Special attention to parties and mass media as managers of campaigns. Factors affecting the voting behavior of the mass public and the link voting provides between the public and policy formation. We will also examine the implications of these various perspectives for urban politics, policy, governance, and ultimately democracy. Community-Based Research Seminar. Combines class room instruction in applied community based research and actual resesarch experience.
Students work on research projects initiated by organization serving Philadelphia's communities.
Research topics usually deal with some aspect of community development or social welfare. Politics of Race and Class in American Cities. The course examines the intersection of race and class in American cities from both a theoretical and practical perspective. The course also examines how race and class play out in the drama of urban politics by focusing on some of the political battles that have characterized key urban policy areas such as housing, education, and community development. Critique of American Government.