A distinguished faculty of European and American scholar-practitioners, under the direction of Professor Dennis Smith, leads students in a comparative exploration of the development and use of concepts and tools for analyzing policy choices at the local, regional, national, and European levels. Students use policy cases selected and developed specifically for this institute. Independent research paper assignments are due on August 31, 2001. Credit and noncredit internships in Lyons, France, following the institute are available for French-speaking students. Limited partial scholarship funds are available.
Tuition is reduced for noncredit participation.
The institute features a comparative overview of public policies and the role of policy analysis in European nations, the European Union, and the United States.