Course Offerings
Course Details
Spring 2017-2018* WWS 333 / SOC 326 (SA) Graded A-F, P/D/F, Audit
Law, Institutions and Public Policy
This course will examine how institutions develop, vary in design, and shape public policy. Law will be a primary focus because it is central to the development of institutions in modern societies and provides the formal means for expressing and fixing policy. The course will cover a wide range on institutions-social, economic, and political - not only in an American context but also in comparative prospective.
Sample reading list:
Acemoglu and Robinson, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity & Poverty
North, Institutions, Institutional Change, & Economic Performance
Galanter, "Why the Haves Get Ahead"
Issacharoff, Karlan, & Pildes, The Law of Democracy
Ackerman, We the People
Starr, The Social Transformation of American Medicine (2017 ed)
See instructor for complete list
Reading/Writing assignments:
100-150 pages of reading weekly; 2 short papers (1,200 words), 1 research paper (3,500 words)
Requirements/Grading:
Mid Term Exam - 20%
Final Exam - 30%
Papers - 30%
Class/Precept Participation - 20%
Schedule/Classroom assignment:
Class number | Section | Time | Days | Room | Enrollment | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43143 | L01 | 11:00:00 am - 11:50:00 am | M W | Louis A. Simpson International A71 | Enrolled:47 Limit:100 | |
44161 | P01 | 01:30:00 pm - 02:20:00 pm | W | Robertson Hall 438 | Enrolled:16 Limit:15 | Closed |
44162 | P02 | 02:30:00 pm - 03:20:00 pm | W | Robertson Hall 438 | Enrolled:11 Limit:15 | |
44163 | P03 | 11:00:00 am - 11:50:00 am | Th | Robertson Hall 014 | Enrolled:11 Limit:15 | |
44164 | P04 | 01:30:00 pm - 02:20:00 pm | Th | Corwin Hall 124 | Enrolled:9 Limit:15 | |
43149 | P99 | TBA | Enrolled:0 Limit:0 | Canceled |