POLS 072. Policymaking in America (AP)

This course provides a realistic introduction to how public policy is made in the United States today. It examines how people (voters, activists, wealthy individuals, lobbyists, politicians, bureaucrats, and judges), organizations (interest groups, firms, unions, foundations, think tanks, political parties, and the media) and political institutions (Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, and the judiciary) interact to create and implement public policy in the United States.

Students will acquire tools of proven usefulness for practical political analysis and get to practice them in fun and sometimes challenging exercises. Students who complete the course will be equipped to participate in policy-making in a sophisticated and effective fashion.
Social sciences.
1 credit.
Fall 2024. Schwarz.
Catalog chapter: Political Science
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/political-science

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