PUPOL 30N01: Public Policy in New York City*
*This course can count towards your Political Analysis requirement for the PUPOL minor/certificate.
This course will examine the governmental and societal processes for addressing major public policy problems and issues in America’s largest urban centers, with an emphasis on the New York City context. Discussions will encompass the economic, social, and political context as well as how cities function within the American federal system. The course will explore a range of urban policy areas drawn from New York City’s current challenges, including economic change; economic development and urban planning; state and local budgeting and tax policy; income polarization and the role of local policy levers in addressing polarization; housing; public safety; immigration; urban regeneration; transportation; and poverty, welfare, work, and work supports.
Elizabeth Marcello, Public Policy Program Doctoral Lecturer
Tuesday, 1:00pm – 3:45pm
POLSC 31800: Politics of Rage
In this seminar we explore the contemporary politics of the right and far right in the United States in order to understand what it is, how it emerged, and what its existence means for US democracy. We will define various political terms associated with right-wing politics, including conservatism, populism, and fascism. We will explore the history of the right as it occurs in party politics, institutions, social movements and online; we will examine the relationship of race, gender, sexuality, and class to right-wing initiatives and identities; and use the tools we develop to analyze the 2024 elections.
Joe Lowndes, Public Policy Program Director
Thursday, 10:00am – 12:45pm
URBS 4031O: Income Inequality and Poverty in the U.S. & NYC*
*This course can count towards your Quantitative Analysis requirement for the PUPOL minor/certificate.
This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to develop their ability to conduct data analysis. Prerequisites for the course are introductory courses in micro-economics and statistics. Students will learn how to work with large micro-data sets using SPSS or STATA. Students will also further their expertise in statistical methods. In addition to these “nuts and bolts” skills, students will grapple with the challenges of interpreting the results of data analysis. What can a researcher responsibly claim his or her analysis has established?
Eri Noguchi, Chief Program Officer, Association to Benefit Children
Monday, 4:00pm – 6:45pm
PUPOL 30N06: Health Equity in the U.S.
This course will explore how to transform the current federal, state, and local regulatory and operational framework from one that focuses on “sick care” to one that keeps patients and their communities healthy. The emphasis will be on integrating the “social context,” i.e. social determinants of health into care delivery, and developing policies that blend public health, health care, and human services to address the whole patient. The course will also consider how best to align incentives for patients, payers (commercial and government), care providers, community-based organizations, and pharmaceutical companies. Case studies will examine vulnerable communities, including those who are homeless, involved in the criminal justice system, and undocumented immigrants.
Ramanathan Raju, MD, Senior Vice President and Community Health Investment Officer, Northwell Health
Wednesday, 10:00am – 12:45pm
PH 40037: Aging Policy and Politics
This course will focus both on the politics of aging, including current generational conflicts, and on aging policy, with an emphasis on aspects of urban life that should be considered part of aging policy, but are not. We think of growing old as an individual, immutable process, striking some earlier and others later according to biological luck. But, by examining multiple kinds of evidence, we will see that the experience of aging is different in different neighborhoods, different times, and for different groups of people – leading us directly to policy causes and solutions. We will discover the significant limitations of what is currently deemed “aging policy” and begin to derive a more appropriate policy framework. This is a seminar course for upper-level undergraduate students who can interpret quantitative and qualitative data. A final project is required, including both a written paper and a presentation to the class consisting of one of the following: draft legislation; candidate’s platform; mapping; video; photography; oral history; structured learning experience; or academic poster.
Ruth Finkelstein, Executive Director, Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging & Professor in Urban Public Health
WGS 29016: Borders, Rights, and Security: Immigration and Law
This course will explore the constitutional history of immigrant civil and human rights, tracing the evolution from early case law addressing the United States’ legacy of genocide and slavery, acquisition of citizenship, to contemporary Supreme Court cases concerning the qualifications for protected status under the Constitution and national security enforcement priorities. Additionally, the course will provide a comprehensive overview of the current structure of immigration law, examining the diverse pathways and obstacles to citizenship. It will also review the roles of key agencies, such as the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the human rights implications of their broad discretionary powers to surveille and detain immigrants.
Juliana Perez Calle, Director of the Post Order Defense Team at UnLocal
