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Environmental Policy
Examines the process of environmental decision making with exposure to various policy instruments.
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Decision Making, Behavior, and Policy Design
Provides a foundation in the application of decision theory and behavioral science to study public policy problems. Students learn how cognition, heuristics, biases, emotion, and social dynamics interact in decision-making, and how context and framing shape decisions. Students learn how…
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Methods of Policy Inquiry
Examines how evidence is gathered in the public sector and used to generate policy research. Explores how research informs policy process.
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Harnessing the Power of the States
The People and Practices Behind the Programs and Policies that Impact People’s Lives Co-Instructors: Ambassador Suzi LeVine & Associate Professor Stephen KosackOdegaard 141, Wednesdays 2:30-5:20 PM This class is jointly offered by Honors, Political Science, and Public Service and Policy.…
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Negotiation
Builds conceptual skills to analyze negotiation situations. Explores psychological processes underlying the judgement of negotiators. Provides opportunities to engage in negotiation exercises and generalize interpersonal framework to large-scale policy agreements.
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Health Equity & Policy
Examines how principles of health equity can guide the creation, execution, and evaluation of public policy.
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Truth, Evidence, and Public Policy Analytics
Sound public policy and governance decisions rely on having evidence to support conclusions, as well as having an understanding of the extent of certainty regarding the available evidence. Students will learn qualitative, statistical, experimental, and mixed methods to evaluate: the…
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Evidence-Based Policy Implementation
Explores the multidimensional challenge of turning policy and program intentions into valued results on the ground. Understanding why implementation can fall short of expectation requires an understanding of how public/nonprofit organizations work; including their mission, resources, collaborators, and results measurement.…
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Introduction to Public Policy and Governance
Provides an introduction to policy analysis, governance, and public service. Students learn how individuals organize for common purposes, and design, implement, analyze, and evaluate policy. Students examine how policy decisions emerge and how the values of public, nonprofit, and private…