Macroeconomics for International and Pub

Prerequisites: SIPA U6300 or SIPA U6400 This course continues the one-year sequence initiated with SIPA U6300 and focuses on macroeconomics. The goal of this course is to provide you with the analytical framework to examine and interpret observed economic events in the global economy. We will first familiarize with the measurement of the macroeconomic variables that are used to evaluate the well-being of nations. Next, we will build from microeconomic principles to clarify the causal links between macroeconomic aggregates. The subject matter will always refer to concrete situations with a particular focus on the causes and effects of the current global financial crisis. The controversial nature of macroeconomic policies will be central.

• F 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• F 2:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• 0 points

Financial Inclusion

Research shows that countries with deeper levels of financial inclusion -- defined as access to affordable, appropriate financial services -- have stronger GDP growth rates and lower income inequality. In recent years, research around the financial habits, needs and behaviors of poor households has yielded rich information on how they manage their financial lives, allowing for the design of financial solutions that better meet their needs. While microfinance institutions remain a leading model for providing financial services to the poor, new models and technology developments have provided opportunities for scaling outreach, deepening penetration and moving beyond brick and mortar delivery channels. The course will provide an overview of financial inclusion, focusing on the key stakeholders and providers, including leading-edge mobile money offerings by telecos, as well as banks, cooperatives, and microfinance institutions. The course will examine the full range of financial services -- savings, credit, insurance and payments -- and will evaluate the early successes and failures of new and innovative approaches such as mobile financial services. The course will be highly interactive, with select leading industry experts as guest speakers, group assignments, debates, and presentations by students.

• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

EU Economic Policy The Eurocrisis an

EU Economic Policy: Eurocrisis

The course will introduce students to the EU economic policy and the transformations it undertook at a fast pace during the economic and financial crisis.  The course will start with an overview of the EU’s response to the crisis, focusing on how the eurozone beat a path towards high levels of integration.  It will look at the legacy of the crisis, and the further steps the euro area could take to complete the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Finally, it will explore the challenges of coping with an increasingly volatile external environment.  Students will learn how the EU economic policy is devised and implemented from the perspective of a former European Commissioner and Minister for the economy and finance.  They will examine the interplay between the national and the European level, as well as the political trade-offs the EU confronted during the crisis.

• W 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Pierre Moscovici
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• 1.5 points

Quantitative Techniques

The use of quantitative research techniques, statistics, and computer software in designing public policies and in evaluating, monitoring, and administering governmental programs. Practical applications include research, design measurement, data collection, data processing, and presentation of research findings.

• S 3 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
• S 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
• Instructor: Stuart E Ward
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• 3 points

Nonprofit Financial Management

This course provides an introduction to nonprofit finance, financial management and budgeting. The course is practical and hands-on and students will leave being able to read and analyze basic Financial Statements (Balance Sheets and Income Statements) and develop detailed financial plans (Budgets). The course will examine how the principles of financial planning and management assist nonprofit managers in making operating, program and long-term investment decisions. Through the use of readings, class discussions, Cases, Excel labs, and a group consulting project, students will learn underlying concepts as well as practical skills. No prior finance or budgeting experience is required and there is no prerequisite for this course. The course is designed to give students a range of core financial and managerial skills that are especially relevant to students who want to go on to establish, manage or work in nonprofit organizations or social enterprises.

• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• WR 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Sarah M Holloway
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• 3 points

Campaign Management

This is a 7-week, crash course in American political campaign management.  What are the elements of a modern political campaign? How are those pieces executed?  How do we get the people elected (or un-elected) which impacts Public Policy for decades?  If you are interested in political campaigns, this is your chance to learn directly from top experts in the field about the various tools and strategies used in all aspects of American politics and campaigns today.

• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Jefrey I Pollock
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• 1.5 points

International Financial Management in Em

Intl Fin Mgmt-Emerging Markets

The aim of this course is to prepare students to deal with financial challenges firms—local and multinationals-- in emerging markets (EMs) face.  EMs are volatile animals.   As exchange rates depreciate, for example, due to a sudden increase in international interest rates, capital budgeting that looked fine under an estimated exchange rate may suddenly become irrelevant. Facing limited access to working capital-- internationally and domestically—firms typically resort to sources of funding other than banks such as retained earnings, aborting plans for firm expansion or much costlier credit from shadow financial sectors.  In turn, those involved in securitization practices in shadow financial markets are vulnerable to sudden stops triggered by any unexpected event, leading to deep financial crisis. Furthermore, bankruptcy laws and regulations in EMs are weak and inexistent in some economies.   Cases in point are the Lehman crisis that started in the US and, more recently, the global COVID-19 war. The former led to a large drop in international trade, as credit in global value chains suddenly became scarce, leaving small suppliers highly indebted and without access to credit.  The COVID-19 war is making evident the fragility of the corporate sector in EMs, and the need for a strong public sector presence. The emphasis in this course is on identifying and managing the EM firm challenges listed above. While reviewing the lessons learned from boom/busts cycles in EMs by means of case studies, the course will discuss sources of firm risks; supply chain challenges; financial sector challenges; FDI pros and cons; and management of risk. All these topics require an understanding of the available international sources of funding and instruments; the impact of shocks; the use of foreign currency forwards, options, and swaps for risk hedging purposes; the determination of an appropriate cost of capital; and non-performing loan resolution strategies.

• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Sara N Calvo
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• 3 points

Budgeting & Financial Management for Gov

Budgeting & Fin Mgmt for Govt

Public sector budgeting in the United States, and perhaps globally, has become increasingly contentious in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession. This course introduces students to the field of budgeting and fiscal management in the public sector. We will look at the special challenges of developing a budget within a political environment and the techniques used for reporting, accountability and management control. Domestically, the landscape for government budgeting is being tested in unprecedented ways. Fiscal pressures at the federal and state levels have increasingly pushed responsibilities for program funding to the local level. Municipal bankruptcy, once a theoretical and untested concept, has emerged more frequently as a solution despite its long-term consequences. Selected topics will include inter-governmental relationships, taxes and other revenues, expenditure control, audits and productivity enhancement. Lectures will also address current events related to public sector budgeting at all levels. This course seeks to provide students with practical knowledge for budgetary decision-making. Drawing from theory and from case studies, students will acquire practical skills to help them design, implement and assess public sector budgets. The practical nature of the subject requires the students’ active hands-on participation in assignments such as in-class debates, case analyses and a budget cycle simulation. By the end of the semester, conscientious students will be able to conduct in-depth budgetary analyses and to formulate policy recommendations

• R 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• F 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: John Liu
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• 3 points

Critical Issues in Urban Public Policy

Critical Issues-Urban Pub Pol

This course is designed to prepare future policymakers to critically analyze and evaluate key urban policy issues in US cities. It is unique in offering exposure to both practical leadership experience and urban affairs scholarship that will equip students to meet the challenges that face urban areas. Students will read academic articles and chapters from books dealing with urban politics and policy, and will hear from an exciting array of guest lecturers from the governmental, not-for-profit, and private sectors. Drawing from his experiences as former Mayor of Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutter will lay out the basic elements of urban government and policymaking, emphasizing the most important demographic, economic, and political trends facing urban areas.

