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Watson Institute forInternational and PublicAffairsDirector - Watson InstituteEdward S. Steinfeld

Director - Master of Public Affairs ProgramEric M. Patashnik

The Watson Institute is a community of scholars whose work aims to helpus understand and address the world's most pressing issues, includingglobalization, economic uncertainty, security threats, environmentaldegradation, and poverty. Focusing on three main areas – development,security, and governance – the Institute leverages Brown's signatureinterdisciplinary approach to foster innovative, policy-relevant scholarlyactivities.

The Institute’s core faculty of anthropologists, economists, historians,political scientists, sociologists, and other specialists work acrossacademic disciplines with Brown faculty colleagues, as well as with anever-changing cohort of visiting scholars and practitioners from around theworld. The Institute collaborates with key organizations, such as the UnitedNations, national governments, and non-governmental organizations toseek practicable solutions to today's global problems.

Watson administers three undergraduate concentrations, DevelopmentStudies, Public Policy and International Relations, and houses severalothers: Latin American Studies, Middle East Studies, and South AsianStudies. It also administers the Master of Public Affairs (MPA) degreeprogram, which prepares students for careers spanning public service,government, NGOs, foundations, and the private sector, and the GraduateProgram in Development, which supports interdisciplinary learning andcontextual expertise for doctoral students of the social sciences. TheInstitute is also home to a thriving postdoctoral fellows program.

The Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI), anearly-career professional development initiative that builds transnationalknowledge networks among young leaders from the Global South, islocated at Watson, where a two-week residency occurs each year. TheChoices Program, which develops secondary level curriculum resourcesand offers professional development to classroom teachers, is alsoaffiliated with the Institute.

Watson is home to several centers focused on area studies: the AfricaInitiative, Brazil Initiative, Center for Contemporary South Asia, Caribbeanand Latin American Studies, China Initiative, Humanitarian InnovationInitiative, Middle East Studies and the Taubman Center for AmericanPolitics and Policy. The co-location of these centers, combined withthe Institute's thematically driven research, enables Watson to takean interdisciplinary, comparative approach to research and education.In keeping with Watson's mission, such collaboration leads to a deepunderstanding of the greatest challenges of our time.

The Institute houses and supports three major academic journals: Studiesin Comparative International Development, Journal of Health Politics,Policy and Law (JHPPL) and the Brown Journal of World Affairs (BJWA).Founded in 1993, BJWA is a highly regarded scholarly publication inthe field of international studies, edited and managed entirely by Brownundergraduates.

Finally, a full agenda of seminar series, conferences, lectures, andworkshops each year brings leading scholars and public figures to theInstitute to put current events into context, explore emerging global issues,develop policy, and publish research. A new podcast, Trending Globally:Politics and Policy, further connects faculty research and visiting scholarswith broader news and world events.

More information about the Institute is available at http://watson.brown.edu/.

International and Public AffairsConcentration RequirementsThe concentration in International and Public Affairs equips students withthe knowledge and skills necessary to be engaged global citizens. Thisconcentration offers three tracks: Development, Policy & Governance,and Security. All students take a common core of five classes, beginningwith a choice of thematic gateway lecture courses (ideally taken duringfreshman or sophomore year), and then building through a required juniorseminar and a required senior seminar (eligible students may chooseto write an honor's thesis to satisfy the senior seminar requirement).All students choose one of three tracks of substantive specialization:Development, in which students explore issues of human developmentin local and global contexts, and across both the developing worldand advanced industrial settings; Security, which allows studentsto explore issues of security in both local and global contexts; and Policyand Governance, in which students explore the design, implementation,and evaluation of public policies to resolve societal challenges, as wellas the governing structures that yield those policies. The concentrationis committed to engaging students in the classroom, enabling researchopportunities with faculty and in the field, and supporting experientiallearning opportunities. Advisors' office hours and an online appointmentscheduler are available here (https://watson.brown.edu/iapa/advising).

Development Track ConcentrationRequirementsGateway course (choose 1) 1

IAPA 0100 Global Health, Humanitarianism, andInequality

POLS 1020 Politics of the Illicit Global EconomyJunior Seminar (choose 1) 1

IAPA 1401 Economic Development in Latin AmericaIAPA 1802C Infrastructure!IAPA 1813A Revolutions that Changed the WorldIAPA 1700F Engaged Research Engaged Publics

Senior Seminar (choose 1 from either a Senior Thesis Seminaror a Senior Capstone Seminar)

1

Thesis Seminars:IAPA 1816A Senior Honors SeminarIAPA 1808C Thesis Writing in Development StudiesIAPA 1850 Senior Honors SeminarCapstone Seminars:IAPA 1802A Bilateral and Multilateral Policy and

DiplomacyIAPA 1806A Diplomacy, Economics & InfluenceMPA 2772 Disaster, Displacement and Response:

A Practitioner, People-Focused Lens onUrban Policy & Practice

IAPA 1814A Roots of Crisis in Central AmericaMethods courses: Choose 2 (one must be qualitative and onequantitative)

2

Qualitative:IAPA 1500 Methods in Development ResearchQuantitative:ECON 1620 Introduction to Econometrics

or SOC 1100 Introductory Statistics for Social Researchor EDUC 1110 Introductory Statistics for Education Research and

Policy AnalysisLanguage Study Option: One of the two methodsrequirements, either the qualitative or quantitative course, canbe substituted by four semesters of the study of a languageother than English

IAPA 0200 Foundations of Development 1


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5 Electives (for example): 5Development and the Global EconomyECON 0510 Development and the International

EconomyECON 1540 International TradeECON 1550 International FinanceHIST 0202 African Experiences of EmpireHIST 1050 Africa and the Transatlantic Slave TradeHIST 1620 Resisting Empire: Gandhi and the Making

of Modern South AsiaIAPA 1806A Diplomacy, Economics & InfluencePOLS 1420 Money and Power in the International

Political EconomySOC 1620 Globalization and Social ConflictDevelopment and InequalityANTH 1301 Anthropology of HomelessnessECON 1370 Race and Inequality in the United StatesECON 1375 Inequality of Opportunity in the USEDUC 0620 Cradle of Inequality: The Role of Families,

Schools, and NeighborhoodsPOLS 1150 Prosperity: The Ethics and Economics of

Wealth CreationSOC 1871S Legacies of Inequality: The U.S. and

BeyondDevelopment and HealthAFRI 0550 African American Health Activism from

Emancipation to AIDSANTH 1020 AIDS in Global PerspectiveANTH 1310 International Health: Anthropological

PerspectivesECON 1530 Health, Hunger and the Household in

Developing CountriesHIST 1960Q Medicine and Public Health in AfricaPHP 1070 The Burden of Disease in Developing

CountriesPHP 1100 Comparative Health Care SystemsPHP 1680I Pathology to Power: Disability, Health and

CommunityPHP 1680U Intersectionality and Health InequitiesDevelopment in National and Regional ContextsIAPA 1805C Caribbean and Pacific Small States: On

the Margins of DevelopmentECON 1570 The Economics of Latin AmericansHIST 1310 History of BrazilHIST 1455 The Making of the Modern Middle EastHIST 1967E In the Shadow of Revolution: Mexico

Since 1940POLS 1280 Politics, Economy and Society in IndiaPOLS 1290 The Rise of ChinaDevelopment and the EnvironmentAMST 0190M Ecological (De)colonization: North

American Environmental History, Justice,and Sovereignty

ECON 1355 Environmental Issues in DevelopmentEconomics

ENVS 0705 Equity and the Environment: Movements,Scholarship, Solutions

ENVS 1555 Urban Agriculture: The Importance ofLocalized Food Systems

ENVS 1574 Engaged Climate Policy in the U.S.:Rhode Island and Washington, DC

ENVS 1580 Environmental Stewardship andResilience in Urban Systems

HIST 0270B From the Columbian Exchange to ClimateChange: Modern Global EnvironmentalHistory

Development, Race, and GenderAFRI 0210 Afro Latin Americans and Blackness in the

AmericasAFRI 0670 Global Black RadicalismAFRI 1210 Afro-Brazilians and the Brazilian PolityANTH 1624 Indians, Colonists, and Africans in New

EnglandEAST 1950B Chinese Women, Gender and Feminism

from Historical and TransnationalPerspectives

ETHN 1750L Latina FeminismsPOLS 1530 Gender, Slavery, and FreedomSOC 1270 Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the Modern

World

Total Credits 11

Security Track Concentration RequirementsGateway course (choose 1) 1



IAPA 1802C Infrastructure!IAPA 1401 Economic Development in Latin AmericaIAPA 1813A Revolutions that Changed the WorldIAPA 1700F Engaged Research Engaged Publics


1

Thesis Seminars:IAPA 1816A Senior Honors SeminarIAPA 1808C Thesis Writing in Development StudiesIAPA 1809C Senior Thesis PreparationCapstone Seminars:IAPA 1802A Bilateral and Multilateral Policy and

DiplomacyIAPA 1806A Diplomacy, Economics & InfluenceIAPA 1814A Roots of Crisis in Central America

Methods courses: Choose 2 (one must be qualitative and onequantitative)

2



Policy AnalysisLanguage Study Option: One of the two methodsrequirements - either the qualitative or quantitative course,can be substituted by four semesters of the study of alanguage other than English

IAPA1200 Foundations of Security 1Five Electives (for example: 5

Geopolitics and ConflictCSCI 1800 Cybersecurity and International RelationsHIST 0276 A Global History of the Atomic AgeHIST 1155 Japan's Pacific War: 1937-1945



HIST 1240A Politics of Violence in 20C EuropeLACA 1503P Consuming the Cold War in the CaribbeanPOLS 0400 Introduction to International PoliticsPOLS 1550 War and PoliticsPOLS 1822A Nuclear Weapons and International

PoliticsPOLS 1822I Geopolitics of Oil and EnergyIntrastate and Intrasocietal ConflictAMST 1905O Reading and Righting Histories of

ViolenceHISP 1020A Spanish Civil War in Literature and the

Visual ArtsENGL 1511A American Literature and the Civil WarHIST 0252 The American Civil War in Global

Perspective: History, Law, and PopularCulture

HIST 1080 Humanitarianism and Conflict in AfricaHIST 1969A Israel-Palestine: Lands and Peoples IHIST 1969D Palestine versus the PalestiniansPHP 1802S Human Security and Humanitarian

