GOVT 3071 - Enduring Global and American Issues

(crosslisted) AMST 3071 PUBPOL 3071
(GLC-AS, SBA-AS)

Fall, Spring, Summer. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Offered in Washington, D.C.

D. Silbey.

The US and the global community face a number of complex, interconnected and enduring issues that pose challenges for our political and policy governance institutions and society at large. Exploring how the US and the world conceive of the challenges and take action on them is fundamental to understanding them. This course investigates such issues, especially ones that fit into the critically important areas of sustainability, social justice, technology, public health and globalization, security and conflict, among others. Students will engage with these areas and issues and the challenges they pose, using multiple frameworks and approaches, through weekly class discussions and lectures.”