• W 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael A Nutter
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• 3 points

Renewable Energy Project Finance Modelin

Renew Energy Proj Fin Modeling

The course is intended to be a practicum, exposing students to real?word tools of the trade as well as the theory underlying them. In place of a text book, students will be provided with approximately 400 pages of actual project documents used for a wind energy project constructed relatively recently. While some confidential information has been redacted, the document set is largely intact and akin to what one would encounter if working for a utility, Project developer, project finance lender or infrastructure equity investment firm. The students will learn the Corality Financial Modelling methodology, a leading industry project finance modelling approach, which will better position them for careers in the sector.

• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• WR 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

Energy Decarbonization

Energy systems are critical to human well-being. We use energy to power our homes and businesses, to transport people and goods, and to build our infrastructure. Energy systems are also the primary contributor to increasing greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere, which are causing the climate to change at a rate not seen before by human civilization. The impacts of climate change include more frequent and severe heat waves, droughts, floods and extreme weather events, degraded air quality, changing rainfall patterns, and disrupted ecosystems, all of which pose risks to human health and welfare. Globally, carbon-intensive fossil fuels supply about 80 percent of world’s energy consumption. Addressing the risks of climate change requires transitioning from high-carbon to low-carbon energy systems. This monumental task of energy decarbonization is the topic of this course. The course will provide students with an understanding of the energy decarbonization pathways needed to address the risks of climate change and the economic, scientific, and political barriers that stand in the way. It will dig into the technologies and strategies that can spur decarbonization in each of the major energy sectors. It will highlight the most critical public policy alternatives to reduce emissions effectively and efficiently, including carbon pricing, support for innovation, and energy efficiency programs. And it will describe historical failures, rare successes, and ongoing attempts to achieve energy decarbonization around the world.

• W 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Noah Kaufman
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• 1.5 points

Conduct of War

The conduct of war lies at the heart of international security policy. Even if never used, the capacity to conduct war successfully underpins deterrence and much of foreign policy. Creating and wielding this capacity is the ultimate purpose of most security policymakers’ jobs. The equipment, organization, recruitment and training of great power militaries are all shaped by the demands of conducting war. The agencies that field these militaries and shape these policies exist in large part to enable successful conduct in the event of war. A deep understanding of international politics thus requires awareness of the conduct of war and its demands. And the deepest possible knowledge of the theory and practice of modern warfare is among the most important skills a prospective participant in security policy making can bring to the enterprise – a sophisticated understanding of the conduct of war is foundational to almost everything else a security policy professional does. The purpose of this course is to provide a sufficient grounding in this essential material to enable students to participate effectively in the security policymaking process. In particular, the course is designed to equip students to shoulder the duties of an entry-level analyst or civil servant in the many executive branch agencies, legislative offices, think tanks, and international organizations whose duties involve the conduct of war. In the process, the course should give you the underlying intellectual foundations needed to learn more rapidly from your experience once you enter the field, and thus to graduate more quickly to positions of greater responsibility and influence within the field. But this is not a general education liberal arts course – while we will cover a body of important ideas about a major human enterprise, and while the course should sharpen students’ critical thinking skills, our priority will be pre-professional preparation for students who expect to work in the defense policy field after graduation.

• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Stephen Biddle
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• 3 points

Global Governance: Climate Change & Migr

Global Governance: Climate Change & Migration
 introduces students to the key notions, levels, and forms of global governance regimes. The course goes beyond international relations theories to provide a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives on global public policy, multi-level governance and the interlinkages between global-level interventions and regional, national, and local activities and outcomes. Whereas global governance regimes cover a wide range of issues, this course deliberately focuses on three sample areas: climate change, migration/refugees and the link between mobility and climate change. The course is divided into four parts. Part 1 focuses on key institutions, actors and actor constellations, as well as the effectiveness, representativeness, and coherence of multilateral regimes. Students will engage with key questions and analytical categories to approach global governance issues and the role of international law, goal setting, platforms, and frameworks. Part 2 focuses on various aspects of climate change governance, part 3 on migration and refugees and the last part highlights conceptual links between mobility and climate and policy approaches to address them. In addition to critical scholarship on global governance, the course relies on students’ primary analysis of relevant proceedings at the UN, original policy documents, as well as expert testimony from a range of guest speakers, who share their extensive first-hand observations as participants and actors of global governance processes from the United Nations, NGOs, and academia.

• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Daniel Naujoks
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• 3 points

US Role In World Affairs II

The examination of America’s global role begun in the fall continues in the coming semester.  Our focus is on the interaction between U.S. foreign policy, the institutions that formulate it, the challenges it responds to, and the changing international system.  Three rubrics will provide the framework for this semester’s study—first, the domestic roots of policy; second, great-power conflicts; third, emergent challenges to which responses are still being formulated. Seminar discussion remains the heart of the course.  Assigned readings are centered on major debates among scholars, practitioners, and journalists about the future of American policy. Only students who are currently registered in INAF U6346 will be allowed to register for INAF U6347, unless otherwise indicated by the professor.

• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Stephen R Sestanovich
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• 3 points

United Nations & Globalization

United Nations and Globalization
 introduces the various ways in which the United Nations affect global governance. Over the last decade, every aspect of global governance has become subjected to review and debate: peacekeeping and peacebuilding, the future of humanitarianism, a new climate change architecture, human rights, a new sustainable development agenda, and the need for a new multilateralism. Part 1 of this course introduces the different actors, entities and platforms through which the UN affects global governance. It creates the conceptual foundations for the role of international organizations in today’s multiplex world. It sheds light on how the UN acts at various levels, in different forms and with a varied set of partners to foster global public goods and global public policy. This includes discussions on the role of international law, goal setting, and frameworks, as well as the interlinkages between global-level interventions and regional, national, and local activities and outcomes. Part 2 applies the conceptual insights to specific issue areas. Discussions on global governance mechanisms in the areas of peace and security, humanitarian action, sustainable development, climate change, human rights, global health and COVID-19 deepen the understanding of the role the UN plays in the broader governance regimes. In addition to critical scholarship on international organizations and global governance, the course relies on students’ analysis of relevant proceedings and debates at the UN, original policy documents, as well as expert testimony from a range of guest speakers, who share their extensive first-hand observations as actors of global governance processes. By these means, 
United Nations and Globalization
 offers insights into the processes, challenges, and impacts of UN activities to make global governance regimes stronger, more effective, and accountable.