Response: Increasing Effectiveness andAccountability

POLS 1380 Ethnic Politics and ConflictPOLS 1440 Security, Governance and Development in

AfricaRELS 0090M Islam, Violence and MediaSOC 1270 Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the Modern

WorldSOC 1620 Globalization and Social ConflictEmpire, Imperialism, and ConflictHIST 0202 African Experiences of EmpireHIST 0522G An Empire and Republic: The Dutch

Golden AgeHIST 1268A The Rise of the Russian EmpireHIST 1268C The Collapse of Socialism and the Rise of

New RussiaHIST 1620 Resisting Empire: Gandhi and the Making

of Modern South AsiaHIST 1976I Imperialism and Environmental ChangeIAPA 1203 History of American InterventionDomestic Security and PolicingAFRI 1030 Contesting the Carceral StateHIST 0150C Locked Up: A Global History of Prison and

CaptivityHIST 0523B State Surveillance in HistoryConflict, Displacement, and RefugeesANTH 1232 War and SocietyHIST 0150D Refugees: A Twentieth-Century HistoryENVS 0160 Migration and Borders in a Time of

Climate CrisisConflict and Human RightsPOLS 1500 The International Law and Politics of

Human RightsPOLS 1821K Just War TheoryPOLS 1822U War and Human Rights

Total Credits 11

Policy and Governance ConcentrationRequirementsGateway course (choose 1) 1



IAPA 1401 Economic Development in Latin AmericaIAPA 1802C Infrastructure!IAPA 1813A Revolutions that Changed the WorldIAPA 1700F Engaged Research Engaged Publics


1

Thesis Seminars:IAPA 1816A Senior Honors SeminarIAPA 1808C Thesis Writing in Development StudiesIAPA 1850 Senior Honors SeminarCapstone Seminars:IAPA 1802A Bilateral and Multilateral Policy and

DiplomacyIAPA 1806A Diplomacy, Economics & InfluenceIAPA 1814A Roots of Crisis in Central America

Methods courses: choose 2 (one must be qualitative and onemust be quantitative)

2



Policy AnalysisLanguage Study Option: One of the two methodsrequirements - either the qualitative or quantitative course,can be substituted by four semesters of the study of alanguage other than English

IAPA 0110 Introduction to Public Policy 1Five electives, for example: 5

Health PolicyAFRI 1920 Health Inequality in Historical PerspectiveANTH 1020 AIDS in Global PerspectivePHP 1100 Comparative Health Care SystemsPHP 1680U Intersectionality and Health InequitiesIAPA 1804E Health Policy ChallengesSOC 1550 Sociology of MedicinePublic Policy and GenderHIST 1977I Gender, Race, and Medicine in the

AmericasPOLS 1821S Women and PoliticsPOLS 1823Z Gender and Public PolicyEducation and PolicyECON 1301 Economics of Education IEDUC 0410B Controversies in American Education

Policy: A Multidisciplinary ApproachEDUC 1060 Politics and Public EducationEDUC 1650 Policy Implementation in EducationPolicy and InequalityECON 1370 Race and Inequality in the United StatesECON 1375 Inequality of Opportunity in the USSOC 1871S Legacies of Inequality: The U.S. and

Beyond



Policy, Social Movements, and Social ActionAFRI 1260 The Organizing Tradition of the Southern

Civil Rights MovementAMST 1906R Law and Transformative Social ChangeETHN 1750A Immigrant Social Movements: Bridging

Theory and PracticeIAPA 1700B Investigating Modes of Social ChangeIAPA 1700F Engaged Research Engaged PublicsIAPA 1803E Social EntrepreneurshipPublic Policy and Social WelfareECON 1170 Welfare Economics and Social Choice

TheoryHIST 0654A Welfare States and a History of Modern

LifePOLS 1824K The American Welfare State in

Comparative PerspectiveUrban PolicyENVS 1580 Environmental Stewardship and

Resilience in Urban SystemsPOLS 1824D Power and Prosperity in Urban AmericaSOC 1330 Remaking the CityURBN 1250 The Political Foundations of the CityPolicy Evaluation and MeasurementEDUC 2360 Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation

for EducationIAPA 1700A Program EvaluationIAPA 1700 Economics for Public Policy

Total Credits 11

Development Studies ConcentrationRequirementsDevelopment Studies is an interdisciplinary concentration whose missionis to provide students with the knowledge, critical perspectives and skillsthey need to engage with the issues of economic and social development,especially as they relate to the Global South. The concentration isgrounded in the social sciences – anthropology, sociology, politicalscience, and economics – but it also heavily draws from history, art, andother disciplines in the humanities. The requirements are designed withthree goals in mind: first, provide concentrators a solid foundation in thequestion of development; second, allow concentrators to develop expertisein a specific region that is of interest to them; third, give concentratorsaccess to a wide range of courses in a large number of disciplines ofinterest to them. Concentrators are encouraged to do their own originalfield research. During the senior year, concentrators complete a capstoneexperience tailored to their interests (http://brown.edu/academics/development-studies/about/what-ds-capstone) in some aspect ofinternational development. Towards this end, they benefit from extensivefaculty and peer support. The Development Studies concentration willonly accept new declarations through the class of 2023. Students inany class year can learn more about the new concentration (https://watson.brown.edu/iapa/about/faqs) in International and Public Affairs:Development Track.

RequirementsThe Development Studies concentration will be available to studentsgraduating through the class of 2023.

10 Courses + Language + Capstone

COREAll core courses must be taken prior to senior yearChoose TWO from the following: 2

SOC 1620 Globalization and Social ConflictPOLS 1240 Politics, Markets and States in Developing

Countries

ANTH 0110 Anthropology and Global Social Problems:Environment, Development, andGovernance

Seminar in Sociology of Development 1IAPA 0010/SOC 1871D

Sophomore Seminar in DevelopmentStudies (Pre-requisites: sophomore orjunior standing, and completion of SOC1620, POLS 1240, or ANTH 0110)

Development Economics - Choose ONE of the following:(ECON 0510 for students with little to no Econ background,ECON 1510 for students with strong Econ backgrounds ordouble-concentrating in Econ)

1

ECON 0510 Development and the InternationalEconomy (Prerequisite: ECON 0110 ,or AP Microeconomics 4 and APMacroeconomics 4, or IB HL Economics6)

ECON 1510 Economic Development (Prerequisite:ECON 1110 or ECON 1130; and APMA1650 or ECON 1620 or ECON 1630)

Research Methods and Design 1IAPA 1500 Methods in Development Research (junior

year)Regional Courses 2Two courses that focus on the same region of the developingworld. Should complement the student's foreign language.Elective Courses 3Three courses chosen from a list of pre-approved electives or byspecial approval.Foreign LanguageEquivalent of three full years of university study or above.Senior Capstone

a. Thesis option: DEVL 1980 (fall senior year) and DEVL 1990(spring senior year), orb. Capstone seminar option: approved senior seminar inDevelopment Studies, with seminar-length paper requirement.

See the Development Studies website (http://brown.edu/academics/development-studies) for the list of pre-approved elective courses.

International Relations ConcentrationRequirementsThe objective of the International Relations concentration is tofoster creative thinking about pressing global problems and to equipstudents with the analytic tools, language expertise, and cross-cultural understanding to guide them in that process. To this end, theconcentration draws on numerous departments including political science,history, economics, anthropology, sociology, psychology, religiousstudies, and area studies. The IR concentration is organized around amultidisciplinary core and two sub-themes: security and society, andpolitical economy and society. It has a three-year language requirementthat must be linked to the student’s selected region of the world. Allconcentrators are required to undertake a capstone project using researchin a second language. The International Relations concentration willonly accept new declarations through the class of 2023. Students inany class year can learn more about the new concentration (https://watson.brown.edu/iapa/about/faqs) in International and Public Affairs.

RequirementsThe IR concentration will be available to students graduating throughthe class of 2023.

The IR concentration requires 14 courses and the equivalent of 3 yearsstudy of a second language. Regardless of track, all IR concentrators musttake all five core courses, research methods, regional focus, and capstonecourses.



Security and Society trackCore Courses 5Students must take 5 core courses, preferably during freshmanor sophomore year. AP credit does not count toward theconcentration.


ECON 0110 Principles of EconomicsPOLS 0400 Introduction to International Politics

or POLS 0200 Introduction to Comparative PoliticsSOC 1620 Globalization and Social ConflictPlus 1 History course from the following:HIST 0150A History of CapitalismHIST 0203 Modern Africa: From Empire to Nation-

StateHIST 0218 The Making of Modern East AsiaHIST 0244 Understanding the Middle East: 1800s to

the PresentHIST 0270B From the Columbian Exchange to Climate

Change: Modern Global EnvironmentalHistory

HIST 1121 The Modern Chinese Nation: An Idea andIts Limits

Track Requirements (five courses distributed between thesub-themes):

5

Governance and Diplomacy (two or three courses):COLT 1812V War, Anti-War, Postwar: Culture and

Contestation in the AmericasCSCI 1800 Cybersecurity and International RelationsENVS 0160 Migration and Borders in a Time of

Climate CrisisENVS 1575 Engaged Climate Policy at the UN Climate

Change TalksFREN 1900H La France en guerreGNSS 1960M Sense and Scientific Sensibility: Beyond

Vision, From the Scientific Revolution toNow

HIST 0150C Locked Up: A Global History of Prison andCaptivity

HIST 0276 A Global History of the Atomic AgeHIST 0523B State Surveillance in HistoryHIST 0559A Culture and U.S. EmpireHIST 1972H U.S. Human Rights in a Global AgeHMAN 1971T Law, Nationalism, and ColonialismIAPA 1203 History of American InterventionIAPA 1205 International LawIAPA 1807A International Journalism: Foreign

Reporting in PracticeIAPA 1801A History of American InterventionIAPA 1802A Bilateral and Multilateral Policy and

DiplomacyIAPA 1804A Iran and the Islamic RevolutionIAPA 1814A Roots of Crisis in Central AmericaIAPA 1815A Computers, Freedom and Privacy: Current

