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Campus | Bryn Mawr |
Semester | Fall 2020 |
Registration ID | POLSB339001 |
Course Title | Bureaucracy & DemocracyAmerica |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Environmental Studies |
Instructor | Golden,Marissa Martino |
Times and Days | TF 02:40pm-04:00pm
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Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2243 This course is an upper-level seminar designed primarily for juniors and seniors who want to spend the Semester reading about and discussing the role of the federal bureaucracy in the U.S. political system. Topics will include the history of the federal bureaucracy, the bureaucratic policymaking process & administrative law, the roles of expertise and politics in agency decision-making, the competition among the three constitutional branches to “control” the bureaucracy, and the normative goals of competence, responsiveness and representativeness. Discussion of current events - including the federal government’s response to COVID and the role of race in public administration - will be a central part of the seminar. Attention will also be paid – and assignments oriented towards - preparing students for the Senior Experience. Haverford: B: Analysis of the Social World (B), Social Science (SO) Enrollment Cap: 18; If the course exceeds the enrollment cap the following criteria will be used for the lottery: Senior POLS majors; Junior POLS majors; This course is an upper-level seminar open to all students – in-person and remote – who can attend both scheduled class meeting times synchronously. An obvious exception will be made for students who are ill and/quarantining; they will (hopefully) be able to watch a recording of our class discussions. But, otherwise, because this is a discussion-based seminar, synchronous attendance – whether in-person or virtually (probably via zoom) will be expected. |
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