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501: The Politics of Public Policy (open to MPA students only)
D. Lewis, G. Pop-Eleches, T. Romer, A. Schaefer

Syllabus
Analysis of political forces that influence the policy making process, with an emphasis on the political implications of policy decisions. Examples are drawn from international and U.S. cases. Special attention is given to writing skills as they apply to the roles of advisers and decision makers in public sector organizations.

503: The Management of Organizations
B. Blumenthal

Syllabus
Diagnose organizational issues and design interventions to improve performance, using case studies of public and nonprofit organizations. Analysis of characteristics of high performing organizations and differences between sectors. Explore techniques and skills for problem solving, team building, developing consensus, and leading change, so that students' ideas and initiatives are more likely to succeed. Students reflect on their prior experiences in organizations as a means to further personal development.

504: Policy Issues and Analysis of Nonprofits, NGOs, and Philanthropy
J. Wolpert

Syllabus
Examines policy issues at international, national and local levels. Provides groundwork on nonprofits, NGOs, and philanthropy. Emphasis on understanding how philanthropy, nonprofit, and NGO sectors operate, their niche alongside private and public sectors, revenue sources, impact on society, and converse effects of society and its institutions; the policy making process. Explores impact of reliance on government or overseas support for Third World NGOs; faith-based service provisions: accountability and transparency; advocacy; and government regulations.

507b: Quantitative Analysis: Basic
J. Kling

Syllabus
Study of basic data analysis techniques, stressing application to public policy. Includes measurement, descriptive statistics, data collection, probability, exploratory data analysis, hypothesis testing, simple and multiple regression, correlation, and graphical procedures. Some training offered in the use of computers. No previous training in statistics is required. Assumes a fluency in high school algebra and familiarity with basic calculus concepts.

507c: Quantitative Analysis: Advanced
M. Watson

Syllabus
Study of basic data analysis techniques, stressing application to public policy. Includes measurement, descriptive statistics, data collection, probability, exploratory data analysis, hypothesis testing, simple and multiple regression, correlation, and graphical procedures. Some training offered in the use of computers. No previous training in statistics is required. Assumes a fluency in calculus.

509: Generalized Linear Statistical Models (Also ECO509)
G. Rodriguez

Syllabus
Focuses primarily on the analysis of survey data using generalized linear statistical models. The course starts with a review of linear models for continuous responses and then proceeds to consider logistic regression models for binary data, log-linear models for count data-including rates and contingency tables and hazard models for duration data. Attention is paid to the logical and mathematical foundations of the techniques, but the main emphasis is on the applications, including computer usage. Assumes prior exposure to statistics at the level 507c or higher and familiarity with matrix algebra and calculus. Prerequisite: 507c.

510: Surveys, Polls and Public Policy
E. Freeland

Syllabus
The aim of the course is to improve students' abilities to understand and critically evaluate public opinion polls and surveys, particularly as they are used to influence public policy. The course begins with an overview of contrasting perspectives on the role of public opinion in politics. From here we look at the evolution of public opinion polling in the U.S. and other countries. The class will visit a major polling operation to get a firsthand look at how they actually work. We also examine procedures used for designing representative samples and conducting surveys by telephone, mail and the Internet. Students will have the option to (1) write a critical evaluation of a survey or set of surveys related to a particular issue, or (2) design and pretest a questionnaire on a topic that is of interest to them.

511b: Microeconomic Analysis: Basic
C. Rouse

Syllabus
Courses 511 and 512 provide systematic exposition of principles and techniques of economic theory that are most useful in analyzing economic aspects of public affairs. The courses are divided into separate sections according to a student's previous experience with economics and the student's level of mathematical sophistication. The basic level assumes a fluency in high-school algebra and a basic knowledge of calculus concepts, while the advanced level assumes a fluency in calculus and some previous exposure to economics.

511c: Microeconomic Analysis: Advanced
R. Willig

Syllabus
Courses 511 and 512 provide systematic exposition of principles and techniques of economic theory that are most useful in analyzing economic aspects of public affairs. The courses are divided into separate sections according to a student's previous experience with economics and the student's level of mathematical sophistication. The basic level assumes a fluency in high-school algebra and a basic knowledge of calculus concepts, while the advanced level assumes a fluency in calculus and some previous exposure to economics.

