GOVT 3032

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GOVT 3032
Politics of Public Policy in the U.S.

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

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, PUBPOL 3032

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17541 GOVT 3032   LEC 001

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    • MW Mcgraw Hall 165
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Michener, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17542 GOVT 3032   DIS 201

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    • T White Hall 104
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17543 GOVT 3032   DIS 202

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17544 GOVT 3032   DIS 203

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    • T Ives Hall 103
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17545 GOVT 3032   DIS 204

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    • R White Hall 104
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17546 GOVT 3032   DIS 205

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17547 GOVT 3032   DIS 206

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    • F White Hall 110
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person