Odd years Spring. Special emphasis is given to the attitudes of policy-makers, recipients and the general public. Programs examined range from Social Security to Aid to Families with Dependent Children. Even years Fall. Special emphasis is placed on the choices regarding the distribution of costs and benefits and the trade-offs between environmental goals and other public and private objectives.
Odd years Fall.
Central topics include the delivery and quality of services, the participation of citizens and the character of intergovernmental relations. See department chair. Current issues are selected which serve as case studies of interest groups, parties, bureaucracy, executive, legislative and judicial influences. Odd years Fall. Primary focus is on the politics of colonial rule, the dynamics of African response to colonial authority and the formation of modern African states.