The final report will be distributed to the several national commissions studying the problem, to the relevant congressional committees, and to the White House. Assesses the feasibility, benefits, and costs of free television time for political candidates, alternative debate formats, deliberative opinion polls, 'civic journalism,' advertising 'truth boxes,' and a variety of other proposed reforms. Students work with an Academic Task Force consisting of a dozen leading scholars in the field of electoral politics as an integral part of a larger effort, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, to bring scholarly and professional expertise to the public debate about campaign reform. The rapid advance of molecular genetic technology has made it clear that a very large impact on human sustenance, health, and economic well-being will derive from an understanding of the diverse families of microbes in soils, oceans, and atmospheres. This workshop focuses on the emerging micro-based technological revolution and its impact on agriculture, the future of disease prevention, and the development of pharmaceuticals.
Policy analysis focuses on case studies integrating biology, economics, politics, and social issues.
European Monetary Union P. Kenen Examines the economics and politics of the European monetary union, focusing on the question of membership to be decided early in 1998. Readings and lectures in the first six weeks deal with the origins, benefits and costs of monetary union. Thereafter, the students take positions as members of the European Commission or the EMI and they prepare reports required by the Treaty for the Council of Ministers. These reports will be submitted to outside experts for assessment. For the people of many contries, living through war has been the dominant challenge of the past 15 years.