511d: Microeconomic Analysis: Accelerated
M. Rothschild

Syllabus
Courses 511 and 512 provide systematic exposition of principles and techniques of economic theory that are most useful in analyzing economic aspects of public affairs. The courses are divided into separate sections according to a student's previous experience with economics and the student's level of mathematical sophistication. The basic level assumes a fluency in high-school algebra and a basic knowledge of calculus concepts, while the advanced level assumes a fluency in calculus and some previous exposure to economics. Section "d" moves through the materials at an accelerated rate.

515: Program and Policy Evaluation
J. Grossman

Syllabus
This course introduces students to evaluation. It explores ways: to develop and implement research-based program improvement strategies and program accountability systems; to judge the effects of policies and programs; and to assess the benefits and costs of policy or program changes. Students study a wide range of evaluation tools; read and discuss both domestic and international evaluation examples and apply this knowledge by designing several different types of evaluations on programs of their choosing.

519a: Negotiation, Persuasion and Social Influence: Theory and Practice (open to MPA students only) (Also PSY528)
R. Wolfe

Syllabus
This course examines the principles of negotiation in organizational settings and provides firsthand experience in simulated negotiations. Theoretical and empirical research on the variables that affect success in negotiations are discussed. The students engage in a series of bargaining exercises between individuals and teams. The results of these exercises are analyzed in detail by the class.

519b: Negotiation, Persuasion and Social Influence: Theory and Practice (open to MPP students only) (Also PSY 528)
R. Wolfe

Syllabus
This course examines the principles of negotiation in organizational settings and provides firsthand experience in simulated negotiations. Theoretical and empirical research on the variables that affect success in negotiations are discussed. The students engage in a series of bargaining exercises between individuals and teams. The results of these exercises are analyzed in detail by the class.

521: Domestic Politics
C. Cameron

Syllabus
An introduction to the political analysis of policymaking in the American setting. Includes theoretical and empirical analyses of political institutions, including executives, legislatures, and bureaucracies. Also examines the political environment in which these institutions operate, with special attention to the role of public opinion, interest groups, and elections.

524: Advanced Macroeconomics: Domestic Policy Issues
R. Reis

Syllabus
An extension of 512c, the course covers specific topics such as economic growth, political institutions and policy choices, the welfare state and redistribution, unemployment, regulation and corruption, the behavior of asset markets, the economics of happiness, monetary policy, the budget and state of the US economy. A central aim of the course is to show how modern theoretical and quantitative methods can be useful in analyzing important macroeconomic policy issues. Prerequisite: 512c.

525: Microeconomic Analysis of Government Activity
E. Sheshinski

Syllabus
Analyzes government involvement in "market failures"; externalities (corrective tolls for congestion, environmental damage); "natural" monopolies (infrastructure- telecommunication, electricity-regulation and pricing); efficiency and equity aspects of excise and income taxes; and alternative social security structures and reform proposals in the U.S. and other countries. Prerequisite: 511c.

527a: Domestic Policy Analysis: Transportation (Also CEE563)
A. Kornhauser

Syllabus
Studies the transportation sector of the economy from a technology and broad public policy perspective. Focus is on the modeling and methodologies that underpin the policy formulation, capital and operations planning, and real-time operational decision making within the transportation industry. With shifting national priorities, the Federal role in transportation is changing significantly. The shift towards privatization caused market forces to play a much bigger role in the transportation sector. Radical concepts such as "value" pricing, private toll roads and for-profit mass transportation are beginning to be seriously considered as elements of a broad transportation policy. The heightened sensitivity of security creates new challenges. Meanwhile, local issues of traffic congestion, road construction and transportation-related environmental issues are dominant themes of grass roots politics.

