Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 11.007 (Spring 2005) 
• Course Title:
• Resolving Public Disputes 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Urban Studies and Planning 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Judith Layzer
   
• Course Introduction:
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  11.007 Resolving Public Disputes
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2005

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features a complete set of assignments and lecture notes from the class.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course is an introduction to real-world dynamics of public policy controversies. Topics to be considered include national, state, and local policy disputes, such as smoking, hazardous waste, abortion, gun control, and education. Using a case study approach, students study whether and how those disputes get resolved. Students conduct debates and simulations in addition to writing a series of short essays.