• M 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Daniel Naujoks
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• 3 points

Women's Leadership: Impact of Policy

Despite gains in recent years, gender disparities in leadership roles – particularly in the corporate and government sectors – remain significant. This 7-week course will explore policies within organizations, as well as governmental policies, designed to address gender disparities in leadership roles, examining questions such as: What are the goals such policies are/should be seeking to achieve? What are the best approaches – e.g. gender-focused vs. more broadly crafted policies? Which approaches are/are not working? What are the unintended consequences of policies designed for this purpose? How do we consider debates in popular culture (from Sandberg to Slaughter) in the context of organizational and governmental policymaking and use them to inform policymaking? What are the limitations on what policy can achieve? The course will begin by briefly exploring historical and current gender disparities in leadership roles and the diverse reasons behind them, examining the roles of women, men, culture and policy. We will explore the potential impact policy can have, identifying and recognizing limitations and challenges. Finally, we will focus the bulk of our time on policy approaches tried by governments and organizations (with a focus on corporations, as well as academia and non-profits) to attempt to address leadership gender disparities, exploring the questions above. The course will include accomplished women leaders from multiple sectors as guest speakers, and active student participation, including presentation of case studies, will be required.

• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Melissa S Fisher
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• 1.5 points

LGBT Rights Internationally

On September 24, 2014, a hotly contested resolution passed the UN Human Rights Council condemning discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The protracted fight for the resolution demonstrates how lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights are one of the most controversial issues in international human rights, culture, law and public policy today. This course will explore how LGBT rights impact mainstream debates, such as bilateral relations and good governance, while also teaching students to understand the particular challenges of fulfilling LGBT rights, such as access to legal recognition for LGBT partnerships and transgender identities. This course offers students an in-depth discussion about the challenges and opportunities of working on LGBT rights at the international level, surveys debates within the field, and equips students to competently address LGBT rights as they manifest across a range of academic and professional interests. Breaking news and contemporary debates will be integrated into the course work.

• T 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Jessica Stern
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• 1.5 points

Technology, National Security & the Citi

Tech, Natl Security & Citizen

While digital technology gives governments powerful new ways to protect their citizens, it also creates powerful opportunities for abuse. To complicate matters, governments arent the only ones with access to these tools: technology also empowers individuals, activist groups, and non-state actors in ways that can either enhance or threaten the security of nations. This course will explore these changes, examining how digital technology is transforming the national security landscape, altering roles and power relationships for governments, citizens, and social movements. Specifically, this class will examine: NATIONAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES: Categories and specific tools in use for citizen engagement, surveillance, infrastructure control, and defense DEMOCRATIC - AUTOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS USE OF TOOLS: How governments, both democratic and autocratic, deploy these technologies in national security efforts, and its consequences on the rights of individuals and the broader social order CITIZENS, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS - NON-STATE ACTORS USE OF TOOLS: How citizens, social movements, and non-state actors wield similar tools to enhance, counterbalance, or undermine government security efforts REDEFINING POWER: How new technologies affect, alter, undermine, or enhance existing power structures and bolster or diminish the influence of citizens, organizations, and social groups on governments Course material will be comprised of theoretical readings on state security responsibilities and citizens rights, case studies of effective and counterproductive tactics, and present-day examples of the phenomena.

• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Alexis Wichowski
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 6 Info
• 3 points

Dynamics of Cyber Conflict

This class examines the dynamics of cyber conflict. We will focus less on the technology of cyberspace than the national security threats, challenges, and policy responses including lessons from history and other kinds of conflict. After taking this course, you will understand about the Internet and Internet-based attacks; how cyber conflicts unfold at the tactical and strategic levels; how cyber conflicts and cyber power are different or similar to conflict and power in other domains; the evolution of US cyber policies and organizations; as well as legal issues and the policies and organizations of other nations. The centerpiece of the course is an exercise to reinforce the fundamentals of national security response to a major cyber incident. Accordingly, you will demonstrate the ability to formulate policy recommendations in the face of the uncertainties of an unfolding cyber conflict.

• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Jason Healey
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• 3 points

Terrorism & Counterterrorism

This course examines the origins and evolution of modern terrorism, challenges posed by terrorist groups to states and to the international system, and strategies employed to confront and combat terrorism. We assess a wide variety of terrorist organizations, and explore the psychological, socioeconomic, political, and religious causes of terrorist violence past and present. We also analyze the strengths and weaknesses of various counterterrorism strategies, from the point of view of efficacy as well as ethics, and look into ways in which the new threat of global terrorism might impact the healthy functioning of democratic states. The course is divided into two parts. Part I focuses on the terrorist threat, including the nature, roots, objectives, tactics, and organization of terrorism and terrorist groups. Part II addresses the issue of counterterrorism, including recent American efforts to combat terrorism, the strengths and weaknesses of counterterrorist tools and instruments, the issue of civil liberties and democratic values in confronting terrorism, and international strategies and tactics.

• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Stuart M Gottlieb
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• 3 points

Conflict Resolution

This course introduces the study and practice of conflict resolution, offering students a broad conceptual framework for more specific strands of study offered by CICR. It also aims to show how ideas about conflict resolution can cast light on individual conflicts and peace initiatives. The majority of classes focus on thematic issues and debates, but these are interspersed with classes concentrating on individual conflict situations, to allow students to link theory and practice. Students will be tested on both their grasp of the main themes of the course and their application to specific situations.

• R 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• 3 points

Macroeconomic Analysis for International

Prerequisites: SIPA U6400 or SIPA U6300 This course continues the one-year sequence initiated with SIPA U6400 and focuses on macroeconomics. The goal of this course is to provide students with the analytical framework to examine and interpret observed economic events in the global economy. The causal relationships between macroeconomic aggregates is based upon microeconomic principles. The subject matter always refers to concrete situations with a particular focus on the causes and effects of the current global financial crisis. The controversial nature of macroeconomic policies is central.