527c: Domestic Policy Analysis: Urban Economic Development
A. Shorris

Syllabus
Examines theory, tools, and strategies of urban economic development. Reviews the moral, economic, and political rationales for governmental development efforts, then uses readings and cases to examine tools commonly used in urban development including targeted infrastructure creation, zoning and land use, sub-national tax policy, educational initiatives, and public-private partnerships. Reviews strategic approaches to urban development including sectoral efforts (such as those focused on manufacturing and intellectual capital creation) and competitive efforts (such as marketing and tourism.)

532: Political Campaigning (Also POL545)
M. Prior

Syllabus
This class examines strategy and effects of modern election campaigns. The main goal is to introduce students to scholarly analyses of how campaigns are conducted and what their effects are on people's political reasoning and their vote choices. As part of the class, students will apply existing theories of campaigning and public opinion to the ongoing 2004 campaigns.

533: Planning Theory and Process (Also ARC535)
S. Angel

Syllabus
Introduction to the theory and practice of planning. Analysis and discussion are devoted to planning models, planning decisions, and alternative planning roles. Focused study of comprehensive and strategic planning, community participation, new urbanism concepts, equity concerns, and planning at local, regional, and state levels.

537: Social Organization of Cities (Also SOC537)
D. Massey

Syllabus
This course reviews the historical emergence and social evolution of cities and urban life and presents current theories regarding the ecological and social structure of urban areas, and how urban social organization affects the behavior and well-being of human beings who live and work in cities.

539: Policy Analysis: Affordable Housing
D. Kinsey

Syllabus
Affordable housing is decent new or rehabilitated housing priced or rented such that the lowest two-fifths of all individuals or families, by income, pay no more than 30% of their income for housing. This course examines the policy and practice of developing affordable housing in the United States, by the public, nonprofit, and private sectors, using diverse subsidy sources and financing techniques to plug the gap between the cost of housing and the financial resources of lower income households.

541: International Politics
J. Ikenberry

Syllabus
This course introduces competing theories of international relations and evaluates their explanation of foreign policy decisions and general patterns in international relations over the last century. Broadly covering security policy and international political economy, topics include the causes of war, the role of international organizations to promote cooperation, and the interaction between domestic actors and governments in negotiations on trade and the environment.

544: International Macroeconomics
H. Rey

Syllabus
Examines issues in open economy macroeconomics and international finance. Topics include current account behavior and capital flows, exchange-rate determination and dynamics, international financial market integration, macroeconomic policy under fixed and floating exchange rates, international policy coordination, and the history of the international monetary system. Special attention is given to the analysis of financial crises. Prerequisite: 512c or instructor's permission.

549: National Security Policy
M. O'Hanlon

Syllabus
Examines the changing meaning of "national security" and the various policies and institutions through which states may seek to enhance it. Emphasis is on the formation and implementation of national security policy by the U.S. government.

555b: Topics in International Relations: International Justice
G. Bass

Syllabus
Examines the politics and ethics of prosecuting war crimes. The course asks if international law can help to moderate or prevent war, why states sometimes pursue the prosecution of war criminals, and how law shapes and is shaped by international politics. Cases include Nuremberg and the aftermaths of World War I, the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, the recent wars in ex-Yugoslavia and Iraq, and Al-Qaeda's terrorism.

555c: Tpcs in Intern'l Relations: Internat'l & U.S. Trade Law, Policy and Negotiations
D. Tarullo

Syllabus
An exploration of the law, policies and negotiations underlying and driving both international and U.S. rules to govern world trade. In this seminar, we discuss their origin and evolution, and the relationship of trade with competition policy, environment and labor. We also assess the trade roles of the President and the Congress, and highlight the interplay between policies and negotiations unfolding multilaterally (the WTO, including the legacy of the November 2001 trade ministerial meeting), plurilaterally (e.g., continuing implementation of NAFTA and negotiation of an FTAA), bilaterally and unilaterally.

555d: Topics in IR: The U.S. Intervention in Iraq
E. Schwartz

Syllabus
Students will assess the rationales for the intervention in Iraq, and examine its impacts on law and practice relating to the use of force, and on the role of the United Nations. We will consider effects of U.S. policy in Europe and the Arab world; and on counter-terrorism efforts. We will explore in detail post-conflict issues, including public security, reconstruction, human rights and governance, and the political transition process.

