This course describes and evaluates the politics, institutions, and actors involved in the agenda-setting, formulation, legitimation, and implementation of public policy.
Students discuss how the policy making process varies across different issue areas.
Professors Gormley , Rom , Horn, Posner. This course provides an introduction to political and professional ethics and values for students planning a career in policy analysis in a public, commercial, or nonprofit setting. The methods include case studies, historical interpretation, and conceptual analysis. The emphasis throughout is on concrete problems and questions faced by the working analyst or manager. Professors Mayer, Samples.