| Lec # | Topics | readings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the Course | |
| 2 | Fish Banks Simulation | Required Readings Layzer, Judy. "The New England Groundfish Crisis." In The Environmental Case. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2002, pp. 183-208. ISBN: 9781568027265.Background Materials on the New England Fisheries Crisis - CLF: The Road to Groundfish Collapse and Turning the Corner to Recovery: A Brief History of the New England Fisheries Crisis (1976-1997). NOAA: History of the New England Fisheries Industry. |
| 3 | Fish Banks Simulation (cont.) | |
| 4 | What are "Public Policies?" | Required Readings Orren, Gary R. "Beyond Self-Interest." In The Power of Public Ideas. Edited by Robert Reich. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1987, pp. 13-29. ISBN: 9780887301285. Steven Kelman. "Why Public Ideas Matter." In The Power of Public Ideas. Edited by Robert Reich. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1988, pp. 31-53. ISBN: 9780887301285. Policy Tools News Clippings. (Articles from the press) |
| 5 | Designing Government? | Required Readings Federalist Papers: 10, 47, 51, and 78. Selected News Clippings. Recommended Readings Kelso, William. "Three Types of Pluralism." In American Democratic Theory: Pluralism and Its Critics. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1978, pp. 12-29. [18p] ISBN: 9780837198255. Dahl, Robert. Who Governs? New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1963. ISBN: 9780300000511. Heymann, Philip P. "How Government Expresses Public Ideas." Chapter 4 in The Power of Public Ideas. Edited by Robert Reich. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1987. [25p] ISBN: 9780887301285. Reich, Robert. "Policy Making in a Democracy." Chapter 6 in The Power of Public Ideas. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1987. [35p] ISBN: 9780887301285. Friedman, Milton, and Rose Friedman. Free to Choose. New York, NY: Harcourt Brace, 1990. ISBN: 9780156334600. Mills, C. Wright. The Power Elite. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780195133547. Olson, Mancur. The Logic of Collective Action. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971. ISBN: 9780674537514. Truman, David. "Interest Groups and the Nature of the State." In American Society Inc. Edited by M. Zeitlin. New York, NY: Markaham Publishing, 1970. ISBN: 9780841040144. Putnam, Robert. "Introduction: The Comparative Study of Political Elites." In The Comparative Study of Political Elites. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1976, pp. 2-19. [18p] ISBN: 9780131541955.Walker, Jack. "A Critique of the Elitist Theory of Democracy." American Political Science Review 60, no. 2 (June 1966): 285-295. |
| 6 | Models of Public Policy Decision Making | Required Readings Van Horn, et al. Politics & Public Policy. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2001, introduction and chapters 1, and 2. [55p] ISBN: 9781568024837. Hansen, B. "Nuclear waste." CQ Researcher Online 11 (June 8, 2001): 489-504. Retrieved August 8, 2005. Recommended Readings Whiteman, David. "The Fate of Policy Analysis in Congressional Decision Making: Three Types of Use in Committees." Western Political Quarterly 38, no. 2 (1985): 295-296. Mooney, Christopher Z. "Putting it on Paper: The Content of Written Information Used in State Lawmaking." American Politics Quarterly 20, no. 3 (1992): 359. |
| 7 | National Security Policy - Foreign Threats | Required Readings Cooper, M. "New defense priorities." CQ Researcher Online 12 (September 13, 2002): 721-744. ———. "North Korean crisis." CQ Researcher Online 13 (April 11, 2003): 321-344. North Korea News Clippings. Van Horn, et al. "Chief Executive Politics." In Politics & Public Policy. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2001, pp. 157-192. ISBN: 9781568024837.Recommended Readings Adams, Gordon. "The Business of Defense." In Hays, Vallance, & Van Tassel, American Defense Policy. Baltimore, MD: John's Hopkins University Press, 1996, pp. 151-159. ISBN: 9780801854736. |
