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Government, Politics and Policy Studies Concentration

CIPA fellows in the Government, Politics and Policy Studies concentration evaluate actionable research and information to address political and social issues. Students who elect this concentration aim to become policy analysts who can advise government officials and executives on policy issues and political strategy.

In addition to the nine foundation courses, CIPA fellows who select the Government, Politics and Policy concentration take a minimum of five courses related to their specific area of focus. The course list below, organized thematically to facilitate course selection, is designed to help fellows develop a particular area of study, but should not limit choices. CIPA fellows may elect to substitute other relevant courses, by petition, with the approval of their advisor.

Course List

Administration Politics and Public Policy

Dept

Course

Title

Credits

Semester

Professor

ECON

369

Public Political Economy

4

S

Klausner

GOVT

328

Constitutional Politics: The United States Supreme Court

4

F

Rabkin

GOVT

402

Public Opinion and Mass Political Behavior

4

F

Luster

GOVT

618

Government Policy Workshop

4

S

Warner

GOVT

629

Contemporary American Politics

4

F

Shefter

GOVT

639

Comparative Political Participation

4

S

Moehler

GOVT

682

Unifying While Integrating: China and the World

4

F

Carlson

GOVT

706

Labor in Global Cities

4

F

Turner

GOVT

729

Government and Public Policy II

4

S

Lowi

ILRCB

488

Liberty and Justice for All

4

S

Gold

ILRCB

501

Labor and Employment Law

3

F

Compa
Gold

ILRCB

607

Values in Law, Economics and Industrial Relations

4

F,S

Gross

ILRHR

469

Immigration and the American Labor Force

4

F

Briggs

LAW

662

Law and Social Change

3

F

Greenberg

LAW

720

The End of History? Comparative Corporate Governance in the Post Cold-War Era

4

S

Diamond

LAW

775

State and Local Taxation

4

F

Zelinsky

NBA

548

International Political Risk Management

1.5

F

Iankova

NBA

580

Strategies for Global Companies

3

F

Sauer

Economics and Public Finance

AEM

432

Business and Governments in a Global Marketplace

3

F

Ranney

AEM

670

Economics of Consumer Demand

3

F

Ranney

ECON

354

The Economics of Regulation

4

F

Staff

ECON

404

Economics and the Law

4

F

Hay

ECON

460

Analysis of the Welfare State

4

F

Hutchens

ECON

772

Economics of Development

4

S

Fields

PAM

569

Regression Analysis and Managerial Forecasting

3

F

O'Neill

Quantitative Analysis

ILRCB

708

Negotiations in Practice

4

F

Kuruvilla

Focus Courses

CRP

451

Environmental Law

4

F

Booth

CRP

657

Real Estate Law

4

S

Klausner

DSOC

601

Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Community and Rural Development

3

F

Eberts

DSOC

602

Community Development Seminar

1

S

Eberts

GOVT

402

Public Opinion and Mass Political Behavior

4

F

Luster

GOVT

689

International Security Policies

4

S

Suh

HIST

414

Motivations in US Foreign Policy

4

F

Lafeber

ILRCB

482

Ethics at Work

4

F,S

Gold

ILRCB

708

Negotiations in Practice

4

F

Kuruvilla

LAW

610

Antitrust Law

3

F

Hay

NBA

560

Business Law

4

F

Grossman

NBA

561

Business Law II

4

S

Grossman

PHIL

346

Modern Political Philosophy

4

F

Miller

Recently Completed Theses:

"The American Post-Welfare State, Care-giving and Work: An Argument for Positive Reproductive Liberty and Full Social Citizenship for Women" (Author: Rebecca Brundage. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Theodore Lowi)

"Culture, Economy and Democracy - Applying Max Weber's Theory of Rationality to the China Case" (Author: Qian Han. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Anna Brettell; Prof. Jerome Ziegler)

"Liberalization of Postal Services in Japan: How to Balance Competition and the Universal Services?" (Author: Hiroyo Hiramatsu. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Richard Schuler)

"Will Performance Measurement Change Japanese Local Governments? They Rely Dangerously on it for Administrative Reform" (Author: Masaya Iwai. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Nancy Chau)

"Successes in the Reduction of Acidic Deposition and Emissions from Stationary and Mobile Sources" (Author: Marc Johnson. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Steven Jackson)

"Political Communication and War: Presidential Rhetoric and Public Opinion Formation Post 9/11" (Author: Venetia Kleonakou. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Steven Jackson)

"The Nature of U.S. Foreign Policy towards the Middle East: Characterizing the Bush Doctrine and the Need for Justice" (Author: Atul Nair. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Michelle Campous)

"Are They Really Listening? An Examination of Citizen Summits in Washington, DC" (Author: Erika Ruiz. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Steven Jackson)

"Breaking Tradition: A Study of Four Remarkable First Ladies" (Author: Karen Schandler. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Jerome Ziegler)

"An Analysis of Airport Slot Allocation: The Case in Tokyo Haneda Airport" (Author: Hiroyuki Sumino. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Richard Schuler)

"The Structure of the Information Technology Industry in Korea, Japan and the U.S. - How Can the Korean Government Promote the IT Industry?" (Author: Seoyeon Yoon. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Henry Wan)


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