Topics in Law and PolicyITAL 0751 When Leaders Lie: Machiavelli in

International ContextPOBS 1601C From Dictatorship to Democracy in the

Iberian Peninsula: Transformations andCurrent Challenges

POLS 1020 Politics of the Illicit Global Economy

POLS 1220 Politics in Russia and Eastern EuropePOLS 1260 Maps and PoliticsPOLS 1360 U.S. Gender PoliticsPOLS 1380 Ethnic Politics and ConflictPOLS 1390 Global GovernancePOLS 1410 International Security in a Changing WorldPOLS 1430 Roots of Radical IslamPOLS 1440 Security, Governance and Development in

AfricaPOLS 1475 War and PeacePOLS 1480 Theory of International RelationsPOLS 1485 Global JusticePOLS 1500 The International Law and Politics of

Human RightsPOLS 1550 War and PoliticsPOLS 1560 American Foreign PolicyPOLS 1820H Contraband Capitalism: States and Illegal

Global MarketsPOLS 1820N International Relations in EuropePOLS 1821M War in Film and LiteraturePOLS 1821P Political Psychology of International

RelationsPOLS 1822A Nuclear Weapons and International

PoliticsPOLS 1822I Geopolitics of Oil and EnergyPOLS 1822J Ethics of War and PeacePOLS 1822K Laws of ViolencePOLS 1822L Comparative Constitutional LawPOLS 1822R The Politics of Food SecurityPOLS 1822U War and Human RightsPOLS 1822X Technology and International PoliticsPOLS 1823D War and Peace in International SocietyPOLS 1823E Market Democracy in ChilePOLS 1823F Between Colonialism and Self-

Determination: A History of theInternational Order

POLS 1823Q Democratic Theory and GlobalizationPOLS 1824B Post Conflict PoliticsPOLS 1823Y Global GovernancePOLS 1824Q The International Politics of Climate

ChangePOLS 1824T Foreign Policy in the People's Republic of

ChinaSOC 0300G Populations in DangerSOC 1872L 20th Century World – A Sociology of

States and EmpiresSociety (two or three courses):

AMST 1600C The Anti-Trafficking Savior Complex:Saints, Sinners, and Modern-Day Slavery

ANTH 0302 Anthropology of Gender and GlobalizationANTH 1224 Human Trafficking, Transnationalism, and

the LawANTH 1229 Democracy and Difference: Political

Anthropology, Citizenship andMulticulturalism

ANTH 1230 Political AnthropologyANTH 1232 War and SocietyANTH 1233 Ethnographies of Global Connection:

Politics, Culture and InternationalRelations

ANTH 1244 Religion and Secularism: Affinities andAntagonisms



ANTH 1251 Violence and the MediaANTH 1310 International Health: Anthropological

PerspectivesANTH 1411 Nations within StatesANTH 1412 Anthropology of State Power and

PowerlessnessANTH 1910E Media and the Middle EastANTH 1910G Senior Seminar: Politics and SymbolsCOLT 1440F 1948 Photo Album: From Palestine To

IsraelCOLT 1812I Collective Struggles and Cultural Politics

in the Global SouthENGL 0200F How We Became MachinesENGL 0500G Literature and Revolutions, 1640-1840FREN 1900H La France en guerreHIST 0150D Refugees: A Twentieth-Century HistoryHIST 1080 Humanitarianism and Conflict in AfricaHIST 1969B Israel-Palestine: Lands and Peoples IIHIST 1969A Israel-Palestine: Lands and Peoples IHIST 1974J Decolonizing Minds: A People's History of

the WorldHMAN 1970K Law and ReligionIAPA 0100 Global Health, Humanitarianism, and

InequalityIAPA 1803A Rwanda Past and PresentIAPA 1809C Senior Thesis PreparationIAPA 1811A Humanitarianism in UniformIAPA 1813A Revolutions that Changed the WorldJUDS 0902 History of the HolocaustMCM 1202J Faking Globalization: Media, Piracy and

UrbanismMCM 1502P Nation and Identity in CinemaPOBS 1600I The End of Empires? A Global History of

DecolonizationPOBS 1601A The Birth of the Modern World: A Global

History of EmpiresPOLS 1380 Ethnic Politics and ConflictPOLS 1530 Gender, Slavery, and FreedomPOLS 1820X Democratic ErosionPOLS 1821L International Relations of Russia, Europe

and AsiaPOLS 1822F Social Movements and Struggles for

JusticePOLS 1823G Women and WarPOLS 1823N Nationalism: Problems, Paradoxes and

PowerPOLS 1823V Politics of Ethnic ConflictPOLS 1824W Political ViolenceRELS 0068 Religion and TortureRELS 0090E Faith and ViolenceRELS 0600C Radical Islam (?)RELS 0841 Far-Right Religious TerrorismRELS 1380C Law and ReligionRELS 1610 Sacred Sites: Law, Politics, Religion

Research Methods 1Prior to 7th semester. Quantitative or qualitative course from thefollowing approved list.

ANTH 1151 Ethnographies of the Muslim Middle EastANTH 1940 Ethnographic Research MethodsAPMA 0650 Essential StatisticsAPMA 1650 Statistical Inference I

CLPS 0900 Statistical MethodsECON 1620 Introduction to EconometricsECON 1630 Mathematical Econometrics IEDUC 1100 Introduction to Qualitative Research

MethodsEDUC 1110 Introductory Statistics for Education

Research and Policy AnalysisPOLS 0500 Foundations of Political AnalysisPOLS 1600 Political Research MethodsSOC 1020 Methods of Social ResearchSOC 1050 Methods of Research in OrganizationsSOC 1100 Introductory Statistics for Social Research

Regional Focus 2Both courses must be on the same area. Students are requiredto link these to language study.LanguageThree years university study or equivalent. Must correspond toregion.Capstone Course, from the following options: 1Must be taken senior year. Must incorporate language skills.Students may choose from the following:

ANTH 1910G Senior Seminar: Politics and SymbolsFREN 1900H La France en guerreHIST 1969B Israel-Palestine: Lands and Peoples IIHIST 1974J Decolonizing Minds: A People's History of

the WorldHMAN 1970K Law and ReligionIAPA 1804A Iran and the Islamic RevolutionIAPA 1806A Diplomacy, Economics & InfluenceIAPA 1810A Perspectives in Human Capital: Investing

in Women as a Strategy for Global GrowthIAPA 1808A Risk, Regulation and the Comparative

Politics of FinanceIAPA 1809A The International Politics of Organized

CrimeIAPA 1811A Humanitarianism in UniformPOLS 1821L International Relations of Russia, Europe

and AsiaPOLS 1823G Women and WarIAPA 1816A Senior Honors SeminarPOLS 1820H Contraband Capitalism: States and Illegal

Global MarketsPOLS 1822I Geopolitics of Oil and EnergyPOLS 1822U War and Human RightsPOLS 1822X Technology and International PoliticsPOLS 1823I Urban Politics and PolicyPOLS 1823Q Democratic Theory and GlobalizationPOLS 1824B Post Conflict Politics

Total Credits 14

Political Economy and Society TrackCore Courses 5Students must take all 5 core courses, preferably duringfreshman or sophomore year. AP credit does not count towardthe concentration.


ECON 0110 Principles of EconomicsPOLS 0400 Introduction to International Politics

or POLS 0200 Introduction to Comparative Politics



SOC 1620 Globalization and Social ConflictPlus 1 History course from the following:HIST 0150A History of CapitalismHIST 0203 Modern Africa: From Empire to Nation-

StateHIST 0218 The Making of Modern East AsiaHIST 0244 Understanding the Middle East: 1800s to

the PresentHIST 0270B From the Columbian Exchange to Climate

Change: Modern Global EnvironmentalHistory

HIST 1121 The Modern Chinese Nation: An Idea andIts Limits

Track Requirements (five courses from distributed betweenthe sub-themes):

5

Economics (two or three courses): All students MUST take Microand Macro

ECON 1110 Intermediate MicroeconomicsECON 1210 Intermediate MacroeconomicsPlus an International Economics course:ECON 0510 Development and the International

EconomyECON 0520 The Economics of Gender Equality and

DevelopmentECON 1450 Economic Organizations and Economic

SystemsECON 1500 Current Global Macroeconomic

ChallengesECON 1510 Economic DevelopmentECON 1530 Health, Hunger and the Household in

Developing CountriesECON 1540 International TradeECON 1550 International FinanceECON 1560 Economic GrowthECON 1570 The Economics of Latin AmericansECON 1590 The Economy of China since 1949ECON 1760 Financial InstitutionsECON 1850 Theory of Economic Growth

Political Economy (two or three courses):ANTH 0450 Inequality, Sustainability, and Mobility in a

Car-Clogged WorldANTH 1020 AIDS in Global PerspectiveANTH 1320 Anthropology and International

Development: Ethnographic Perspectiveson Poverty and Progress

ANTH 1324 Money, Work, and Power: Culture andEconomics

ECON 1350 Environmental Economics and PolicyECON 1486 The Economic Analysis of Political

BehaviorENVS 0510 International Environmental Law and

PolicyENVS 1350 Environmental Economics and PolicyENVS 1355 Environmental Issues in Development

Economics (ECON 1355)ENVS 1720 Environmental Justice: The Science and

Political Economy of Environmental Healthand Social Justice

ENVS 1755 Globalization and the EnvironmentENVS 1925 Energy Policy and PoliticsETHN 1890C Business, Culture, and Globalization: An

Ethnographic Perspective

HIST 0150A History of CapitalismHMAN 1970G International Perspectives on NGOs,

Public Health, and Health CareInequalities

IAPA 1401 Economic Development in Latin AmericaIAPA 1806A Diplomacy, Economics & InfluenceIAPA 1204 The Political Economy of Strategy: From

the Financial Revolution to the Revolutionin Military Affa

IAPA 1805A Politics of International FinanceIAPA 1808A Risk, Regulation and the Comparative

Politics of FinanceIAPA 1810A Perspectives in Human Capital: Investing

in Women as a Strategy for Global GrowthPOLS 1020 Politics of the Illicit Global EconomyPOLS 1150 Prosperity: The Ethics and Economics of

Wealth CreationPOLS 1200 Reimagining CapitalismPOLS 1210 Latin American PoliticsPOLS 1240 Politics, Markets and States in Developing

CountriesPOLS 1280 Politics, Economy and Society in IndiaPOLS 1415 Classics of Political EconomyPOLS 1420 Money and Power in the International

Political EconomyPOLS 1450 Development in Theory and PracticePOLS 1460 International Political EconomyPOLS 1465 Introduction to Political EconomyPOLS 1490 Building a Better World: Film and Social

ChangePOLS 1540 Politics of Nuclear WeaponsPOLS 1730 Politics of GlobalizationPOLS 1820H Contraband Capitalism: States and Illegal

Global MarketsPOLS 1821O Politics of Economic Development in AsiaPOLS 1821X The Politics of Social Welfare in the

Middle EastPOLS 1822F Social Movements and Struggles for

JusticePOLS 1822H Patronage and Corruption in Comparative

PerspectivePOLS 1822I Geopolitics of Oil and EnergyPOLS 1822M Capitalism: For and AgainstPOLS 1822T Politics of Health in the Global SouthPOLS 1823O The Political Economy of Renewable

EnergyPOLS 1824J Culture, Identity and DevelopmentSOC 1600 Comparative DevelopmentSOC 1650 Unequal SocietiesSOC 1870K Demographics and DevelopmentSOC 1870L The Economic Foundations of Everyday

LifeSOC 1871R Knowledge Networks and Global

TransformationSOC 1872B Sociology of Money

Research Methods 1Prior to 7th semester. Quantitative or qualitative course from thefollowing approved list.

