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This course will provide a survey of several public policies. The course will begin with a discussion of the logic of policy analysis within the context of political institutions, competing interests, uncertainty and power. It will focus on key issues, including problem definition, the design of policy, problems of implementation, and evaluation. The remainder of the course will be devoted to the examination of several public policy areas. Special attention will be given to environmental policy, which will be the focus of group projects. By integrating theoretical literature with case studies of different policies written from a variety of perspectives, the course aims at developing analytical skills as well as an appreciation for the technical and political complexities of policy-making. Although students are not expected to have taken GOVT204, some prior exposure to quantitative methods is suggested. A group project on environmental policy (including several PowerPoint presentations and a lengthy written policy analysis) is a central component of the grade.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: GOVT151
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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