Prerequisites: the instructor's permission.
Students will make presentations of original research.
Selected themes in the analysis of Chinese society during late imperial and modern times.
Individual work with an adviser to develope a topic and proposal for the Ph.D. dissertation.
Prerequisites: SIPA U6501
The goal of this course is to provide students with a basic knowledge of how to perform some more advanced statistical methods useful in answering policy questions using observational or experimental data. It will also allow them to more critically review research published that claims to answer causal policy questions. The primary focus is on the challenge of answering causal questions that take the form "Did A cause B?" using data that do not conform to a perfectly controlled randomized study. Examples from real policy studies and quantitative program evaluations will be used throughout the course to illustrate key ideas and methods. First, we will explore how best to design a study to answer causal questions given the logistical and ethical constraints that exist. We will consider both experimental and quasi- experimental (observational studies) research designs, and then discuss several approaches to drawing causal inferences from observational studies including propensity score matching, interrupted time series designs, instrumental variables, difference in differences, fixed effects models, and regression discontinuity designs. As this course will focus on quantitative methods, a strong understanding of multivariate regression analysis is a prerequisite for the material covered. Students must have taken two semesters of statistics (U6500 & U6501 or the equivalent) and have a good working knowledge of STATA
This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street. For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses
The United Nations Past and Present examines the transformation of the United Nations over the past seventy years with a focus on contemporary efforts to promote international peace and security, development and human rights. With the global availability of the internet and social media, the challenges facing the United Nations from the migration crisis in the Middle East and Africa and climate change to the Ebola crisis require a more coordinated international response. The emergence of major power centers in Asia, Africa and Latin America as well as of non-state actors ranging from international NGOs to multinational corporations create both opportunities and challenges for the United Nations system. The recent adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030) reflects a new awareness of our interconnected global politics. The course will consider the prospects for the United Nations to adapt its international staff and organizational structure to meet these new challenges.
Discussion of problem formulation and research design on topics suggested by participants, in order to help doctoral candidates formulate dissertation proposals.
The purpose of this course is to prepare students to conduct research both in New York and in a peacekeeping operation and to make a contribution to the field of peacekeeping, building on the body of existing research. Through a combination of desk and field research, students will produce a policy-oriented paper on a subject of interest to both the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and the mission itself. Through a Summer field placement, the course will expose students to the realities of the field, give them a first hand insight into the structure and functioning of a peace keeping operation, a unique understanding of the challenges it faces, and allow them to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Through intensive desk research the course will help students to build their research and analytical skills and familiarize themselves with the range of tools they will need to undertake rigorous, practical and action oriented research in a peace operation. The course aims to provide students with an informed and nuanced understanding of the instrument of peacekeeping. It will examine some of the tools used by PKOs in the Implementation of their mandates and critically assess the usefulness of these tools in achieving their goals, with particular attention to the complex and difficult tasks of peace building and the achievement of sustainable peace. The summer placements (four to six weeks) will be confirmed through the spring semester.It is proposed that they include two UN missions: The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). The choice of the missions may however change, subject to security conditions on the ground.
This course addresses issues related to inequality, poverty, opportunity, and public policy, with special emphasis on these phenomena in the US and China as well as their international comparisons.
Prerequisites: P6530 or equivalent
For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses
This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street. For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses
This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street. For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses
This is a Public Health Course. Public Health classes are offered on the Health Services Campus at 168th Street. For more detailed course information, please go to Mailman School of Public Health Courses website at http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/academics/courses