ANTH 1151 Ethnographies of the Muslim Middle EastANTH 1940 Ethnographic Research MethodsAPMA 0650 Essential StatisticsAPMA 1650 Statistical Inference I



CLPS 0900 Statistical MethodsECON 1620 Introduction to EconometricsECON 1630 Mathematical Econometrics IEDUC 1100 Introduction to Qualitative Research

MethodsEDUC 1110 Introductory Statistics for Education

Research and Policy AnalysisPOLS 0500 Foundations of Political AnalysisPOLS 1600 Political Research MethodsSOC 1020 Methods of Social ResearchSOC 1050 Methods of Research in OrganizationsSOC 1100 Introductory Statistics for Social Research

Regional Focus 2Both courses must be on the same area. Students are requiredto link these to language study.LanguageThree years university study or equivalent. Must correspond toregion.Capstone Course, from the following options: 1Must be taken senior year. Must incorporate language skills.Students may choose from the following:

ANTH 1910G Senior Seminar: Politics and SymbolsFREN 1900H La France en guerreHIST 1969B Israel-Palestine: Lands and Peoples IIHIST 1974J Decolonizing Minds: A People's History of

the WorldHMAN 1970K Law and ReligionIAPA 1804A Iran and the Islamic RevolutionIAPA 1806A Diplomacy, Economics & InfluenceIAPA 1808A Risk, Regulation and the Comparative

Politics of FinanceIAPA 1809A The International Politics of Organized

CrimeIAPA 1810A Perspectives in Human Capital: Investing

in Women as a Strategy for Global GrowthIAPA 1811A Humanitarianism in UniformIAPA 1816A Senior Honors SeminarPOLS 1820H Contraband Capitalism: States and Illegal

Global MarketsPOLS 1821L International Relations of Russia, Europe

and AsiaPOLS 1822I Geopolitics of Oil and EnergyPOLS 1822U War and Human RightsPOLS 1822X Technology and International PoliticsPOLS 1823E Market Democracy in ChilePOLS 1823G Women and WarPOLS 1823Q Democratic Theory and GlobalizationPOLS 1824B Post Conflict PoliticsPOLS 1824J Culture, Identity and Development

Total Credits 14

The program has a director/concentration advisor and two faculty trackadvisors to assist students in planning their academic programs.

Public Policy Concentration RequirementsHoused in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, theconcentration in public policy is organized around the interdisciplinaryand comparative study of human societies, but with a particular focus onthe rules and norms by which we govern ourselves. The concentrationis grounded in the analysis of pressing social problems and the design,implementation, and evaluation of better policies and practices. Thiscommitment to using knowledge to improve the life chances of people whooccupy different positions of wealth and power, and who have competing

and contentious ideas of about the common good, makes public policya value-laden and political enterprise that is as much an art as it is ascience. It is also a team sport that requires players with different skillsand talents to work together across a wide variety of settings.

Students will learn how social, economic, and political issues becomethe object of public policy, how policy decisions are crafted, madeand implemented, as well as different strategies for evaluating theirimpact. The concentration draws its instructors from a wide variety ofdisciplines and offers students opportunities for engaged scholarship atthe local, national, and global levels. With the support of the advisoryteam, students develop their own curriculum of study, integrating corecourses with electives, internships, independent research, and a capstoneexperience. The Public Policy concentration will only accept newdeclarations through the class of 2023. Students in any class yearcan learn more about the new concentration (https://watson.brown.edu/iapa/about/faqs) in International and Public Affairs: Policy andGovernance Track.

Required Courses: 10 courses + capstoneThe Public Policy concentration will be available to studentsgraduating through the class of 2023.

Core Courses:IAPA 0110 Introduction to Public Policy 1Ethics and Public Policy 1

POLS 1050 Ethics and Public PolicyEconomics for Public Policy 1

ECON 1110 Intermediate MicroeconomicsECON 1130 Intermediate Microeconomics

(Mathematical)EDUC 1130 Economics of Education I

Statistics for Public Policy 1POLS 1600 Political Research MethodsEDUC 1100 Introduction to Qualitative Research

MethodsECON 1620 Introduction to EconometricsECON 1630 Mathematical Econometrics ISOC 1100 Introductory Statistics for Social Research

Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation 1IAPA 1700A Program Evaluation

Elective Courses: 1, 2

Three Broad Elective Courses: May be taken in any policy area 3Two more electives in one of the areas you have already studied 2

Sample electives may include the following:Health PolicyPHP 1100 Comparative Health Care SystemsPHP 1520 Emergency Medical Systems: An Anatomy

of Critical PerformancePHP 1530 Case Studies in Public Health: The

Role of Governments, Communities andProfessions

IAPA 1804E Health Policy ChallengesTechnology PolicyCSCI 1800 Cybersecurity and International RelationsPOLS 1822X Technology and International PoliticsSTS 1700C Science and Technology Policy in the

Global SouthEnvironmental PolicyENVS 1350 Environmental Economics and PolicyENVS 1410 Environmental Law and PolicyENVS 1530 From Locke to Deep Ecology: Property

Rights and Environmental PolicyENVS 1555 Urban Agriculture: The Importance of

Localized Food Systems



PHP 1700 Current Topics in Environmental HealthGovernance, Law, and EthicsPOLS 0220 City PoliticsPOLS 1010 Topics in American Constitutional LawSocial PolicyECON 1170 Welfare Economics and Social Choice

TheorySOC 1540 Human Needs and Social ServicesUrban PolicySOC 1600 Comparative DevelopmentURBN 1870F Housing and HomelessnessModes of Social ChangeIAPA 1700E Nonprofit OrganizationsIAPA 1700B Investigating Modes of Social ChangeIAPA 1803E Social EntrepreneurshipSOC 1870A Investing in Social Change

Senior Capstone: The capstone may take the form of an HonorsThesis, Independent Study, a Public Policy internship, researchAssistantship, UTRA Assistantship, or designated SeniorSeminar

Total Credits 101

Two of the five elective courses must have a primary listing in PublicPolicy. One of the five must be designated as a writing course.

2 One elective must be focused on global issues

HonorsCandidates for honors should apply in the Spring term of their third year.Successful candidates will enroll in the Public Policy Colloquium andprepare a senior honors paper.

Master of Public Affairs Graduate ProgramThe Brown MPA - Change the WorldThe Brown Master of Public Affairs (MPA) at the Watson Institute is aone-year (summer – fall – spring) full-time program that provides studentswith the analytical foundation and management tools they need to tacklethe policy problems of today. The program prepares students for careersspanning public service, all levels of government, NGOs, foundations, andthe private sector.

Our unique, accelerated program offers:

• Small class size and engaged faculty composed of world-renownedresearchers and experienced practitioners

• An interdisciplinary curriculum - take advantage of course offeringsacross the University

• A two-week international policy immersion experience• A 12-week consultancy that ensures students are career-ready

For more information on admission and program requirements, please visitthe following website:

http://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/programs/public-affairs-and-public-policy

Required CoursesSummer Sequence I ( 4 Weeks)

MPA 2455 Statistics for Public PolicyMPA 2460 Economics for Public Policy

Summer Sequence 2 (4 Weeks)MPA 2040 Statistics for Program EvaluationMPA 2450 Macroeconomics for Public Policy

Global Policy Experience (2 Weeks)Fall Semester (Regular Semester)

MPA 2445 Policy Analysis and Problem SolvingMPA 2055 The Politics of Policymaking in

Comparative Perspective

Specialization Elective 1Specialization Elective 2

Spring Sequence 1 (12 Weeks)MPA 2800 Policy in Action Consultancy

Spring Sequence 2 (7 Weeks)MPA 2160 Management and Implementation in

Public and Non-Profit OrganizationsMPA 2475 Policy Problems of the 21st Century:

Social Justice and Advocacy, Strategiesfor Change

MPA 2765 System Dynamics: Policy Analysis for aComplex World

Specialization Elective 3

Dual Degree Program: Master of Public Health(MPH) and Master of Public Affairs (MPA)The School of Public Health and the Watson Institute for International andPublic Affairs also offer a dual-degree Master of Public Health (MPH) andMaster of Public Affairs (MPA) program. Emphasizing a learning by doingapproach, this rigorous, program will offer highly qualified applicants theopportunity to gain training in public health and public policy to preparethem to address the critical health policy issues in the United States andthroughout the world. The dual-degree degree program includes 19courses as well as a Masters level thesis. Students will benefit from therich academic resources at the Watson Institute and the School of PublicHealth, as well as their extensive applied learning programs in RhodeIsland, as well as throughout the United States and the world.

Interested students should apply separately to the MPH and MPAprogram. Applicants will indicate interest in the joint degree program onthe application form.

