GOVT 3032

GOVT 3032

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

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.  

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (SBA-AS, SSC-AS)
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

  •  7963 GOVT 3032   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Michener, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  8239 GOVT 3032   DIS 201

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  8240 GOVT 3032   DIS 202

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  8241 GOVT 3032   DIS 203

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  8242 GOVT 3032   DIS 204

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  8243 GOVT 3032   DIS 205

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  8244 GOVT 3032   DIS 206

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  8245 GOVT 3032   DIS 207

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 16733 GOVT 3032   DIS 208

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Michener, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online