• MW 9:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
• MW 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• MW 4:15 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
• MW 6:10 p.m.-7:40 p.m.
• R 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
• R 4:15 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
• F 9:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
• F 1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Andrea Bubula
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• 3 points

Regulating Reproduction: Care, Procreati

The organization and regulation of reproduction varies considerably across societies, but everywhere it directly impacts, and is impacted by, gender relations. These relations are generally marked by inequalities that not only distinguish the life chances of individuals on the basis of sex and gender but also reflect intersectional factors including race, class, ethnicity, national origin and religion. For the last several decades, the organization of reproduction has been intensely contested. Who can, must, should or should not bear or care for children and how; what is a family and who can form one; who is a child, a mother or father; what implications flow from these statuses for individual rights and obligations within or beyond families and how do they impact life chances; and, how do individual reproductive rights relate to other public policy concerns, such as nation-building, population declines, or the migration of care workers? Questions such as these are at the center of seemingly ceaseless debates between social movements, national governments and international organizations. This course explores these issues, primarily through the lens of states of the “global north”, by focusing on care and procreation.

• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Yasmine Ergas
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• 3 points

Human Rights & the Politics of Inequalit

Human Rights & Devpt Policy

This course investigates the relationship between human rights and key policies affecting economic and social equality and equity issues. In particular, the course will focus on how human rights criteria have been integrated into economic governance in various arenas, including trade, labor, development, and environmental policy. The course will introduce students to both theory and practical points of leverage for advancing human rights in the public and the private sector. Students will learn about the strengths, weaknesses and impacts of grievance mechanisms that are tied to economic policies, such as free trade agreements or World Bank complaint mechanisms. They will analyze the impacts of development and investment policies on human rights and strategies for incorporating human rights criteria into governmental and non-governmental decision-making processes.

• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 3 points

Social Movements & Citizenship in Africa

Social Movemt & Citizen-Africa

This course focuses on social movements and citizenship in sub-Saharan Africa to examine how people form political and social movements and deploy citizenship strategies within social, historical, and economic structures that are both local and global. It draws on readings and lectures from scholars in history, political science, anthropology, sociology, and African studies to explore the following topics and themes: histories and theories of social movements and citizenship; cities and social movements and citizenship; citizenship outside the nation-state; social movements and democracy; citizenship as a creative enterprise that emphasizes claim-making and improvisation; citizenship within imperial, international, and national contexts; infrastructures, claim-making, and coalition building; opposition, leadership and democracy; and social movements of African youth and women. This course features guest lectures by and discussions with French and American scholars from Sciences-Po, Universite Paris 1, NYU, and Columbia, and is part of the Joint African Studies Program (JASP) at the Institute of African Studies that is supported by the Partnership University Fund (PUF) and the French Alliance Program at Columbia. It includes foundational readings on concepts, theories, and histories of social movements and citizenship in Africa as well as in-depth case studies on selective themes by various experts working on sub-Saharan Africa. It is unique insofar as it offers a strong foundation in social movements and citizenship while exposing students to in-depth case studies by leading experts working in a variety of disciplines and geographical contexts. All lectures and discussions are conducted in English.

• M 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Jinny K Prais
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• 3 points

Global Food Systems

Introduces and explores systems of producing and ensuring equitable access to food. The course begins with an overview of the core bio-physical elements of food production: land and soil, water and biodiversity. The course then surveys a selection of important smallholder farming systems that provide food and livelihoods for more than two billion people on the planet. Building on this understanding, students will examine the underlying history, science and impact of the Asian Green Revolution that doubled global food supplies between 1970 and 1995. Country case studies from Asia and Africa will be examined to understand the roles of science, policies, politics, institutions and economics in advancing agriculture and food security. This course is restricted to MPA-DP students. Non-MPA-DP students interested in registering for this course should contact the instructor.

• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Glenn Denning
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• 3 points

State and Society in the Developing Worl

State & Soc - Developing World

This lecture course presents different political economy perspectives on the dynamics between state and society involved in governance around the efforts at sustainable development or other goals to improve how each society defines their wellbeing. This course requires familiarity with basic social science theories and methods and the core readings are all scholarly work from the social sciences and mostly political science. The course emphasizes comparative methods and introduces students to a wide range of social science theories applied to different issues, which have important effects in the policymaking process of developing countries.

• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Maria Victoria Murillo
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• 3 points

Communicating in Organizations

A survey course that explores aspects of day-to-day managerial communication, presentations and high-profile moments, as well as interpersonal communication. The course uses many teaching techniques: short lectures, individual and group exercises, videotaped presentations, role-plays, case discussions, video clips, and writing assignments.

• S 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• S 1 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Joann P Baney
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• 3 points

Persistent Problems in the Global South

Persistent Probs-Global South

This course examines the politics around some persistent policy problems in the Global South. The term Global South, used mostly by intergovernmental organizations, refers to the economically disadvantaged countries also known as developing countries or the Third World. However, in recent years and within a variety of fields, Global South is also employed in a post-national sense to address spaces and peoples within the borders of wealthier countries negatively impacted by globalization. This course is explicitly comparative, and will draw on the histories and national experiences of developing countries around the world. Each week we will address one persistent problem in the Global South in an empirically grounded case-based method, while also referring to solid theoretical frameworks and policy literature. Alongside recognizing national-level specificities, we will also examine how these countries face similar constraints arising from shared colonial experience, resource paucity and institutional barriers, which distinguish them from richer countries in the Global North.

• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Rumela Sen
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• 3 points

Conflict in the 21st Century: Rethinking

After a long period of decline, conflict is again on the rise. We need to better understand the causes of that reversal, and we must adapt our strategies and tactics for conflict prevention and conflict resolution. The course will help students develop a conceptual framework for the understanding and resolution of contemporary conflicts, but it will be taught from a practitioner’s perspective, with a strong emphasis on case studies. When possible, practitioners who have been involved in the resolution of conflicts will contribute to the discussion of case studies. Each class discussion will be structured by specific questions which will confront students with conceptual, operational and ethical choices.

• M 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• 3 points

Globalization and Development

The course approaches economic development as country-specific processes of economic growth conditioned by trade and financial globalization. First, common features in transitions of developing economies from low- to middle-income levels, as well as from middle- to high-income levels are pointed out. Second, it shows how the evolution of globalization has changed the ways trade and global finance have conditioned growth in developing countries. Finally, it offers a comparative analysis of recent experiences of China, Brazil, and Sub-Saharan African countries as special cases.