| 8 | National Security Policy - Domestic Threats | Required Readings Kady, Martin. "Homeland Security." CQ Researcher 13, no. 31 (2003): 749-772. Kenneth, Jost. "Civil Liberties Debates." CQ Researcher 13, no. 37 (2004): 893-916. National Security and Civil Liberties News Clippings. "The U.S. Patriot Act: A Sketch." Congressional Research Service, (2002). (PDF) Recommended Readings Masci, D. "Civil liberties in wartime." CQ Researcher Online 11 (December 14, 2001): 10-1040. "The U.S. Patriot Act: A Legal Analysis." Congressional Research Service, (2002). (PDF) Heclo, Hugh. "Issues Networks and the Executive Establishment." In The New American Political System. Edited by Anthony King. Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute, 1978, pp. 87-124. [37p] ISBN: 9780844733159. |
| 9 | Trade and Development Policy | Required Readings Cooper, M. "World trade." CQ Researcher Online 10 (June 9, 2000): 497-520. Sampson, Gary P., ed. "Overview." In The Role of the World Trade Organization in Global Governance. New York, NY: United Nations University Press, 2001. ISBN: 9789280810554. Ricupero, Rubens. "Rebuilding confidence in the multilateral trading system: Closing the 'legitimacy gap." In The Role of the World Trade Organization in Global Governance. Edited by Gary P. Sampson. New York, NY: United Nations University Press, 2001. ISBN: 9789280810554.Recommended Readings Annan, Kofi. "Laying the foundations of a fair and free world trade system." In The Role of the World Trade Organization in Global Governance. Edited by Gary P. Sampson. New York, NY: United Nations University Press, 2001. ISBN: 9789280810554. |
| 10 | Trade and Development Policy (cont.) | Required Readings Hansen, Brian. "Globalization Backlash." CQ Researcher 11, no. 33 (September 28, 2001). Broad, Robin, ed. "Challenging Corporate Conduct." In Global Backlash. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2002. ISBN: 9780742510340. Strauss, Levi. "Business Partner Terms of Engagement and Guidelines for Country Selection." In Global Backlash. Edited by Robin Broad. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2002. ISBN: 9780742510340. (Reprint)Statement by Jose Bove on February 3, 1998 Christison, Bill. "The Trial of Jose Bove." Motion Magazine, August 7, 2000. Subcommandante Marcos "Our Word is Our Weapon." In Global Backlash. Edited by Robin Broad. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2002. ISBN: 9780742510340.Recommended Readings Ericson, Rose Benz. "The Conscious Consumer: Promoting Economic Justice through Fair Trade." In Global Backlash. Edited by Robin Broad. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. ISBN: 9780742510340. Hale, Angela. "What Hope for 'Ethical' Trade in the Globalized Garment Industry?" In Global Backlash. Edited by Robin Broad. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2002. ISBN: 9780742510340. Masih, Iqbal, and Blair Underwood. "Presentation and Acceptance of Reebok Youth in Action Award." In Global Backlash. Edited by Robin Broad. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2002. ISBN: 9780742510340. (Reprint)Tanner, Jane. "Living Wage Movement." CQ Researcher 12, no. 33 (September 27, 2002). |
| 11 | Environmental Policy: Pollution and Environmental Justice | Required Readings Laws, David. "Introduction to Environmental Justice." (PDF) Cooper, Mary. "Bush and the Environment." CQ Reporter 12, no. 37 (October 25, 2002). Recommended Readings Laws, David, and Martin Rein. "Reframing Practice." In Deliberative Policy Analysis. Edited by Maarten Hajer, and Hendrik Wagenaar. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp. 180-201. Cooper, Mary. "Environmental Justice." CQ Reporter 8, no. 23 (1998): 529-552. |
| 12 | Environmental Policy: Pollution and Environmental Justice (cont.) | |
| 13 | Environmental Policy: Endangered Species | Required Readings Mann, Charles, and Plummer. "The Awful Beast is Back." In Charles Mann and Plummer Noah's Choice. New York, NY: Knopf, 1995, pp. 147-175. ISBN: 9780679420026. U.S. Supreme Court. TVA v. Hill U.S. Supreme Court. Babbit v. Sweet Home. Summary of TVA v. Hill and Babbit v. Sweet Home. Van Horn, et al. Politics & Public Policy. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2001, chapter 4. [33p] ISBN: 9781568024837. |
