Public Policy and Advocacy

Catalog description

Governments use public policy to address social problems such as housing and welfare, to counter threats such as crime and illegal drugs, and to pursue other objectives, including revenue generation. A nation’s regulatory, distributive, and redistributive policies have direct impact to prevent, mitigate the impact, and to recover from natural and created disasters. This course prepares students to interact with and influence decision makers at all governmental levels. Special focus is on the advocacy for those people who often have a weaker voice to the decision process