For more information on admission to the MPH program and it'srequirements, please visit the following website:

https://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/programs/public-health

CoursesInternational and Public AffairsIAPA 0010. Sophomore Seminar in Development Studies.This seminar provides an introduction to the critical study of development.The goal is less to provide an exhaustive overview of the field than itis to help you develop critical thinking skills through group discussionand analytical writing. More specifically, the goal is to develop yourunderstanding of the diversity of understandings of the concept ofdevelopment, as well as its practical importance in the world. Studentswill read texts that present pressing questions and issues concerningdevelopment practices, policies, and theories. Though classroomdiscussion and writing, the course encourages you to connect broadtheoretical debates to contemporary problems.

IAPA 0100. Global Health, Humanitarianism, and Inequality.The term “global health” refers to an aspiration and a set of problems. Anaspiration to global health has potential to unite biosecurity, humanitarian,and philanthropic efforts to rid the world of infectious disease, improvesanitation, and address malnutrition. As a set of problems, globalhealth is less unifying than unruly. Deciding when a local epidemicbecomes a global emergency or calculating the economic value ofhealthy childbirth are not straightforward processes. This course takesa multidisciplinary, critical approach to global health. Focus will be on“bottom-up” perspectives—how projects and policies play out in the livesindividuals and communities.



IAPA 0110. Introduction to Public Policy.An overview of policymaking and policy analysis in the contemporaryUnited States. The course begins with an examination of traditionaljustifications for government action. We will then examine the discipline ofpolicy analysis that has arisen to design and evaluate public policies. Wewill also consider critiques of the rational method and ask questions abouthow policy expertise fits into the political system. The course ends withclassic works on organizations and implementation. Not open to graduatestudents.

IAPA 1010. Borders and Bodies.Whose maps, whose stories? This seminar begins by asking: what isa border? And where is it? How do particularly gendered, sexualized,raced, and classed bodies experience borders and mobility across them?Why are borders important sites of political, socio-cultural, economic, andreligious contestation? How do borders and border-crossers matter tonation-states and global flows of capital and commodities? How do peopleliving in border zones relate to the geopolitical reality of the border andthe sociocultural and historical connections that often run across them?How do ideas about belonging and identity structure competing visions ofjustice, community, and citizenship?

IAPA 1020. Pathologies of the Rich (Countries): Liberal Capitalismand its Discontents.Advanced capitalist economies face challenges from a number ofdifferent sources. Economic inequality is increasing, austerity and welfarereforms have undermined social protections. Globalization and decadesof permissive merger policies have resulted in private companies ofunprecedented size and in possession of extraordinary market powerand political influence. Climate change has called into question economicfoundations and social compromises of post-war capitalism, whilethreatening to unleash destabilizing catastrophes. Populist parties are onthe rise across Europe and North America, posing a direct challenge tothe liberal order and creating new uncertainty about the future of liberaldemocracy and global capitalism.

IAPA 1040. Nationalism and the Nation-State.From Brexiteers in the United Kingdom and independence activistsin Catalonia to members of the Hindu right-wing in India, nationalismseems to be everywhere today. We live in a world of nation-states whoseboundaries are legitimized by the shared identities of their populations. Butwhat is nationalism, and how does it relate to the nations whose bordersstructure both the affairs of states and the details of our everyday lives?

IAPA 1203. History of American Intervention.

IAPA 1204. The Political Economy of Strategy: From the FinancialRevolution to the Revolution in Military Affa.This is a course about how major powers make, maintain and potentiallyundermine themselves using several recent examples -- Great Britain,the United States, Germany, the Soviet Union, and Japan. We make noclaims that this course will reveal clues about the end of the AmericanEmpire, or the Pax Americana, but we do argue that only through anhonest accounting of the history of the political economy of strategy canstudents understand both the costs and benefits of hegemony.

IAPA 1205. International Law.This introduction to public international law covers the nature of legalreasoning in international relations, the interplay of international lawand international politics, and the international legal process. Examinesselected substantive fields such as state responsibility, the use of force,international human rights, and the U.S. and international law.

IAPA 1206. War.This course introduces students to modern and contemporary war—itsnature, its technology, its philosophers, its variations, and its evolution—across five domains: on land, at sea, in the air, and across cyber space.The course is divided into three parts: unpacking the nomenclature ofviolence; “old war”; and “new war. Students who complete the course willgain sufficient military literacy to critically engage in important questionsand ongoing debates about the use of armed force to pursue nationalpolitical interests.

IAPA 1401. Economic Development in Latin America.This course covers some of the unique events and characteristics thathave shaped the economic development landscape of Latin Americasince colonial times until the present. Topics include: the historical legacy,why Latin America fell behind, import substitution industrialization, thedebt crisis, poverty and income inequality, inflation, trade and financialliberalization and competitiveness. The class exposes students toa number of concepts and tools that can be broadly applied to theunderstanding of development in other geographic areas.

IAPA 1402. Beyond Sun, Sea and Sand: Exploring the ContemporaryCaribbean.For many people, their image of the Caribbean is the tourist brochure andtelevision advertisement representation of sun, sea and sand. This coursechallenges that through a broad introduction to the real society, economyand politics of the Caribbean region. Using literature, film and traditionaltexts, it captures the cultural and linguistic complexity of the region throughthe exploration of a range of central themes such as ethnicity, color,class, politics, as well as more specific, targeted areas including economicinequality, migration, and tourism.

IAPA 1403. Development's Visual Imaginaries: Still and MovingImages That Shaped the Field.Using primarily paintings and films, this seminar explores the visualimaginaries created and circulated between 17th and early 20th centuriesespecially in the Americas but also in Europe, which came to underpinprominent mid- to late-19th century and early 20th-century developmenttheories and resultant legislation and public policies in the United States,and which were deployed both internally and abroad. The course willargue that development policies domestically and abroad often drew fromthe same set of ideas and imaginaries about categories of humans, land,nature, work, gender, race, capacity for self-definition and political self-representation, and who should wield power.

IAPA 1500. Methods in Development Research.An introduction to the various techniques of research in DevelopmentStudies, with a focus on qualitative and field methods.

IAPA 1700. Economics for Public Policy.This course examines the role of the public sector in the economy. Webegin by exploring when and how the government intervenes in theeconomy. We also consider the impact of government intervention.We then use this theoretical foundation to examine current issuesin expenditure, education, health, retirement, business competition,environment, cybersecurity, crime, financial, and tax policy. The studentwill acquire analytical skills to better evaluate existing and alternativepublic policy alternatives. Qualitative and quantitative methods will beused throughout the course. Class sessions require a significant degree ofstudent participation.

IAPA 1700A. Program Evaluation.Students in this course will become familiar with the concepts, methods,and applications of evaluation. We will build intuition around theexperimental and quasi-experimental method commonly used in practiceso that students learn how to interpret evaluation results, read evaluationresearch critically, and understand the pros/cons of each method. We willdraw on illustrations and case studies from a variety of substantive policyareas.students must have completed IAPA 0110. In addition, you musthave completed one of the following: POLS 1600, EDUC 1110, SOC 1100,or ECON 1620. If you have not completed these prerequisites, you mustreceive written permission to enroll in the course.

IAPA 1700B. Investigating Modes of Social Change.This course examines the range of approaches to making social changethrough democratic institutions and processes in the U.S. Theseapproaches-- direct service, community organizing, policy/politics,philanthropy, social entrepreneurship and research/scholarship-- havedifferent value systems, methodologies, strengths and limitations. There’sno one “right” approach, and the modes often intersect in ways that can bemutually reinforcing or counterproductive. The course will be valuable tostudents interested in being involved in social change during their time atBrown and in their future careers.



IAPA 1700C. Political Communication.This course will focus on the importance of written and oral communicationin public decision-making, particularly in the congressional context. Thecourse will examine the impact on political interactions, and the influencingof public policy decisions and outcomes. The course will emphasizesome of the practical tools for producing relevant, useful material inthe professional policy and the political communications arenas. Thecourse requires several writing assignments focusing on different publicpolicy analyses and political communications tools as well as active classparticipation including oral presentation.

IAPA 1700D. Law and Public Policy.This course will give students an introduction to business organizations– the law that governs corporations and partnerships, how they raisemoney in the financial markets, and to explore the public policy issues thatinform the regulation of business and finance. We will look at businessorganizations, law that governs how companies raise money, operationof the stock markets, insider trading, and the regulation of institutionalinvestors including mutual funds, hedge funds and private equity funds.We will finish by taking up corporations as persons, their social obligationsand the recent Supreme Court cases on corporations and the FirstAmendment.

IAPA 1700E. Nonprofit Organizations.Contemporary nonprofits and their role in community building andshaping public policy are central to this course. Topics include howstrong coalitions impact housing, welfare and children's policy, organizingempowered communities, the influential and engaged donor and buildingthe value of nonprofits. Case studies will be featured and new nonprofitmodels will be conceptualized to strategically address critical humanneed. Enrollment limited to 20 juniors, seniors, and graduate studentsconcentrating in Public Policy. This course satisfies the AmericanInstitutions requirement.

IAPA 1700F. Engaged Research Engaged Publics.Policy problems are complex. Policy analysis and design is both a scienceand a craft. Increasingly, policymakers have begun to acknowledge thateffective policy research requires not only multiple methods of inquiry,but also interdisciplinary teams of social science researchers, citizens,designers, scientists, artists, consultants, and engineers, among otherexperts. Generating innovative policy solutions, from this approach, is nota straightforward, linear process, but instead a creative, collaborative, andengaged activity that requires not only iterative and dynamic researchmethods, but also storytelling, design, and other creative methods.

IAPA 1801A. History of American Intervention.This course reviews modern history through the study of invasions, coups,and other interventions carried out by the United States. From the Marineassault on Tripoli in 1805 to the bombing of Tripoli in 2011, there havebeen scores of these episodes. They have shaped American history andthe history of the wider world. Enrollment limited to 20 seniors.

IAPA 1802A. Bilateral and Multilateral Policy and Diplomacy.This course examines the practice and profession of diplomacy and itsrelationship to the policy process. Focus is on bilateral and multilateraldiplomacy; practice focuses on U.S. context, lessons learned apply toother nation states. We review history of inter-state relations, includingthe international legal basis for diplomatic relations. The practice hasevolved over the years and been greatly influenced by modern technology;however, it continues to incorporate such common functions as policyformulation, representation, reporting, negotiation, intercultural contactsand interaction with the media, parliamentary bodies and other externalactors. Limited to Jrs, Srs. Priority given to IR Seniors.

