| I. What Do We Fight About? |
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Introduction |
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Public vs. Private Problems |
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Policy Goals: Equity, Efficiency (Welfare) |
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Policy Goals: Security, Liberty (Homeland Security) |
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Globalization |
Essay 1 due |
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Globalization (cont.) |
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| II. Problems and Solutions |
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Ideas and Power in the Policy Process |
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Defining Problems: Symbols, Numbers and Causes |
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Attaching Solutions to Problems: Policy Entrepreneurs and Tipping Points |
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Defining Problems: Interests, Experts, and the Media (Health Care) |
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Devising Solutions: Rules, Facts, Rights, Power, Inducements |
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Social Security |
Essay 2 due |
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Social Security (cont.) |
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| III. The Conventional Approach To Resolving Disputes |
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Resolving Disputes in Congress (Taxes) |
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Resolving Disputes in Agencies (Endangered Species) |
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Resolving Disputes in Agencies (cont.) |
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Resolving Disputes in Courts (School Desegregation) |
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Resolving Local Disputes (Hazardous Waste) |
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Peer Editing, Essay 3 |
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Adversarial Decision-making Processes |
Essay 3 due |
| IV. Alternative Approach To Resolving Public Disputes |
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Direct Democracy: Ballot Initiatives |
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Resolving Disputes Through Deliberation |
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Negotiated Rulemaking |
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Collaboration / Consensus-Building (Wetlands) |
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Peer Editing Essay 4 |
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Collaborative Processes |
Essay 4 due |