| 14 | Environmental Policy: Endangered Species (cont.) | Recommended Readings Downs, Anthony. "Up and Down with Ecology: The Issue-Attention Cycle." Public Interest 28 (1972): pp. 38-50. |
| 15 | Energy Policy | Required Readings Cooper, M. "Suv debate." CQ Researcher Online 13 (May 16, 2003): 449-472. "Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy: The CAFE Standards." Congressional Research Service, 2003. (IB90122) Recommended Readings Quirk, Paul. "Policy Making in the Contemporary Congress." Chapter 9 in The New Politics of Public Policy. Edited by Landy and Levin. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780801848780. |
| 16 | Health Policy | Required Readings Greenblatt, Alan. "Obesity Epidemic." CQ Researcher (January 31, 2003). Clark, Charles "Crackdown on Smoking." CQ Researcher (December 4, 1992). Recommended Readings Jost, Kenneth. "Closing in on Tobacco." CQ Researcher (November 12, 1999). |
| 17 | Health Policy (cont.) | Required Readings Epstein, K. "Covering the uninsured." CQ Researcher Online 12 (June 14, 2002): 521-544. Bettelheim, Adriel. "Medicare Reform." CQ Researcher (August 22, 2003). |
| 18 | Health Policy (cont.) | |
| 19 | Social Policy | Required Readings Lipsky, Michael. "The Critical Role of Street Level Bureaucrats," and "Street Level Bureaucrats as Policy Makers." Chapters 1, and 2 in Street Level Bureaucracy. New York, NY: Russell Sage, 1980, pp. 3-12, and 13-25. ISBN: 9780871545244. Recommended Readings Glazer, S. "Welfare reform." CQ Researcher Online 11 (August 3, 2001): 601-632. |
| 20 | Social Policy: Allocating Rights | Required Readings Jost, K. "Affirmative action." CQ Researcher Online 11 (September 21, 2001): 737-760. Balkin, Jack M. What Brown v. Board of Education should have said. New York, NY: New York University Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780814798898. Van Horn, et al. Politics & Public Policy. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2001, Chapters 7. [39p] ISBN: 9781568024837.Recommended Readings Linsky, Martin. "The Media & Public Deliberation." Chapter 9 in The Power of Public Ideas. Edited by Robert Reich. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1988. ISBN: 9780887301285.Heifetz, Ronald, and Riley Sinder. "Managing the Public's Problem Solving." Chapter 8 in The Power of Public Ideas. Edited by Robert Reich. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1988. [27p] ISBN: 9780887301285. |
| 21 | Social Policy (cont.) | Required Readings Jost, K. "Abortion debates." CQ Researcher Online 13 (March 21, 2003): 249-272. Vennochi, Joan. "Abortion Foes Won by Framing Debate." Boston Globe, October 23, 2003. Van Horn, et al. Politics & Public Policy. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2001, chapter 8. [41p] ISBN: 9781568024837. |
| 22 | Crime Policy: A Cost-Benefit Analysis | Required Readings OMB Circular on Economic Analysis. Piehl, Anne, Bert Useem, and John Dilulio, Jr. "A Cost Benefit Analysis of Imprisonment in Three States." Center for Civic Innovation (1999): 1-15. Recommended Readings Kopp, Raymond J., Alan J., Krupnick, and Michael Toman. Cost Benefit Analysis and Regulatory Reform. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future. 1997. (PDF) |
| 23 | Public Health and Risk Assessment | Required Readings Putnam, Susan W., and Jonathan Baert Wiener. "Seeking Safe Drinking Water." Chapter 7 in Risk vs. Risk. Edited by John D. Graham and Jonathan Baert Wiener. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1995, pp. 124-148. ISBN: 9780674773042. |
| 24 | Evaluating Educational Policy | Required Readings Howell, William, Patrick Wolf, David Campbel, and Paul Peterson. "School Vouchers and Academic Performance: Results from Three Randomized Field Trials." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 21, no. 2 (2002): 191-217. |
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