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Public Policy Processes: Environments, Power & Outcomes

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
Mo 2:30p.m. – 6:45p.m.
M03-0440 PPOL/PAF Conf Rm 3 $2557 (guest students)
Date
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
Time
Mo 2:30p.m. – 6:45p.m.
Location
M03-0440 PPOL/PAF Conf Rm
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2557 (guest students)

Description

This required core course introduces students theories of public policy processes, highlighting the intellectual development of the interdisciplinary field of public policy. The course focuses on the social, economic, and political environments of policy systems that shape policy processes and policy outcomes. The course is a survey of the theories and topics related to key public policy processes including issue framing, agenda setting, and policy design. The course also introduces the role of power in policy processes and how various actors such as government, non-profit organizations, advocacy groups, and private organizations influence policy outcomes in variety of contexts. A key focus o this seminar is on tensions between conflicting values arising from the requirements of democracy and capitalism, and how they are resolved through policy processes.

Prerequisites

Graduate degree student in Public Policy or LIUS

This course is closed for registration.

Course Details