This course provides the intellectual foundations for policy students to understand race, power, and inequality issues in the United States, with some comparative international perspectives. We examine these and other issues of identity and inequities through various disciplines, including history, politics, psychology, sociology, economics, and natural sciences. We hope to highlight some possible solutions to the persistent problems of inequality and racial injustice in the U.S. and abroad.

The Extramural Summer research project is designed in conjunction with the student's advisor and either a non governmental organization (NGO), multilateral organization, or government agency that will provide practical experience relevant to the student's dissertation/research area. Start date no earlier than June 1. A final written report explaining how the internship informed your dissertation research will be due at the conclusion of the course, and before the start of Fall Term classes.

This course is limited to students participating in the Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative (SINSI) or an approved MPA middle year out. Enrolled students participate in one or more internships with a federal, state, or local government agency, non-governmental organization, or multilateral institution in the U.S. or overseas. The purpose is to provide a learning environment for students to use/develop quantitative and qualitative analytical skills in an active public policy setting, with oversight from Princeton University faculty and staff.