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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • 11.007 (Spring 2005) 
  • Course Title:
  • Resolving Public Disputes 
  • Course Level:
  • Undergraduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Urban Studies and Planning 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. Judith Layzer
     
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 11.007 Resolving Public Disputes



    Spring 2005




    Course Highlights


    This course features a complete set of assignments and lecture notes from the class.


    Course Description


    This course is an introduction to real-world dynamics of public policy controversies. Topics to be considered include national, state, and local policy disputes, such as smoking, hazardous waste, abortion, gun control, and education. Using a case study approach, students study whether and how those disputes get resolved. Students conduct debates and simulations in addition to writing a series of short essays.
     

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