IAPA 1802C. Infrastructure!.Infrastructure! It’s the hardware and software that undergirdstransportation, energy, water, and health systems. This course askswhat we can learn about infrastructure when we approach it not as aneutral set of technologies but as a context-dependent social and politicalforce. Taking a critical approach to (among others) natural resources,global health, and development, the course will trace how infrastructureshave both served and obstructed colonial and contemporary projects forsocial change. The course will also take up the question of the future ofinfrastructure, including “green,” modular, and “off the grid” technologies.

IAPA 1803A. Rwanda Past and Present.In the mid-1990s, few countries on earth were as devastated as Rwanda.As many as one million people or more had been killed in a 100-daygenocide, and the fleeing regime had left the country in ruins. Today,however, Rwanda is not only at peace but full of ambition. Some believeit is poised to rise from poverty and become an example for developingcountries everywhere. Others worry that trouble is brewing, and thatanother apocalypse could lie ahead.

IAPA 1803C. The History and Politics of Development in the MiddleEast.This course examines from a critical perspective the impact and legaciesof development projects in the Middle East. After considering the historicalemergence of development as a concept and some general critiques, wewill explore its more specific deployment in the context of the Middle East.Readings will address its discursive frameworks as well as the economic,political, environmental, and social dynamics it has shaped through itsdefinition of instrumental categories, objects, and spaces. We will alsoconsider how these dynamics have contributed to the recent uprisings inthe region. Priority given to DS seniors.

IAPA 1803E. Social Entrepreneurship.Social Entrepreneurship, engages students in the process of exploringsignificant global problems and developing innovative solutions that drivetransformative social change. The course helps students understandthe strategies that social entrepreneurs employ to tackle complex andentrenched social problems with transformative approaches that workand impact systems. Students will learn about real organizations andinteract with entrepreneurs leading this work. Case studies, complementedby articles and guest speakers, will show different approaches tosocial entrepreneurship and illustrate the strengths and weaknesses ofvarious models and strategies. Enrollment in the class is determined byapplication: http://goo.gl/forms/tjUK5twXc4

IAPA 1804A. Iran and the Islamic Revolution.Shattering events of 1978-80 in Iran unfolded against the backdrop ofthe previous decades of Iranian history, knowing that history is essentialto understanding the revolution. The revolution cannot be appreciatedwithout studying the enormous effects it's had over the last 35 years.This course places the anti-Shah movement and the rise of religiouspower in the context of Iran's century of modern history. We concludeby focusing on today's Iran, the upheaval following the 2009 election,reformist president election in 2013, and prospects for reconciliation withthe US. Enrollment limited to 20 juniors & seniors. Priority given to IRseniors.

IAPA 1804C. Migration and Development in Theory and Practice.The primary theme of this course rests on a query standing at the centerof a growing debate: in what ways are migrants linked to development?This course examines several theoretical debates and policies andprograms focused on the migration-development nexus. Students examinescholarly interpretations of how migration is linked to development. Theyalso employ a transnational lens to further explore what developmentmeans and how it is carried out in an increasingly mobile and connectedworld. The class examines how grassroots organizations have engagedin community development, and the roles states and non-governmentalagencies are playing in on-the-ground interventions.

IAPA 1804E. Health Policy Challenges.This course examines the topic of health reform through a variety of lenses– politics, policy, community organizing, and bureaucratic implementation.Specific issues include recent reform efforts at the national and statelevels, including the Affordable Care Act and several Rhode Island statelegislative campaigns over the past twenty years. During each of theselegislative victories (or defeats), the interplay between politics and policy,community organizing and implementation have defined how successfulthe laws have been in improving people’s access to quality, affordablehealthcare.



IAPA 1805A. Politics of International Finance.The purpose of this course is to present the fundamental variables thatshape modern international finance. We will introduce and examine thetechnical forces that determine international transactions and capital flows,as well as the problems caused by unsustainable imbalances and thesubsequent domestic and international political responses. Given theimportant role that finance plays in international relations, the materialwill allow the student to establish a conceptual framework to understandthe political dynamics and constraints of the global economy. Enrollmentlimited to 20 juniors & seniors. Priority given to IR seniors.

IAPA 1805C. Caribbean and Pacific Small States: On the Margins ofDevelopment.Small states enter the imagination as sites of exoticism. Pristine beaches,flanked by swaying coconut trees are marketed as ideal for honeymoonersand others seeking a refuge from stress-filled lives. This course centerssmall states, in particular, small island states, as a group of countries,with unique and interesting features, meriting academic scrutiny. Weexplore a wide range of issues introducing students to these diverse andcomplex states, including historical origins, globalization and effects ondevelopment, theoretical approaches to studying small states, issues ingovernance, migration, climate change, food security, sports and culture,gender and sexuality, among others.

IAPA 1806A. Diplomacy, Economics & Influence.This course examines a dozen diplomatic situations and identifiesthe players, their interests, and their tools -- and how those producedoutcomes.Particular attention is paid to economic factors – pressures,incentives, and influences – that contribute to the outcome. By examiningthese elements students will understand the economic tools of diplomacyand power, and how to wield them. The course concludes with a closelook at China's growing role in the world economy and considers how thatwill change China's role in world affairs. Enrollment limited to 20 Juniors &Seniors. Priority given to IR seniors.

IAPA 1806C. Information Technology and Governance.The use of information and technology in governance is a vexed subject.Civil society clamors for release of information about the state (openness)while the State wants more information about its citizens (surveillance).Technology plays a role in amplifying these respective intentions resultingin an unprecedented gathering and release of information, therebybringing the issue of information, technology and its role in governance tosharp focus. This course provides an intensive introduction to the field ofinformation technology and global development. Enrollment limited to 20.Preference given to DS juniors and Seniors.

IAPA 1807A. International Journalism: Foreign Reporting in Practice.This seminar gives students direct experience with the job of being aforeign correspondent. Classes focus on two themes: the practice ofinternational journalism and the history and contemporary reality ofCosta Rica. Our semester culminates with a reporting trip to Costa Ricaduring spring break. The seminar is valuable to students interested in thepossibility of a career in international journalism and those who are notpursuing a career in journalism but want to learn journalistic skills. Limitedto Jrs and Srs. Priority given to IR seniors.

IAPA 1807C. Individual Research Project.Section numbers vary by instructor.Required: A completed proposal form and syllabus and faculty sponsor'sand concentration advisor's approval prior to registering.

IAPA 1808A. Risk, Regulation and the Comparative Politics ofFinance.The course introduces students to the comparative history of finance aswell as to alternative theories of regulation. It thereby develops students’ability to compare the role played by financial institutions in differenthistorical periods and national contexts. This comparative perspective putsthe recent financial crisis into a broader perspective, allowing students tosee the structural as well as more proximate causes of recent financialinstability in the industrialized democracies. Enrollment limited to 20juniors and seniors. Priority given to IR, DS, and Public Policy seniors.

IAPA 1808C. Thesis Writing in Development Studies.An integrative seminar designed for concentrators working on seniortheses. Others with comparable backgrounds may enroll with writtenpermission. Begins with a review of theoretical and methodologicalliterature on development studies. Written and oral presentations of thesisresearch will be the central focus of the latter part of the course. Reservedfor Development Studies seniors.

IAPA 1809A. The International Politics of Organized Crime.Organized crime and extra-legal actors have established themselvesas political actors in every region of the world. Violence has exploded incountries as criminal organizations compete with each other, the state,as well as a variety of other non-state armed groups for control of illicitmarkets, local dominance, and political influence. This course offers abroad understanding of these organizations, their origins, and the variousillegal and violent activities in which they are engaged. This course iscomparative and interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from research incriminology, sociology, anthropology, economics, and political science.Limited to Jrs, Srs. Priority to IR seniors.

IAPA 1809C. Senior Thesis Preparation.Section numbers vary by instructor. Please check Banner for the correctsection number and CRN to use when registering for this course.Reserved for Development Studies seniors.

IAPA 1810. Democratization as Metaphor.Oilfields and greenhouses. Pendulums and waves. Pacts, fault lines,and backsliding. These are some of the metaphors used to describe andexplain the democratic transitions as well as enlighten our understandingof new and emerging threats to democracies across the globe. Since the1970s studies of democratization have shifted from a “global resurgenceof democracy” to an “authoritarian resurgence.” This course covers theconceptual tools and theories for understanding these developments. Wepay particular attention to the assumptions, biases, knowledge structures,and inferences produced by language and imagery in our understanding ofdemocratization and consider their implications for policy.

IAPA 1810A. Perspectives in Human Capital: Investing in Women as aStrategy for Global Growth.In this course, we ask and answer the questions: What are women’sissues around the world? What policies and programs are designed toengage the issues and improve outcomes? What role does and can theprivate sector play in harnessing the untapped potential of 50% of theglobe’s population? Is there evidence to support the need for investment—of resources, focus, and political capital—and to quantify the results ofits impact? Enrollment limited to juniors and seniors. Priority given to IRseniors.

IAPA 1811A. Humanitarianism in Uniform.The goal of this senior seminar is to explore the relationship betweenmilitarism and humanitarianism. When the US Army and MarineCorps released the Counterinsurgency Field Manual in 2006, militaryofficials referred to NGOs as ‘force multipliers’ and soldiers as‘armed social workers.’ In this course, we will develop a framework tounderstand military humanitarianism. We will also examine how militaryhumanitarianism exceeds the contemporary geography of terrorism,investigating cases in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and theCaribbean. Enrollment limited to 20. Preference given to IR juniors,seniors.

IAPA 1812A. Bilateral and Multilateral Policy and Diplomacy.This course examines the practice and profession of diplomacy and itsrelationship to the policy process. Focus will be on bilateral and multilateraldiplomacy; while the practice will focus on a U.S. context, the lessonslearned apply to other nation states. We review history of inter-staterelations, including international legal basis for diplomatic relations.The practice has evolved over the years; however, it continues toincorporate such common functions as policy formulation, representation,reporting, negotiation, intercultural contacts and interaction with the media,parliamentary bodies and other external actors. Limited to 20 juniors,seniors. Priority given to IR seniors.