561: The Comparative Political Economy of Development (Also POL523)
A. Kohli

Syllabus
Analysis of political change and the operation of political institutions in the development process, with emphasis on the interaction of political and economic factors. Various definitions and theories of political development are examined and tested against different economic, ethnic, geographic, and social contexts.

565: State, Society and Development (Also POL527)
L. White

Syllabus
Explores the relation of development to regime types, authority, culture, and social integration. The syllabus includes recent sources, as well as long-standing texts in social theory by such authors as Madison, Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Polanyi, Schattschneider, Huntington, Geertz, W.A. Lewis, and Hirschman.

571a: Topics in Development: Development Policy in Africa
J. Widner

Syllabus
An introduction to development policy challenges in Africa. Opens with a brief review of intellectual and practical debates about development policy in the Independence era. Addresses reasons for success or failure of structural adjustment policies, the challenges of institutional reform, and the relationship between accountability and democratization. Finally, examines policy issues, such as cumulative wisdom about war-peace transitions, health policy and the response to HIV/AIDS, and the role of new regional organizations. Includes case studies, mini-lectures, and discussion. Assumes some background in the study of Africa. Supplementary readings available for social science Ph.D. students.

571b: Topics in Development: Religion, Culture and Sustainable Development
L. Wynn

Syllabus
This course examines the relationship between religion, culture, and sustainable development both from a theoretical standpoint and by examining actual cases where religion and/or culture have played a role in the success or failure of a development project. It will also examine how development has transformed culture. Specific areas to be studied include: tourism and the revival of culture and endangered languages, the role and impact of faith-based development agencies, conflict resolution, microfinance, gender. There will be guest lecturers with development experience in different parts of the world. The course will be taught as a seminar and students will take turns leading discussion about the readings. Students will write research papers on a development case study.

576a: Region and Country Studies: Political & Economic Reform in Latin America
S. Fernandes

Syllabus
Since the 1980s, when Latin American countries suffered economic depression and experienced the fall of authoritarian regimes, governments of the region have pursued ambitious reforms of economic policy and political institutions. This course provides a critical perspective on the important trends that have marked the contemporary period, including democratization, economic liberalization, and globalization. In particular, we will focus on how these changes have impacted social movements, practices of citizenship, and social groups such as women and ethnic/racial minorities. We will explore the problems, challenges, and new political opportunities that have emerged over the course of the last decade in Latin America.

581a: Tpcs in Econ: Towards Technological Innovation for Economic Growth
F. Scherer

Syllabus
This course explores how research, development, and technological innovation affect productivity and economic growth and how economic forces in turn influence innovative activity. It examines the links between R&D and productivity, strategies for R&D decision-making under uncertainty, the organization of the basic science enterprise, the patent system and other stimuli to investment in innovation, government science and technology policies in the United States and other nations, and the impact of technology on the work force and international trade.

584: The Use of Science in Environmental Policy
D. Mauzerall

Syllabus
This course is designed to improve students' skill, confidence and judgement in use of science in policy applications. Using case studies, real-world examples, and in-class exercises, the emphasis is on preparing both non-scientists and scientists to use, understand, and critique science in environmental policy applications. Exercises and exams are scaled to the student's background.

585a: Topics in STEP: Population, Environment and Health (Also POP505)
B. Singer

Syllabus
This course focuses on the interrelationships between the demographic structure and dynamics of human populations, their physical and mental health, and the ecological systems with which they interact. Case studies include: agricultural colonization of the Amazon basin of Brazil and the process of urbanization in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; tradeoffs between land use and health; migration, its environmental impact, and the tension between public health and medicine in promoting the health of migrant populations; health consequences of corporate globalization; macroeconomics and health; rice ecosystems and the tradeoffs between agricultural productivity and human health.

