GOVT 3032

GOVT 3032

Course information provided by the 2017-2018 Catalog.

Public policies are political outcomes determined by processes that are complex, convoluted and often controversial. The aim of this course is to equip students with the conceptual tools necessary to understand these processes. We will begin with a review of popular approaches to studying policy and then move on to explore the various stages of policy development: agenda-setting, policy design, policy implementation, policy feedback and policy change. We will consider the roles played by both institutions (congress, the bureaucracy and interests groups) and everyday people. Finally, we will closely study several specific policy arenas (a few likely candidates include: education policy, health policy, social welfare policy and housing policy). As we engage all of these ideas, students will be consistently challenged to grapple with the paradoxes of policy making in a democratic polity and to envision pathways for substantive political change.  


Distribution Category (SBA-AS)

When Offered Spring.

Course Subfield (AM)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3033

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16392 GOVT 3032   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16394 GOVT 3032   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16395 GOVT 3032   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16396 GOVT 3032   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16397 GOVT 3032   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18314 GOVT 3032   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18315 GOVT 3032   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18712 GOVT 3032   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18713 GOVT 3032   DIS 208

  • Instruction Mode: In Person