell” the concept of sustainability...

PUBPOL 672/BA 519

PUBPOL 672/BA 519: Managing the Nonprofit Organization

This course explores the special challenges of management of a nonprofit...

PUBPOL 674-001

PUBPOL 674-001: Economic and Social Policies in a Selected Emerging Market Economy

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...

PUBPOL 674-002

PUBPOL 674-002: Economic and Social Policies in a Selected Emerging Market Economy

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...

PUBPOL 677

PUBPOL 677: 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 678

PUBPOL 678: Policy Advocacy

Richard Hall

A course on the strategy and tactics of governmental outsiders who seek to influence public...

PUBPOL 682

PUBPOL 682: Politics and Policies at the State Level

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

PUBPOL 687

PUBPOL 687: Negotiation and Conflict Management

This course examines negotiation and social influence strategies for policy makers in the public, non-profit, and for-profit...

PUBPOL 695

PUBPOL 695: Education Policy

David Cohen

This course focuses on three issues that are at the heart of current efforts to reform American...

PUBPOL 715

PUBPOL 715: Elements of Public Budgeting

Paul Courant

Budgeting takes place at every level in public organizations, from projects through offices and departments, to whole...

PUBPOL 654

PUBPOL 654: Science and Technology in International Affairs

This course examines the many ways in which international affairs is intertwined with science and technology, both in theory and in practice. The course proceeds in three...

PUBPOL 719

PUBPOL 719: Policymaking in Context: Latinos, Immigrants, Tools of Civil Rights Organizations

Surveys the major political challenges facing Latinos and immigrants in the United States, paying particular attention to the tools civil rights advocates use to influence the legislative process and public dialogue on key...

PUBPOL 721

PUBPOL 721: Special Topics in Race and Civil Rights Policy

This course examines the origins, development, and impact of selected civil rights policies concerning race. Major topics include employment, education, voting, and...

PUBPOL 732

PUBPOL 732: Public Policy in Post-Secondary Education

This course examines contemporary higher education public policy issues and provides a general introduction to the policymaking process in the United...

PUBPOL 744

PUBPOL 744: Economics of the Public Sector

This course analyzes the role and effect of government fiscal policy on the...

PUBPOL 746

PUBPOL 746: Social Welfare Policy

Programs to serve the poor have evolved sporadically in the...

PUBPOL 754

PUBPOL 754: Research Seminar in Science, Tech and Public Policy

James Duderstadt

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...

PUBPOL 755

PUBPOL 755: Congressional Oversight & Executive Branch

This seminar will examine the theory, history, law and politics of congressional oversight of the executive...

PUBPOL 763

PUBPOL 763: GLobal Issues: Drugs, Crime, and Terrorism

This course will explore the global issues of illegal drugs, crime and terrorism. Course content emphasizes policy options, formulation and implementation, and the tools and skills needed to produce effective recommendations for decision...

PUBPOL 770

PUBPOL 770: History and Domestic Policymaking

This course focuses on how historians have viewed and participated in the policymaking...

PUBPOL 556

PUBPOL 556: Macroeconomics

Kathryn Dominguez

This course teaches students the basic tools of macroeconomics and how to apply them to real world economic...

PUBPOL 534

PUBPOL 534: The Economics of Developing Countries

Dean Yang

This course surveys what we do and don't know about economic growth and poverty alleviation in developing countries. We begin by discussing alternative perspectives on the goals of...

PUBPOL 571

PUBPOL 571: Applied Econometrics

This course is an introduction to econometric methods and their use in policy...

PUBPOL 580

PUBPOL 580: Values, Ethics, and Public Policy

John Chamberlin

This course seeks to make students sensitive to and articulate about the ways in which moral and political values come into play in the American policy process, particularly as they affect non-elected public officials who work in a world shaped...

PUBPOL 585

PUBPOL 585: Political Environment of Policymaking