587: Research Workshop in Population
N. Goldman

Syllabus
Individual research projects involving demographic analysis related to issues in population policy or, occasionally, participation in the research conducted at the Office of Population Research. Prerequisite: Survey of Population Problems (SOC 571/ECO 571).

591a: Policy Workshop: Urban and Regional Planning
P. Buckhurst

Syllabus Part 1 Part 2
Provides an opportunity for participants to apply their theoretical and methodological training to a specific urban development issue or opportunity. The workshop format allows for individual studies covering market, economic, design, and environmental considerations related to a specific development area. The workshop culminates with a formal presentation given to client representatives.

591b: Policy Workshop: Deploying Clean Energy in Rural China
E. Larson

Syllabus
Students will evaluate and recommend policies and implementation strategies to a major multilateral development assistance agency for promoting a phase out of dirty solid fuels in favor of modern, clean energy for household cooking and heating in rural China. Environment, technology, infrastructure, socio-cultural, economic, poverty, market access, governance, and other policy and planning-related issues will be examined.

591c: Policy Workshop: Education, Gender and Development
T. Sethi

Syllabus
The workshop will review the progress and failure of the accelerated program for girls education undertaken by UNICEF in 25 countries. Developing indicators to evaluate the same, the workshop will look at countries which have been successful and those which are at the so-called "tipping point."

591d: Policy Workshop: Failed States, Gov't. Capacity, Warning Methodologies
R. Perito

Syllabus
The workshop will look at the threat posed to US national security and foreign policy interests by failed states. It will focus on countries where state collapse and international interventions have occurred twice in the past decade and where the US has assisted in removing democratically elected presidents. The workshop will employ warning methodologies to identify what might be done to avert repeated state failure. It will also look at the US government’s capacity to deal with post-conflict societies to determine if policy and organizational adjustments are needed.

591e: Policy Workshop: International Relief and Development
H. Adelman

Syllabus
Reviews the background of the conflict in Sudan, the recent peace process, the situation of the refugees in the Kakuma Camp and studies on the refugees. Analyzes alternatives to keeping the refugees in the camp, and attempts to avoid putting the refugees in an insecure situation, endangering the peace process or complicating the situation of Internally Displaced Persons still in Sudan. Considers the limits and policy frameworks under which governments and agencies provide support for the refugees. The final report will be directed to the International Rescue Committee to facilitate a review of the IRC policies and activities in the Kakuma Refugee Camp.

591f: Policy Workshop: Housing Policy in Developing Countries
S. Angel

Syllabus
The objective of this policy workshop will be to assist the Ministry of Housing, Planning, and Environment of Uruguay in the preparation of a new Five–Year Housing Plan, a plan that must be presented by the new Government—scheduled to be elected in the Fall of 2004—to the legislature in March 2005. Architect Fernando Garcia Miranda, who leads the National Directorate of Housing—the Ministry’s department charged with preparing the plan—has graciously agreed to be the official client for the workshop. The participants in the workshop, under the guidance of Dr. Shlomo Angel, will study the demographic, economic, political and social context of the housing sector, conditions in the sector, and the status of housing policy in Uruguay in a broad comparative framework encompassing both Latin America and the developing countries as a whole. We will visit the country for one week during the fall break to work with Ministry officials, to interview different stakeholders, to visit sites, and to collect documentation. The group’s final report will be presented—most likely at Princeton—to the client, to representatives from the Inter–American Development Bank (IDB), and to other interested parties.

591g: Policy Workshop: Microfinance
D. Thys

Syllabus
Students will develop an analytical framework to structure information for investors on the general market and in the operating environment for microfinance in a developing country. Three to four country investment profiles will be developed as prototypes. The goal of on-site travel is to determine the incentives or impediments for MFIs to disclose their data and make it available on the market, and determine the data aggregators on the country level, and their issues for collecting and presenting good data. This will be incorporated into a "state of information" review in the country’s environment profile. Students will gain an understanding of the elements needed to analyze microfinance from a macro-market perspective. They will learn to create the right information infrastructure that can stimulate disclosure and transparency and foster both foreign and domestic commercial investments in microfinance.

