Introduction to Public Policy: Authority, Incentive, Persuasion

Course provides an introduction to public policy, concepts, tools, and applications. SPI 298 takes on questions such as: What is policy and who makes it? What are the major elements of policy? What tools and methods are used in policy design and analysis? What are examples of the range of policy challenges and solutions? Policy topics may include: poverty, housing, war, economic development, inequity and inequality, workers rights, child health, opioids, immigration, civil rights and democracy. Policy design tools include system mapping, stakeholders, power types and relationships, implementation, and unintended consequences.