IAPA 1813A. Revolutions that Changed the World.The Bolshevik and Chinese Communist Party revolutions significantlychanged the world. Studying the two revolutions helps us understandRussia’s and China’s contemporary roles. Alongside the framework ofsociology of revolution, this course compares the two historical processesover their ideology, leadership, repression, international opening,mobilization, strategy, and outcome. Students will not only learn detailedhistorical knowledge of the two movements, but also master generalperspective to understand how revolution occurs, succeeds, and changessociety. Limited to Jrs and Srs. Priority to IR Srs.

IAPA 1814A. Roots of Crisis in Central America.The five countries of Central America comprise a comparativelylittle-studied region. From time to time they burst into the world’sconsciousness, usually because of political upheaval, foreign intervention,or refugee flows. The forces that set off these crises are rarely explored.This seminar surveys and analyzes Central America from social, cultural,political, and historical perspectives. Restricted to seniors and juniors only.Priority given to IR seniors.

IAPA 1815A. Computers, Freedom and Privacy: Current Topics inLaw and Policy.This course puts into context arcane debates about surveillance, privacyand cyber conflict, explaining and critiquing arguments put forward by andintelligence officials, civil liberties and privacy advocates, and companies.Double-listed with CSCI 1951F. Enrollment limited to 10 IR seniors andjuniors.

IAPA 1816A. Senior Honors Seminar.Open only to Senior students accepted into the honors program ininternational relations. Instructor permission required.

IAPA 1817A. Senior Honors Thesis.Open only to Senior students accepted into the honors program ininternational relations. Instructor permission required.

IAPA 1818A. Individual Research Project.Limited to juniors and seniors. Section numbers vary by instructor.

Required: A completed proposal form and syllabus, sponsor's andconcentration advisor's approval, and written permission from Dr. Elliott(following review of the proposal) prior to registering for any section of thiscourse. Banner overrides will be given by the IR Program manager only,and no overrides will be issued after the Registrar's course add deadline.

IAPA 1820. Brown in Washington, D.C. Practicum.This course is a required 2-credit course for students participating in theBrown in Washington, D.C. program. The course is centered arounda challenging 20-25 hour/week internship in a public-sector or not-for-profit organization in Washington, D.C., which provides an immersiveexperiential learning opportunity at an organization or agency involvedin the public policy process. Seminar sessions, workshops, field trips,and reading and writing assignments enable students to reflect ontheir internship experiences, contextualize their work and organizationwithin the broader DC policy environment, and develop academic andprofessional skills.

IAPA 1821. The New National Security: Transnational and Cross-Border Issues.The objective of the class is to encourage a new understanding of thecomplexities of national security. The traditional paradigm of players,approaches, influences, and desired outcomes, no longer accommodatesthe corpus of transnational and cross-border issues that crosscut everypolicy decision in today’s world. Gender, climate, health, technology, foodsecurity, and other “non-traditional” security issues must shape the way welook at security, stability and just governance both as a sovereign nationand as a global actor. This course is part of the Brown in DC program.

IAPA 1822. Social Policy and Social Justice: Contestation andCompromise.This seminar is for students in the Brown in Washington, DC program.This seminar is designed to allow interdisciplinary examination ofdomestic politics and policy, and of the relationship of scholarship topublic engagement and governance, by focusing on enduring questionsof social justice and their expression in contemporary social policy. Issuesto explore include poverty, inequality, freedom, rights, race, gender,community, class, citizenship, paternalism, and the roles of government(federal, state and local), markets, capital, labor, philanthropy, andvoluntary organizations. Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate levelstudents participating in the Brown in Washington Program.

IAPA 1850. Senior Honors Seminar.An advanced two-semester research seminar for senior honors candidatesin the public policy and American institutions concentration. Participantsjointly consider strategies appropriate to researching and writing a seniorpaper before proceeding to individual research on topics they choose.Each participant is required to present a summary of his or her work to thecolloquium.

IAPA 1851. Senior Honors Thesis.See Senior Honors Seminar (IAPA 1850) for course description.

IAPA 1852. Individual Research Project.Supervised reading or research. Specific program arranged in terms ofthe student's individual needs and interests. Section numbers vary byinstructor. Please check Banner for the correct section number and CRNto use when registering for this course.

IAPA 2000. Theory and Research in Development I.Explores a range of substantive debates in development by drawingon empirical and theoretical work from the disciplines of economics,political science, sociology and anthropology. The course aims to providestudents with a broad understanding of current debates and researchon development, evaluate both the differences and complementarities indisciplinary perspectives and develop a toolkit of interdisciplinary analyticskills that can be applied to concrete research questions.

IAPA 2010. Theory and Research in Development II.Explores a range of substantive debates in development by drawingon empirical and theoretical work from the disciplines of economics,political science, sociology and anthropology. The course aims to providestudents with a broad understanding of current debates and researchon development, evaluate both the differences and complementarities indisciplinary perspectives and develop a toolkit of interdisciplinary analyticskills that can be applied to concrete research questions.

Public AffairsMPA 2015. Communications and Public Policy.This course provides hands on experience for sharpening a variety ofcommunication skills: writing, presentation, audio and visual. The goal ofthis course is to equip students with a diverse set of communication skillsthat can be used in a wide variety of settings. We begin by focusing onwriting. The second part of the course covers presentation skills – fromcreating an effective visual representation of your policy to communicatingthis to a specific audience. For the last part of the course, emphasis will beon audio skills (e.g., podcasts, radio interviews) and constructing short 3 -5minute videos.

MPA 2020. Public Budgeting and Management.This course is designed to teach the political, theoretical andadministrative aspects of contemporary public budgeting and managementin the United States. You will examine the central role of budgeting inpolicy formulation and implementation and come to an understanding ofthe budget as a statement of competing for political priorities. In addition,the various roles of key institutions in the budgeting process will bestudied.



MPA 2035. Statistics II for Public Policy Analysis.The course introduces students to the use of multiple regression analysisand causal inference for analyzing data in the social sciences. We willstudy a variety of designs for empirical public policy analysis, from randomassignment to quasi-experimental evaluation methods, and students willhave the opportunity to analyze actual datasets. We will also study thestrengths and weaknesses of various causal inference strategies.

Please note that students must be present at the first class meetingin order to be have the option to enroll in this course. They musthave downloaded Stata 14 (available free of charge throughsoftware.brown.edu) and picked up and registered their iClicker on Canvas(see syllabus for details). Because the class meets once per week andthe first assignment will be distributed during the first class, we will belaunching directly into substantive material for the course. Week one/meeting one is not only an introduction. It is therefore essential that allstudents attend beginning from the first class meeting.

MPA 2040. Statistics for Program Evaluation.Broad overview of public policy analysis and program evaluationwith emphasis on methodological issues involved in the analysis andassessment of government programs. Illustrations are drawn from avariety of substantive policy areas.

MPA 2055. The Politics of Policymaking in Comparative Perspective.This course provides a broad introduction to political forces whichpolicymakers operate. Policymaking and politics are often held asseparate spheres. There is a tendency to view politics as something tobe recognized and controlled. In reality, policymakers are often facedwith unavoidable political issues. Issue areas that relate to the politicalcontext of policymaking include: Why do some countries have stableinstitutions while others are subject to frequent regime change? Why dosome institutional arrangements facilitate compromise and negotiation,while others impose obstacles to effective governance? Why do somepolicies privilege certain groups and marginalize others?

MPA 2065. Introduction to Data Science and Programming.We live in the era of data-driven decision making in all aspects of our lives.The features on your iPhone, the images in an ad campaign, even thebackground colors on many websites are all carefully tested and chosenagainst their measurable impact on customer satisfaction, purchasing,clicks, or some other goal. In this course, we will be learning to use andapply those same principles to public policy and government programs.Our goal is to equip MPA students with the tools required to set upexperiments, gather data, and begin to evaluate and design public policyand government programs.

MPA 2066. Introduction to Statistical Machine Learning.This course is a highly applied introduction to statistical machinelearning. In particular, the key aim of this course is to give studentsthe knowledge and tools to incorporate statistical machine learningmethods to answer policy-related research questions. This course willalso explore the philosophical differences that exist between traditionalmethods of statistical inference and the more recent statistical machinelearning methods. Finally, throughout this course, we will emphasize theimportance of reproducibility in science.

MPA 2140. Politics, Public Policy, and Economic Development inAsia.It is widely accepted that development is not simply an economicphenomenon. Political processes are intimately tied up with economicdevelopment. We will compare and contract the various Asian countriesand models of development around themes identified above. The heaviestemphasis will be on China, India and South Korea. Economic policy will bethe center of our discussion.

MPA 2160. Management and Implementation in Public and Non-ProfitOrganizations.How and when can organizational leaders and staff become enginesof policy and social change? How do the policies that elected officials,courts, and bureaucrats promulgate get put into practice? What affectswhether those policies get put into practice? What affects whether thosepolicies produce expected changes? This course is designed to helpstudents identify and manage core challenges facing policy development,implementation, and sustainment in public organizations.

MPA 2230. Skills for Future Diplomats.Future diplomats, whether they work for governments, corporations ornonprofit entities, will find new opportunities and face new challengesin promoting their international goals. They will work in a world wherepower is more dispersed, where players other than governments have amajor role, where issues and organizations are social, cultural, regionaland global rather than the sole responsibility of nation states, and wherescientific and technological innovations are constantly changing theagenda and paths to influence. This course will introduce students tosome of the issues and practices that will prevail as they seek to influencegovernments and societies.

MPA 2445. Policy Analysis and Problem Solving.This course introduces students to concepts and tools relevant to makingpublic decisions informed by social values. It equips students to defineproblems and to systematically develop and compare policy optionsavailable to public actors. In short, the course teaches students to “thinklike a policy analyst” and reason in the public interest. In addition, thecourse is attentive to the political and institutional context in which policydecisions are made.

MPA 2450. Macroeconomics for Public Policy.This course provides an overview of macroeconomics for public policy. Itbuilds on skills and concepts introduced in the statistics, microeconomicsand program evaluation summer courses. We will introduce conceptsaround international trade, monetary and fiscal policies, businesscycles as well as economic growth. Within the course, the segment oninternational trade will highlight the importance of the global economy. Atthe completion of this course students will be able to analyze and discusshow public policy interacts with the broader economy and how changes inthe global economic conditions impact the economy as a whole.

