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17 270: American Political Development
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Examines the evolution of American national political processes over time: how political culture, governing institutions, and structures of political linkage (parties and organized interests) shape political conflict and public policy. Topics include the evolution of electoral politics and the party system, eras of political reform and state expansion (Populist, Progressive, New Deal, and Great Society), major wars and their effects, and the adaptation of government institutions to crisis and complexity in society and in the economy. Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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17 276: Public Opinion Research Training Lab
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Follows 17.266. Offers practical training in public opinion research and provides students with an opportunity to conduct their own survey research. As a group, students design a national sample survey and field the survey. Students analyze the survey results and examine literatures related to the content of the survey. Ideal for second and third year PhD students and advanced undergraduates, though others are welcome.
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Prereq: 17.800, 17.266; or permission of instructor
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17 281: Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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17 282: Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Examines the nature of public opinion on foreign policy, the ability of the public to formulate reasoned and interconnected perspectives on the issues of the day, and the public's influence on foreign policy decisions. Main focus is on the United States. The role of the media and international events in shaping public perspectives and public attitudes toward important issues such as internationalism and isolationism, the use of force, and trade are evaluated. Students taking graduate version are expected to complete additional assignments.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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17 28J: The War at Home: American Politics and Society in Wartime
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Examines the relationship between war and domestic politics in the US since the start of 20th century. Students engage in historical and social scientific research to analyze the ways that overseas military commitments shaped US political institutions, and how domestic politics has in turn structured US engagements abroad. Moving chronologically from World War I to the Iraq War, subject draws on materials across the disciplines, including political documents, opinion polls, legal decisions, and products of American popular culture.
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Prereq: None
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17 303J: Methods of Policy Analysis
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Provides students with an introduction to public policy analysis. Examines various approaches to policy analysis by considering the concepts, tools, and methods used in economics, political science, and other disciplines. Students apply and critique these approaches through case studies of current public policy problems.
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Prereq: 11.002J, 17.30J, Coreq: 14.01
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17 307: American Public Policy for Washington Interns
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Examines US policymaking process, with special attention to making of policy for science and technology. Subject spans Spring and Fall terms. Spring term attends to origins and development of American policymaking institutions and their roles in settling controversial policy questions. Fall term focuses on development of representative policies in the US, such as pollution controls, biotechnical engineering, and telecommunications. Selection and participation in Washington Summer Internship program required. Fulfills undergraduate public policy requirement in the major and minor.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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17 309J: Science, Technology, and Public Policy
4.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Analysis of issues at the intersection of science, technology, public policy, and business. Cases drawn from antitrust and intellectual property rights; health and environmental policy; defense procurement and strategy; strategic trade and industrial policy; and R&D funding. Structured around theories of political economy, modified to take into account integration of uncertain technical information into public and private decision-making. Limited to 18.
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Prereq: None
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17 30J: Making Public Policy
4.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Examines how the struggle among competing advocates shapes the outputs of government. Considers how conditions become problems for government to solve, why some political arguments are more persuasive than others, why some policy tools are preferred over others, and whether policies achieve their goals. Investigates the interactions among elected officials, think tanks, interest groups, the media, and the public in controversies over global warming, urban sprawl, Social Security, health care, education, and other issues.
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17 310J: Science, Technology, and Public Policy
4.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Analysis of issues at the intersection of science, technology, public policy, and business. Cases drawn from antitrust and intellectual property rights; health and environmental policy; defense procurement and strategy; strategic trade and industrial policy; and R&D funding. Structured around theories of political economy, modified to take account of integration of uncertain technical information into public and private decision-making.
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