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09W, 10W: 2A The most obvious solution to the problem of poverty is to give someone a job. More than four decades of employment programs have shown, however, that this is not as easy as it sounds. Recent changes in the economy (downsizing, globalization, technological change) make this situation even more challenging. This course examines the past and future of employment policies as poverty alleviation strategies. It brings together theories of poverty and employment, an analysis of current trends in the economy, and an overview of past and current employment programs. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Hollister.
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Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S Dist: SOC. Eickelman.
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09S: 2A This course seeks to introduce students to the practices and principles that guide local communities. It will challenge existing strategies and develop a fuller understanding of how differences in local decisions influence policy options. The seminar will explore the role of citizen activism in decision-making. It will examine state and federal roles in educational policy and familiarize students with key policy options at the local levels. Chaudhury.
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08F, 09F: 3A Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Fowler.
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Not offered in 2008-09, may be offered in 2009-10 This course will examine the criminal justice and punishment theory from philosophical, legal, and criminological perspectives. The following questions, among many others, will be addressed: What is the moral basis for taking the liberty or life of another human What theoretical and practical implications exist in a real world adjudication system that makes some mistakes, and, in particular, where innocent people are convicted and punished How should sentencing authority be divided between legislators and judges Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Crocker.
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Not offered in 2008-09; may be offered in 2009-10 Although many view the relationship between organizations and public policy as fairly static, it is dynamic and complex. Organizations may take an active role in forming public policy and in shaping the definition of compliance to public policy. By focusing on topics ranging from anti-trust regulation, civil rights employment legislation, incorporation laws, and more, emphasis is placed on understanding the joint influence of organizations and governmental authorities on the public policy process. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Wooten.
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09S: 2A This course addresses the growing complexity between biotechnology policy and international law in world affairs. We examine several contemporary global controversies surrounding the recent advancements in biotechnology to demonstrate how this area of science impacts food security, public health, economic development, and weapons proliferation. These various dimensions of biotechnology policy are analyzed through the lens of different bodies of international law, such as intellectual property, human rights, and arms control. Our primary objective questions whether biotechnology and international law will promote cooperation and peace or spur conflict and war in the 21st century. Hurt.
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3.00 Credits
Not offered in 2008-09, may be offered in 2009-10 Students will analyze current American health-policy reform proposals, judging their substance and devising variations and replacements. The histories of modern issues will be reviewed and a health-policy problem list created, its entries distributed for analysis to individual students. Projects will proceed in parallel, with lessons learned shared at each meeting, while readings and discussions will explicate factors shaping policy and constraining innovation. A closing exercise will assess student proposals for complementarity and reconcilability. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Sprinkle.
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Not offered in 2008-09, may be offered in 2009-10 The course will provide an analysis of science and technology policy in the United States. Institutionalized in what are known as "R&D budgets," science and technology policies have become means of confronting the fundamental challenges to our quality of life (e.g., security, environment, health). Federal agencies are entrusted with translating scientific research into policy solutions that benefit society. This course examines that process of translation-the interplay of interests through the apparatus of government to produce "public polic y." Dist: SOC; WCult : W. O'N
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All terms: Arrange This course offers an opportunity for a student enrolled in the Public Policy Minor to do advanced, independent work under the direction of a faculty member in the area of public policy. The topic under study may relate to prior coursework in the Public Policy Minor, an off-campus internship, or a co-curricular activity sponsored by the Rockefeller Center. All students enrolled in Public Policy 91 in a given term should expect to meet regularly together for classroom instruction and discussion with Rockefeller Center faculty and staff. To enroll, a student must prepare a brief proposal that describes the topic to be studied, its relationship to the student's prior public policy courses or activities, and the student's goals for undertaking the research . Prerequisites : Public Policy 5 and the Research Methods course prerequisite to the Public Policy Minor.
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