• M 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Otaviano Canuto
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• 3 points

Rethinking Policing in the 21st Century

Rethinking Policing-21st Cent

Social movements and activists are reshaping the debate on the traditional role of policing in our society. The Black Lives Matter movement has been pivotal in leading the call for systemic change, accountability and transparency. A chorus of diverse voices has called into question unchecked police power. The tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner and other Black and brown people has led to a breakdown of trust between the public and police. This course is designed to examine current police practices through the lens of history, race, recent events, and jurisprudence.  This class will serve as a laboratory of ideas and recommendations as we analyze police training, disciplinary procedures, use of force guidelines and other practices in an effort to foster and improve community - police relations. Several cities have deconstructed police authorities, focusing on a more democratic force and in some cases diverting funds towards a more non-violent and community-based approach to policing. Some governmental leaders have criticized recent movements for their lack of structure and stated objectives other than demanding change. This class will discuss common threads and differences between recent movements and those of the past. Lastly, this class will tackle those issues that have impeded progress in advancing a police force that promotes trust and service.

• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

Rethinking Policing in the 21st Century

Rethinking Policing-21st Cent

Social movements and activists are reshaping the debate on the traditional role of policing in our society. The Black Lives Matter movement has been pivotal in leading the call for systemic change, accountability and transparency. A chorus of diverse voices has called into question unchecked police power. The tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner and other Black and brown people has led to a breakdown of trust between the public and police. This course is designed to examine current police practices through the lens of history, race, recent events, and jurisprudence.  This class will serve as a laboratory of ideas and recommendations as we analyze police training, disciplinary procedures, use of force guidelines and other practices in an effort to foster and improve community - police relations. Several cities have deconstructed police authorities, focusing on a more democratic force and in some cases diverting funds towards a more non-violent and community-based approach to policing. Some governmental leaders have criticized recent movements for their lack of structure and stated objectives other than demanding change. This class will discuss common threads and differences between recent movements and those of the past. Lastly, this class will tackle those issues that have impeded progress in advancing a police force that promotes trust and service.

• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy Pra

Hum Rights & Hum Pol Practicum

This 1.5 credit, 7-week course is designed as a forum in which human rights practitioners, humanitarian aid workers, practitioners and academics share their professional experiences and insights on the modern development of international human rights and humanitarian law, policy, and practice. The Practicum plays an important role in the Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy Concentration as a means by which students: 1. interact with speakers and gain an understanding of the different roles that humanitarian aid workers and actors play in a variety of contexts, and 2. examine current trends in the human rights field and remain informed on the different roles that human rights actors play in a variety of contexts. The Practicum is designed, therefore, to enhance students’ abilities to think critically and analytically about current problems and challenges confronting the field, and to do so in the context of a vibrant community of their peers. Whereas most courses integrate conceptual and theoretical perspectives of human rights, the Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy Practicum is meant to emphasize the processes of implementing human rights from the practitioner’s perspective.

• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Susannah A Friedman
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• 1.5 points

Quantitative Analysis I for Internationa

This survey course introduces students to the fundamentals of statistical analysis. We will examine the principles and basic methods for analyzing quantitative data, with a focus on applications to problems in public policy, management, and the social sciences. We will begin with simple statistical techniques for describing and summarizing data and build toward the use of more sophisticated techniques for drawing inferences from data and making predictions about the social world. The course will assume that students have little mathematical background beyond high school algebra. Students will be trained on STATA. This powerful statistical package is frequently used to manage and analyze quantitative data in many organizational/institutional contexts. Because each faculty member takes a somewhat different approach to teaching this course, students should examine each professors syllabus to understand the differences.

• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• T 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• T 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• W 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Doru Cojoc
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• 3 points

Quantitative Analysis II for Internation

Prerequisites: SIPA U6500 This course is the second semester in the SIPA statistics sequence. Students conduct a major research project, which will serve as an important vehicle for learning about the process and challenges of doing applied empirical research, over the course of the semester. The project requires formulating a research question, developing testable hypotheses, gathering quantitative data, exploring and analyzing data using appropriate quantitative techniques, writing an empirical research paper, proposing policy recommendations, and presenting findings and analyses.

• T 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• M 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• F 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• R 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• F 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Alan S Yang
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• 3 points

Data Science & Public Policy

This course will bridge the gap between data science and public policy in several exciting ways. By drawing on a diverse student body – consisting of students from SIPA and the Data Science Institute – we will combine domain-level policy expertise with quantitative analytical skills as we work on cutting-edge policy problems with large amounts of data. Throughout the semester, students will have the opportunity to analyze real-world datasets on a broad range of policy topics, including, for example, data on Russian trolls disseminating misinformation on social media, data on Islamic State recruitment propaganda on the Internet, and granular information on natural disasters that can facilitate preparedness for future hazards. In addition, students will work in interdisciplinary policy – data science teams on semester-long projects that develop solutions to policy problems drawing on big data sources. By the end of the course, students will gain hands-on experience working with various types of data in an interdisciplinary environment – a setting that is becoming more and more common in the policy world these days.

• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Tamar Mitts
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• 3 points

Using Big Data to Develop Public Policy

Big Data to Develop Pub Policy

Prerequisites: SIPA U6500 Data are a critical resource for understanding and solving public policy challenges. This course provides an applied understanding of data analytics tools and approaches to policy. This course is designed to bridge the gap between the statistical theory and real-world challenges of using data in public policy. The course leverages the DATA2GO.NYC data set. DATA2GO.NYC was developed with the intention of empowering community members to understand the areas in which they work, play, and live by providing open access to aggregated city data. You will use the data set to conduct the in-depth analysis of an issue and ultimately develop a policy proposal or policy evaluation.

• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Francesco Brindisi
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• 3 points

Basics of Cybersecurity

• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Colin Ahern
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• 1.5 points

Intro to Infographics and Data Visualiza

Intro Infographics & Data Vis

This is a seven-week course that introduces students to design principles and techniques for effective data visualization. Visualizations graphically depict data to foster communication, improve comprehension and enhance decision-making. This course aims to help students: understand how visual representations can improve data comprehension, master techniques to facilitate the creation of visualizations as well as begin using widely available software and web-based, open-source frameworks.

• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Douglas Williamson
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• 1.5 points

Data Driven Approaches for Campaigns and

Data Driven Approaches-Campaig

Prerequisites: Basic statistics and facility with spreadsheets This class will focus on the proper understanding and use of a wide range of tools and techniques involving data, analytics, and experimentation by campaigns. We will study evolutions and revolutions in data driven advocacy and campaigns, starting with polling and continuing through micro-targeting, random controlled experiments, and the application of insights from behavioral science. Our primary focus will be on developments in US political and advocacy campaigns, but we will also examine the uses of these tools in development and other areas. The course is designed to provide an informative but critical overview of an area in which it is often difficult to separate hype from expertise. The purpose of the course is to prepare students to understand the strengths and limitations of Big Data and analytics, and to provide concrete and practical knowledge of some of the key tools in use in campaigns and advocacy. Students will be expected to examine the use of data in practical case studies and distinguish between proper and improper uses.

• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 3 points

Text as Data

This course is an introduction to the quantitative analysis of text as data a rapidly growing field within the social sciences. The availability of textual data has grown massively in recent years, and so has the demand for skills to analyze it. Vast amounts of digital content are becoming increasingly relevant to various policy-relevant questions. For example, social media data are now commonly used to understand public opinion, engagement with politics, behavior during natural disasters, and even pathways to extremism; candidates' statements and rhetoric during elections are useful for estimating policy positions; and large amounts of text from news sources are used to document and understand world events. While the wealth of information in text data is incredible, its sheer size makes it challenging to summarize and interpret without quantitative methods. In this course, we will learn how to quantitatively analyze text from a social-science perspective. Throughout the course, students will learn different methods to acquire text, how to transform it to data, and how to analyze it to shed light on important research questions. Each week we will cover different methods, including dictionary construction and application, sentiment analysis, scaling and topic models, and machine learning classification of text. Lectures will be accompanied by hands-on exercises that will give students practical experience while working with real-world texts. By the end of the course, students will develop and write their own research projects using text as data.

• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Tamar Mitts
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• 3 points

Cyber Risks & Vulnerabilities

The purpose of this course is to familiarize SIPA students with the protocols and devices used in the function of the internet while focusing on the flaws and vulnerabilities. This course will approach each session in the following manner: discussion of the topic to include what the topic is and how it is used, vulnerabilities and specifically, and example, and will follow up with a video or other demonstration of a common hacker technique or tool to illustrate the problem so the students can better understand the impact. This course is intended to complement Basics of Cybersecurity with a tighter focus on specific vulnerabilities and how these can be exploited by hackers, criminals, spies, or militaries. This course is intended to be an introduction to cybersecurity and is thus suitable for complete newcomers to the area. It is a big field, with a lot to cover; however this should get students familiar with all of the basics. The class is divided into seven topics; the first five iteratively build on each other. Session six will look to future technologies. Session seven will challenge students to understand the authorities encountered and the friction between the authorities and agencies in responding to a cyber incident. Many cyber jobs are opening up with companies that need international affairs analysts who, while not cybersecurity experts, understand the topic well enough to write policy recommendations or intelligence briefs. Even if you don’t intend your career to focus on cyber issues, having some exposure will deepen your understanding of the dynamics of many other international and public policy issues.

• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 1.5 points

Cybersecurity & Business Risk

This course will examine cybersecurity and threats in cyberspace as a business risk: that is, the potential and consequent magnitude of loss or liability arising from conducting business connected to the Internet. Many organizations have traditionally viewed cybersecurity as a technology problem, “owned” by the Information Technology department. However, doing business connected to the Internet can create non-technical problems: legal, regulatory, financial, logistical, brand or reputational, even health or public safety problems. Increasingly, organizations are treating cybersecurity and cyber threats in a broader manner, viewing cyber as a risk to be managed, and owned ultimately by the most senior ranks of corporate governance. An example might be a bank managing cyber operational risk similarly to managing credit and market risk. However, organizations continue to face challenges as they try to translate, measure, manage, and report a risk that is highly technical, and still somewhat foreign to most risk managers. The objective of this course will be to introduce you to basic concepts of cybersecurity and threats in cyberspace, and enable you to apply them to tools, techniques, and processes for business risk management. It assumes no technical knowledge of cybersecurity, nor a deep understanding of risk management. Students will learn about the basic principles of cybersecurity, the main actors in the business and regulatory spheres, and approaches to business risk management: how to understand, describe, measure, and report risk in a cybersecurity context. Students will also understand different models and approaches used by leading institutions in various industries, including the financial services sector, critical infrastructure providers, high-technology companies, and governments.

• W 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• 3 points

Social Innovation, Technology, & Public

Soc Innov, Tech, Pub Pol-Globa

In this course, students will analyze the following tools and their role in social innovation and policy change: artificial intelligence and machine learning, chatbots, social networks, online petitions, direct digital pressure, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, e-participation, multi-agent systems, and digitally-driven phone-banking and blast-messaging. The focus will be via study of case-studies and stories of best practices, mainly from the Global South. The analysis of tools and case studies will be complemented by brief lectures from practitioners, followed by a dialogue between the instructor and the students on the current academic debate around these issues. The course will consist of seven sessions, divided into three overarching themes: Social Innovation as a replacement of government: how to adapt service provision to the digital age; Social Innovation as a collaboration with government: how to enhance civic participation through new methodologies and technologies; Social Innovation as a counter-power to government: how to use coordinated action to stop abuse of power. The purpose of the course is to help future policy makers, entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and designers understand how public policy can learn from new and effective examples of social innovation. In the process, students will be exposed to transdisciplinary concepts touching on the subjects of political science, sociology of science and technology, political philosophy, philosophy of information and technology. Theory will be balanced with practice and students will be provided a methodology for strategic thinking that combines a mix of design thinking, product development and start-up planning and iteration techniques.

• T 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Miguel Lago
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• 1.5 points

Russia s Energy between West, East, an

Russia s Energy-West East So

The Ongoing Tale of Russia - EU energy relations: Will the ;Energy Marriage; Between Russia and the EU Endure the Latest Political Storm? The EUs recent move toward a unified energy policy has made Russia anxious. On April 13, 2015, Alexey Miller, the CEO of Gazprom, admitted that the business model Gazprom has been following in Europe for many years is falling apart. So, what is Russia going to do? Gazprom executives are claiming that the company has come up with a new business model toward its European partners. What is this new model? And what is Russias new energy strategy? The course will explore these questions.

• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Natasha Udensiva
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• 3 points

Politics of the Caucasus

This course tracks the trajectories of politics in the Caucasus, focusing on the political development of the independent states of the South Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. While the focus is on contemporary political dynamics, the course considers the mechanisms through which the legacies of Imperial Russian expansion and Soviet structures interact with current mechanisms of interest articulation and power. Students in this course will examine the contours and mechanisms of the collapse of Soviet hegemony in the South Caucasus, spending some time examining the conflicts that accompanied this process and persist today. The course will address the country contexts both individually and comparatively, thereby encouraging students to delve deeply into the politics of each state, but then also enabling them to find continuities and contrasts across major thematic considerations.

• T 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Julie George
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• 3 points

Quant III: Labor Economics For Policy St

This course investigates the functioning of the labor market using economic models and micro-economic data. It will analyze both the behavior of agents in the labor market – workers and firms – and institutions and polices that underpin such behavior. Topics include human capital, skills and education, the importance of firm wage policies, income inequality, minimum wages, immigration, collective bargaining and unions, comparative labor market institutions, and role of labor market policies. Students will conduct the hands-on analysis of real-world labor market data. The course will over econometric methods used by economists in estimating causal effects, including the use of natural experiments and instrumental variables.

• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Suresh Naidu
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• 3 points

Testing Models of Public Policy Making

Testing Models-Pub Pol Making

This course teaches students data analytical tools to test, evaluate, and predict public policy outcomes.  Students learn to critically review policymaking models, derive testable hypotheses, and evaluate these predictions using advanced data science techniques. The course emphasizes data visualization, diagnostics, model specification, and predictive robustness.  Applications include U.S. trade policy, financial market regulation, democratic transitions, and electoral and congressional voting models.

• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Sharyn L O'Halloran
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• 3 points

Data Analysis for Policy Research Using

Data Analysis Using R

This course will develop the skills to prepare, analyze, and present data for policy analysis and program evaluation using R. In Quant I and II, students are introduced to probability and statistics, regression analysis and causal inference. In this course we focus on the practical application of these skills to explore data and policy questions on your own. The goal is to help students become effective analysts and policy researchers:  given available data, what sort of analysis would best inform our policy questions? How do we prepare data and implement statistical methods using R? How can we begin to draw conclusions about the causal effects of policies, not just correlation? We’ll learn these skills by exploring data on a range of policy topics: COVID-19 cases; racial bias in NYPD subway fare evasion enforcement; the distribution of Village Fund grants in Indonesia; US police shootings; wage gaps by gender/race; and student projects on topics of your choosing.

• T 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• R 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Harold B Stolper
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• 3 points

Environmental, Social & Governance Inves

Enviro, Soc & Gov Investment

ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investment addresses sustainability and ethical impact of investments. In this course, we cover the real reasons to introduce ESG investment and the emerging practices of ESG investment at private financial institutions and MDBs as navigators. Since the practice is still at the nascent stage, we will first learn from cases studies. We will identify the real reasons why each private financial institution started to apply ESG investment such as increasing their clients/customers satisfaction to maintain current fee system or recruiting smart millenniums, the relationship between the application of ESG investment and its impact on financial returns, how they are applying it including analytical frameworks and their challenges. We will also discuss where the practices of ESG investment at private financial institutions is heading. Additionally, we will understand the roles of MDBs has been playing such as 1) clarifying strategy of each country and navigate private investors to right areas, 2) standardization of ESG including defining green bonds, E&S performance standards including monitoring and 3) offering some blended finance and discuss what are working and where they face challenges.

• M 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Keiko Honda
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• 1.5 points

Emerging Financial Markets: Brazil, Mexi

This course examines the workings of emerging financial systems and their efficacy as a pillar for sustained economic development. The course methodology is to study a major financial system chosen for anchor (Brazil’s) in comparison with those of four other G-20 developing economies: Mexico, Turkey, India and China. Aspects examined include the role of domestic private, public sector and foreign banks; credit availability and cost; systemic resilience; dependence on and access to foreign capital; and breadth and depth of domestic capital markets.

• M 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Fernando Sotelino
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• 3 points

Korea and Regional Relations

Korea’s relations in Northeast Asia loom large in the complex of current regional and international concerns--dominated of late by North Korea’s nuclear and missile development, the Peninsula’s modern history of occupation and division, drive for unification, and South Korea’s dramatic rise. This seminar examines South Korea’s relations with its neighbors--its military and political ally, the United States, its dominant economic neighbor, China, ally and “rival” Japan, Mongolia and Russia. The course explores both South Korean and North Korean foreign relations strategies, as well as domestic determinants of foreign and security policies. In examining the evolution of Korean external relations, the course weighs nationalism, history and popular memory, leadership, and the absence of and prospects for regional integration and support. The course explores contemporary politics and history and the contest for international legitimacy between South Korea and North Korea. It weighs alternatives and offramps in defusing tensions on the Peninsula and the push for denuclearization and development in North Korea.

• R 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Stephen Noerper
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• 3 points

Politics and Policies in South Asia

Politics & Policies in S. Asia

This seminar is an advanced introduction to contemporary South Asia, one of the world’s most diverse regions. The course is open to SIPA students interested in the region, even if they do not have any prior background in South Asia. The readings will also cater to those students who know more about the region, but want to deepen their knowledge about predominant social, political, and economic issues in the politics and policymaking of South Asia. In this course we will look into various aspects of interaction of the state, society and market in South Asia with an aim to evaluate (a) how comparative social science illuminates South Asia and (b) how analysis of specific cases in South Asia contributes to general theorizing about politics. The focus of the course is analytical. We will use the South Asian experience to address some of the central questions in politics and policymaking. ​

• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Rumela Sen
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• 3 points

China s Foreign Relations

This course will review and analyze the foreign policy of the Peoples Republic of China from 1949 to the present. It will examine Beijings relations with the Soviet Union, the United States, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Third World during the Cold War, and will discuss Chinese foreign policy in light of the end of the Cold War, changes in the Chinese economy in the reform era, the post-Tiananmen legitimacy crisis in Beijing, and the continuing rise of Chinese power and influence in Asia and beyond. This lecture course will analyze the causes and consequences of Beijing’s foreign policies from 1949 to the present.

• F 9 a.m.-10 a.m.
• F 11 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Thomas J Christensen
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• 3 points

Capital Markets

This course in capital markets is designed to make the “why” and “how” of financial decisionmaking more obvious, to generalists and specialists alike. Its goal is to strengthen the students’ understanding of technical and thematic issues underlying financial decision-making and connect the themes to present-day debates on policy and practice.

• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Ann Rutledge
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• 3 points

International Human Rights Law

This course introduces students to international human rights law (IHRL). In what sense are internationally-defined human rights "rights" and in what sense can the instruments which define them be considered "law"? How do we know that a claim is actually a "human right"? What are the relations among international, regional and national institutions in establishing and enforcing (or not) IHRL? Does IHRL represent an encroachment on national sovereignty? Is the future of IHRL regional? What enforcement mechanisms can we use, and who can decide upon their use? Finally, what redress is there for human rights violations, and how effective is it? Attendance is required in the first class.

• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Betsy Apple
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• 3 points

Risk Management for UN Crisis & Post-cri

Risk Management-UN Crisis Resp

The objective of the class is to introduce students to the practice of risk management as a tool for enabling delivery across the range of UN responses in crisis and conflict contexts, including in the areas of peace and security, human rights, development and humanitarian support. The class emphasizes skills development and their application to concrete UN crisis responses.

• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Marc Jacquand
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• 3 points

Global Real Estate Policy

This course provides a comprehensive overview of real estate finance and policy. After developing a framework to analyze the global financial crisis, we will cover current issues. The study of the post-crisis period will focus on changes in preferences, technology, and the factors that brought the current housing affordability crisis. While the course will initially focus on the U.S. we will provide a thorough international perspective that will analyze both advanced and less developed countries (with particular attention paid to China and India). We will conclude the course discussing how global real estate asset flows may be a key source of international tension.

• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Richard Koss
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• 1.5 points

The Practice of Economic Sanctions

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a grounding in the practical side of implementation of economic sanctions as a tool of foreign policy. At the conclusion of the course, students will: 1) Understand the concepts associated with the implementation of economic sanctions; 2) Be conversant in the bureaucractic structures associated with sanctions implementation; and, 3) Understand the complicated and difficult choices required in the imposition of economic sanctions, including the risks of unintended consequences.

• R 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Richard Nephew
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• 1.5 points

Issues in Post-Cold War US Foreign Polic

This course uses a practitioner’s perspective in examining the sources, substance, and the trends and impulses of recent American foreign policy issues to the present, starting with the end of the Soviet Union and the beginning of the post-Cold War period.   Part I reviews the rise of American power in world affairs from the end of WWII through the proxy wars of the Cold War until the decline and end of the Soviet Union.  Part II provides an overview of the processes and politics of American foreign policymaking during this transitional period, the growing amplification of American values in finding America’s new mission in a changed world, and the engagement of US military and diplomatic assets in Europe to help address crises in Bosnia and Kosovo to address unfinished business. Part III addresses the post 9/11 development of terrorism and WMD as overarching themes in US international engagement, and the return of nation building as a policy strategy.  Finally, Part IV examines the growing preponderance of isolationist tendencies both from the left and right including in US international economic policy, and some preliminary focus on the role foreign policy will play in the future America’s political system.

• T 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Christopher Hill
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• 3 points

Negotiation & Conflict Resolution

There are two purposes to this course: 1. to develop your ability to negotiate in a purposeful, principled and effective way; and 2. to teach you how to build consensus and broker wise agreements with others. Negotiation is a social skill, and like all social skills you have to practice it if you want to get better at it. To give you the chance to practice, we'll do a number of simulated negotiations in and out of class. We'll also use lectures, case studies, exercises, games, videos, and demonstrations to help you develop your understanding. As we advance in the course, our focus will shift from simple one-on-one negotiations to more complex ones involving many parties, agents, coalitions, and organizations.

• W 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Seth Freeman
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• 3 points

Local & Global Corruption

What is corruption? Is corruption a necessary evil? Is corruption sand or grease on the wheels of a country's economy? Why is corruption so pervasive around the world? This course will attempt to answer these and other questions relating to the topics of good governance and corruption. Together we will explore core theories about corruption and learn about corruption's damaging influence on local and national governments. We will also examine some of the most promising strategies available for promoting integrity in public administration. The course aims to accomplish two main goals. First, to reflect on corruption as a practice that reduces government legitimacy, affects the quality of public service delivery, and biases policy and its application in favor of special interests. Second, to provide a grounded appreciation of local and national regimes' potential for advancement. Good governance is possible.

• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Paul F Lagunes
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• 3 points

Making U.S. Economic & Social Policy

Making U.S. Economic Policy

Economic analysis and research often provide important insights into appropriate policy.  However, how is this research used by policymakers?  How do (should) policymakers incorporate these findings when developing policy? This half-semester course will explore a variety of policy topics, focusing on current issues affecting workers and families in the United States.  All of these policies are actively being debated, many of them as potential responses to the COVID pandemic and associated economic crisis.  We will discuss the underlying economic theory and the existing empirical evidence, as well as how policymakers might incorporate this evidence in their decision-making.

• T 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Sandra Black
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• 1.5 points

Unconventional Monetary Policy

Prerequisites: SIPA U6401 Corequisites: INAF U6018 & INAF U6022 The course begins with a review of central banks monetary policy goals and objectives, followed by an overview of how central banks set and implement monetary policy in normal economic and financial market conditions. The bulk of the course will focus on how central banks adapt their policy rules and tools in the face of extraordinary financial market or economic turmoil. Different types of unconventional tools will be discussed and analyzed, with particular focus on the design and the effectiveness of various unconventional policy tools. Examples of the use unconventional policy tools - both more and less successful - across jurisdictions will be discussed in the latter half of the course. The course finishes with discussions of several important, and timely dilemmas: where is the ;line; between unconventional monetary policies and traditional fiscal policy actions; what difficulties do central banks face in handling economic side effects and the political consequences of extraordinary policy, and what are the challenges of returning monetary policy to (a new) normal.

• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Patricia C Mosser
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• 3 points

Foundations of International Security Po

Found. of Intl Security Policy

Graduate introduction to international security policy, with a focus on pre-professional preparation for students expecting to work in security policy after graduation. Covers the role, function, dynamics, and prevention of violence in the international system, via analysis of forceful diplomacy, escalation, crisis, war causation, war termination, the ethics of war and peace, threat assessment and intelligence, strategy, terrorism, insurgency, alliances, weapons of mass destruction, and cyber conflict. Introduces principles for sound defense organization and decision-making processes, civil-military relations, defense planning, and defense budgeting. Considers critical theory and its challenge to orthodox security studies and policy practice.

• T 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• 3 points

Foundations of International Security Po

Found. of Intl Security Policy

Graduate introduction to international security policy, with a focus on pre-professional preparation for students expecting to work in security policy after graduation. Covers the role, function, dynamics, and prevention of violence in the international system, via analysis of forceful diplomacy, escalation, crisis, war causation, war termination, the ethics of war and peace, threat assessment and intelligence, strategy, terrorism, insurgency, alliances, weapons of mass destruction, and cyber conflict. Introduces principles for sound defense organization and decision-making processes, civil-military relations, defense planning, and defense budgeting. Considers critical theory and its challenge to orthodox security studies and policy practice.

• T 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• 3 points

Foundations of International Security Po

Found. of Intl Security Policy

Graduate introduction to international security policy, with a focus on pre-professional preparation for students expecting to work in security policy after graduation. Covers the role, function, dynamics, and prevention of violence in the international system, via analysis of forceful diplomacy, escalation, crisis, war causation, war termination, the ethics of war and peace, threat assessment and intelligence, strategy, terrorism, insurgency, alliances, weapons of mass destruction, and cyber conflict. Introduces principles for sound defense organization and decision-making processes, civil-military relations, defense planning, and defense budgeting. Considers critical theory and its challenge to orthodox security studies and policy practice.

• T 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• 3 points