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Is art a public good Is government good for art Students will explore these questions by examining what happens when U.S. taxpayer dollars are used to fund the arts. Course topics will include: the depression era federal arts projects and the dream of a "cultural democracy" that inspired them; the State Department's export of art across the globe during the Cold War era; the legal and congressional battles over offensive art that threatened to shut down the National Endowment for the Arts during the 1990s; and former Mayor Giuliani's attempt to withdraw funding from the Brooklyn Museum of Art following public outcry over a provocative depiction of the Virgin Mary. 1.00 units, Lecture
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The Bill of Rights, written in the 18th century, was reshaped after the Civil War in what historians have called a "second American revolution." Yet the constitutional rights we know today have been largely defined by Supreme Court decisions in the latter half of the 20th century. What forces events and personalities accounted for this "third American revolution " How has it altered public policy and affected our day-to-day lives How should we interpret the Bill of Rights in the Internet Age Could a fourth rights revolution emerge in the 21st century Or might we face a rights "counter-revolution" in the wake of the events of September 11 Students will read significant cases and related historical materials and write papers on constitutional issues. Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 102, Public Policy 201or Public Policy 202 or Permission of Instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Western religion, and Christianity in particular, have always put a premium on employing the available techniques of mass communication to get its message out, but today many religious people see the omnipresent "secular" media as hostile to their faith. This course will look at the relationship between religion and the communications media, focusing primarily on how the American news media have dealt with religion since the creation of the penny press in the 1830s. Attention will also be given to the ways that American religious institutions have used mass media to present themselves from the circulation of Bibles and tracts in the 19th century through religious broadcasting beginning in the 20th century to the use of the Internet and worldwide web today. 1.00 units, Lecture
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An analysis of American political parties, including a study of voting behavior, party organization and leadership, interest groups, and recent and proposed reforms and proposals for reorganization of existing party structures. Prerequisite: Political Science 102. Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 102. 1.00 units, Lecture
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The course emphasizes how and why American environmental law has developed over the preceding three decades as a primary tool to achieve environmental goals. Topics include the analysis of policy options, "command-and-control" regulation, modification of liability rules, pollution prevention through non-regulatory means, and the environmental aspects of U.S. energy policies in relation to petroleum, electricity, and transportation. The course concludes by addressing transnational environmental issues such as atmospheric change, burgeoning population growth, depletion of forests and species, sustainable development, and the role of international legal institutions in relation to these pressing problems. Prerequisite: Public Policy 201 or Public Policy 202 or Permission of the Instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Implementation, sometimes called the hidden chapter in public policy, will be explored primarily using case studies describing the practical realities of what happens after a statute is passed, a regulation is issued, a court decision is handed down, or a public or nonprofit agency decides on a course of action. The cases will be drawn primarily from areas such as education, health care, children's issues, housing and economic development, and civil rights. They will include several examples from the Hartford area and around the country in which the professor and/or guest speakers have participated. Class discussions and related exercises will emphasize students' ability to frame the salient policy and implementation challenges, identify the strengths and weaknesses of potential solutions, and present and defend their recommendations to decision makers (e.g., legislators, agency officials, and judges). Permission of the instructor is required for enrollment. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Drawing upon utility theory, game theory, and social choice theory, this course examines the moral background conditions of conflict resolution, economic markets and political dilemmas, and how they function as a foundation for policy argument. We will cover the assumptions of welfare economics, the economic theory of democracy, Arrow's Paradox and problems of defining rationality, collective action, democracy and the public interest. Prerequisite: Political Science 102, 103, 104, or 105. 1.00 units, Seminar
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This course explores the nature and role of the media in American public policy and democracy. With an historical and contemporary problem approach, we will consider how different media influence public opinion, politics and public policy as well as the influences of public opinion, politics and public policy on the media. The course uses a combination of reading, exemplary guest speakers, case studies and significant classroom participation in a largely seminar format. The instructor also draws on his own experience in politics, government and as the leader of Connecticut's State Senate. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Women's Rights as Human Rights is a cross-cultural investigation of the gendered nature of human rights and of the changes in different societies that have resulted from struggles for human rights for women. Topics covered will include rights to protection against sexual abuse and gender violence (such as female genital mutilation), subsistence rights, reproductive rights, human rights and sexual orientation, and the rights of female immigrants and refugees. The course will make use of formal legal documents as well as cultural materials such as novels, films, personal testimonies, religious rituals, and folk traditions in music. 1.00 units, Lecture
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3.00 Credits
Since the birth of our Republic, the clash of competing values has often dominated the debates of communities, legislatures, Congress and the courts. In this course students refine their own views of complex ethical choices and learn how issue advocates achieve results through the American political process. Issues will include: privacy; ethical choices and policy making in health care; capital punishment; and the role of money in politics. Special attention will be devoted to the question of how public opinion is formed and the role of the mass media in that process. The major focus of the written work will be a current public plicy issue, which each student will select. The student will analyze the issue and develop a lobbying/communications action plan to achieve a specific policy change. Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in LEST113 or permission of instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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