MPA 2455. Statistics for Public Policy.Covers social and economic statistics and their role in public policyresearch. Among the topics explored are descriptive and inferentialstatistics, measurement, sampling, and multivariate analysis.

MPA 2460. Economics for Public Policy.Examines issues in government spending and tax policy. Conceptualtopics include the normative assignment of responsibility with federalsystems and the equitable distribution of income. Specific policyapplications are covered.

MPA 2465. Financial Management For Public, Health, and Not-for-Profit Organizations.This course focuses on financial aspects of not-for-profit organizations.The objectives of this course include helping students (1) learn the basicsof not-for-profit accounting and the construction of their financial reports,(2) become more intelligent users of the financial statements of nonprofitorganizations such as private colleges, hospitals, charities, and culturalinstitutions and (3) better understand the factors that affect the financialcondition and financial performance of such entities.

MPA 2475. Policy Problems of the 21st Century: Social Justice andAdvocacy, Strategies for Change.This course examines efforts that work toward social justice incontemporary political and social life. The class begins by evaluatingdifferent perspectives on how to define social justice. We consider thespecial challenges involved in defining social justice across borders or indiverse communities. We then examine strategies and channels used topromote social change.

MPA 2545. An Introduction to Public Finance in MultilevelDemocracies.This course will introduce students to the fundamental political,institutional, and technical issues associated with sub-national governanceand public finance reform multilevel democracies. The course requiresno prior experience with either intergovernmental finance or fiscal issues.Its central purpose is to explore how politics and policy shape the wayresponsibility for regulating, financing, and managing public services getdefined and divvied up between levels of government in both federal andunitary states.



MPA 2555. Environmental Policy, From the Ground Up.The seminar will examine selected environmental issues at local, nationaland international (especially Global South) levels which are at the centerof widespread public concern. We will give critical consideration to someof the key ideas, concepts, discourses and approaches underlying publicsolutions to those concerns. The seminar will draw on literature andconcepts from the fields of public policy and administration, science andtechnology studies, feminist theory, Africana Studies, and indigenousknowledge systems, as well as on practitioners’ knowledge.

MPA 2601. Envisioning and Building Prosperous, InclusiveCommunities.Great communities do not happen by accident. Great communities takevision, thoughtful planning, participation and an inclusive civic engagementplan. The top communities in our country engage diverse leaders,acknowledge the complex and inextricable tie between community andeconomic development, are accountable – measuring their progress, andare fiercely competitive. This course will focus on the planning, creation,and implementation of successful community development plans fromacross the country. Specific topics that will be covered include: CollectiveImpact, the utilization of data, the role of sustainability, health, education,art, transportation, and parks, evaluation methodology, communication,and working with local governments.

MPA 2602. Poverty, Redistribution, and the Future of Work.A changing economy is providing fewer paths to a middleclass existence.Worldwide, absolute poverty has declined, , yet most people around theglobe still subsist on living standards most Americans would considerto be near-poverty levels. What can be done? Is it true that the poorwe shall have with us always? Are governmental actions, economicevolution, or technological changes the cause – or the cure? We will beparticularly interested in the future: Will jobs still exist, what will they looklike, and what will that mean for the structure and distribution of wealth andincome?

MPA 2603. Leadership and Social Change.Our societies, organization, communities often face pressures andchallenges that require acts of leadership. If you have ever felt or arecurrently feeling “called” to fix a specific problem on behalf of a specificcommunity or social group, this course will help answer some of yourquestions. Based on Dr. Ron Heifetz and Dr. Marty Linsky’s theory ofleadership called Adaptive Leadership, this seminar will not only allow youto get acquainted with its main theoretical concepts but also give you theopportunity to apply them, in a large class and small group settings.

MPA 2604. The Corporation and Public Policy.This course examines corporations as instruments of government policyand as significant policy setters in their own right. Rather than taking afixed viewpoint about the proper location of executive authority, the coursewill examine the changing boundaries of private and public decision-making. Through selected readings paired with case studies, the courseinvestigates a range of critical policy problems: the underlying purpose ofcorporate organization; climate change and environmental sustainability;consumer safety in the gig economy; labor standards in transnationalsupply chains; corporate responsibility and health in developing regions.

MPA 2605. How do you conduct research that changes PublicPolicy?.This course is a hands-on exploration of how evidence is used—and notused—in the real-world trenches of day-to-day government, with the aimof teaching you how to conduct and use research in ways more likely tohave a meaningful impact on public affairs. We’ll explore by way of appliedexercises and contributing work on real projects. Projects span from theworld’s largest field experiment of a police body-worn camera program, toalgorithms that predict the location of city rats, to a Form-a-Palooza thatseeks to systematically redesign all government forms based on insightsfrom the behavioral sciences.

MPA 2606. Public Policy and Politics in Partisan Times.This course explores the causes and consequences of partisanpolarization, focusing on the impact of polarization on the developmentand implementation of American national policy. The course examinesboth historical and contemporary examples of successful andunsuccessful policy-making in such a climate, as well as the role ofeffective leadership and political entrepreneurship in the promotion ofpolicy that can build wide support and overcome the barriers to adoption.

MPA 2675. Science and Technology Policy in the Global South.Using both theoretical ideas and empirical examples, this seminar willexplore the relationships among science, technology, society, and publicpolicymaking in the Global South, in places where local science andglobal science often collaborate and sometimes clash. The class willinvestigate, from a variety of perspectives, how the governance of scienceand technology in various parts of the Global South is influenced bytheir past experiences, forms of public science organization, systems ofknowledge, civic epistemologies and regulatory frameworks and strategicagendas for development, as well as the knowledge claims and concernsof social movements, and tensions in power and social relations.

MPA 2710. GIS and Public Policy.This seminar presents an introduction to the theory and practice of socialscience Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as applied to public policyanalysis. We will cover a variety of topics, such as the geographical basisof policy issues, spatial mapping, and use of ArcGIS software to study awide range of policy issues. The course will involve discussions, hands-on computer laboratory exercises, take-home problem sets and a PracticalExam.The goals of the class are: 1) learning how to use GIS software andtechniques, 2) database development and editing 3) spatial modelingtechniques, and 4) using GIS to study policy issues.

MPA 2715. Education Governance in Comparative Perspective.This course will examine some of the governance issues associated withthese trends by pairing critical readings with case studies. We will begin bysurveying the historical relationship between how education gets definedas a public good, and systems of finance and governance. We will thenexamine the very particular trajectory of school governance and finance inAmerica.

Course Goals: Robust understanding of how the competing, and hard-to-measure objectives (e.g. civic virtue, economic competitiveness, equalopportunity, personal growth) that people invest in schooling shape howeducation is defined as public good, and how it is governed and finance.

MPA 2725. Smart Policy.The purpose of this course is two-fold. Students will read, analyze andunderstand the current research literature in the behavioral economicsof policy reform. Second, they will continue themes and projects startedin the RIIPL Smart Policy Consultancies, and use data collected as wellas the RIIPL database to design a Smart Policy Innovation and a test ofthat innovation. Smart Policy Innovations will be considered for the RIIPLSmart Policy Fellowship for 2016-2017.

MPA 2730. The Political Economy of Hard Policy Problems.This class tackles the “hard problems” of public policy. While governmentsare cajoled and enjoined to produce economic growth, do something abouteconomic inequality and social mobility, and improve the life chances ofmillions through purposive action, actually delivering in these areas ofpolicy is incredibly hard. These areas constitute ‘“hard problems” for policyfor two main reasons. Economically, we don’t have much of a clue abouthow to do many of these things. Politically, there are powerful interestsand entrenched ideas that like these areas of policy just as they are andwork hard to keep them “hard problems.”

MPA 2735. Women and Nations.See the linkage between the security and situation of women and thesecurity and situation of the nations in which they live. Understand theroles women play in world society as producers, reproducers, agentsof cultural continuity and change, and to render women "visible" ininternational and national affairs. Explore in greater depth women'schoices about education, family, and work in the developing world, andhow these affect and are affected by national and international forces andinfluences.



MPA 2765. System Dynamics: Policy Analysis for a Complex World.The course studies why so many public policy problems are challengingand often lead to disappointing results or outright failure. Students learnto conceptualize a social problem as a set of structures and policies thatcreate dynamics and govern performance. The course introduces the toolsof system dynamics for modeling and analyzing public policy. Using roleplaying games, simulation models, and management flight simulators,we develop insights essential to managing in a world characterizedby dynamic complexity. Case studies include applications of systemdynamics in healthcare, environmental policy, project management, andimplementation of improvement programs.

MPA 2772. Disaster, Displacement and Response: A Practitioner,People-Focused Lens on Urban Policy & Practice.Applying a practitioner's view and working from scenarios will allowstudents to examine practical elements of delivery as well as thecomplexities of coordination in an emergent arena. This class will createboth empathy and urgency - fueled by stories the class can exploretogether. The aim is to examine commonalities in the experiences ofdisplaced people with respect to how cities respond across the world andto create a people-centered lens for examining effective responses.

Assignments will focus on creating convincing presentations – making acase for what works and what cities may learn from one another.

MPA 2775. U.S. Foreign Policy: The Institutional Basis.This course will examine the institutions that influence American foreignand development policy. Institutions provide the organizational framework,rules and social structures that in turn impact on the policy positions ofthose who are part of them. The agencies and bureaus that make up thenational security cluster have both professional expertise and bureaucraticqualities. We will delve deeply into these entities to understand bettertheir jurisdictional authorities and professional perspectives. We will usecase studies and roll playing exercises to enhance understanding of theseorientations and their impact on the policy process.

MPA 2800. Policy in Action Consultancy.The Policy in Action experience is designed to provide a rigorous andpractical immersion with a client in a domestic or global community-based or institutional setting. The consultancy focuses on experientiallearning and creative problem solving. Real world, complex contemporaryproblems are addressed, policy and practice-based solutions explored,strategies identified and future approaches recommended. Studentsconduct research to understand contemporary problems and issues anddevelop policy and practice-related solutions to address these issues and/or enhance an organization’s capacity.

MPA 2981. Independent Graduate Study.This is an independent study course for the MPA program.



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