As we move into the semester we will set up a schedule of topics and the lead discussion groups. Mr. Piwowarski will be the contact person for this. The key here is not to engage in dinner table debate, but to rigorously and critically apply the various theoretical perspectives we discuss in the first half of the semester to the policy issue at hand. Typed remarks by critical commentators of assigned readings. Final research paper 10-12 pages.
Attendance is extremely important.
Attendance is critical for the seminar to function properly. Plagiarism of any type will result in a numerical grade of 0. Max Weber, Economy and Society Vol. A Critique of Applications in Political Science , pp. Thomas R. Dye, two chapters from, Understanding Public Policy , Ninth Edition.