591h: Policy Workshop: Philadelphia Health Care Reform
W. Tsou

Syllabus
In November 2004, Philadelphia voters approved a city charter change which requires the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to "prepare a plan for universal health care that permits everyone in the City of Philadelphia to obtain decent health care." The Philadelphia Health Department has commissioned Princeton to write this plan. This workshop will explore the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for universal health care in Philadelphia, explore how other cities address the uninsured and make recommendations for Philadelphia. The plan is likely to have broad local, state and national significance on access to health care.

593a: Policy Analysis: Marriage and Child Wellbeing (Session I)
E. Donahue

Syllabus
Families vary greatly in structure, which can have a profound impact on children’s wellbeing and future prospects. This course will investigate trends in family formation and marriage in particular, and examine reforms proposed by policy makers that would impact marriage. This course is being offered in conjunction with The Future of Children (FOC) journal. As part of the course, students will actively participate in an FOC conference on family formation and child wellbeing at the end of the 6-week class.

593b: Policy Analysis: Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights (Session II) (Also POP504b)
J. Trussell

Syllabus
Examines selected topics in reproductive health, with primary emphasis on contemporary domestic issues in the United States--such as unintended pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infection--but within the context of the international agenda on reproductive rights established in the 1994 Cairo international Conference on Population and development.

593c: Policy Analysis: The Political Economy of Central Banking (Session I)
A. Blinder

Syllabus
This course focuses on the central bank as an economic and political institution. Topics covered will include traditional economic topics such as the goals and instruments of central banks, the monetary transmission mechanism, and theories of central bank behavior. But attention will also be paid to more political/institutional issues such as central bank independence, internal decision-making, transparency, accountability, and credibility.

593d: Policy Analysis: The Political Economy of Monetary Unions (Session II)
P. Kenen

Syllabus
The benefits and costs of a single currency. How a full-fledged monetary union differs from a simple currency union. The conduct of monetary and fiscal policies in a monetary union. Evaluating European experience. The prospects for regional monetary unions elsewhere in the world.

593e: Policy Analysis: Domestic Policy Analysis Using GIS (Session I)
J. Seley

Syllabus
This course is designed as a practical introduction to the use of computer mapping (Geographic Information systems) for policy analysis and decision-making. Students learn MapInfo through examples of map applications. Students are expected to complete exercises and a final project applying GIS to a policy issue.

593i: Policy Analysis: The Federal Budget (Session I)
J. Klumpner

Syllabus
This course will cover how the Federal budget process is supposed to work and how it actually does work. Topics will include: (1) institutions, processes, and definitions; (2) history of budget outcomes; (3) the current state of the Federal budget process; (4) the role of uncertainty in budgeting; (4) the role of politics in budgeting; and (5) the budget's short- and long-term fiscal consequences. Students will be required to submit at least one short memo during the course and one research paper at the end of the course.

593j: Policy Analysis: State and Local Finance (Session II)
R. Keevey

Syllabus
Course examines budgeting and finance at the state and local level of government. Topics include: budget structure and process; decision makers within the political and economic environment; debt, capital planning and bond financing; revenue structures supporting expenditures. Tax policy and associated tradeoffs between tax equity and efficiency and spending and program needs are also examined. Two case studies are utilized---one related to state and local tax policy and one related to budgetary decision-making.

597: The Political Economy of Health Systems
U. Reinhardt

Syllabus
This course explores the professed and unspoken goals nations pursue with their health systems and the alternative economic and administrative structures different nations use to pursue those goals. The emphasis in the course will be on the industrialized world, although some time can be allocated later in the course to approaches used in the developing countries, if students in the course desire it.

599: PhD Seminar: Research Ethics and Scientific Integrity (Session II)
S. Curran, H. Shapiro

Syllabus
Examines the ethical issues arising in the context of scientific research. Evaluates the role and responsibilities of professional researchers in dealing with plagiarism, fraud, conflict over authorial credit, and ownership of data. In addition, it undertakes a broader inquiry into conceptions of professional integrity, and the responsibilities that scientists have to their research subjects, to their students and apprentices, as well as to society at large.