2008-2009 Course Listing

The course listing is an online catalog, offering course descriptions, information on the faculty, syllabi (if posted by the faculty), as well as course meeting times and locations. Note that course offerings vary from year to year, and those marked with an asterisk are not currently on offer. You can search courses by subject area, semester or keyword.

Please note that with the creation of the International and Global Affairs (IGA) concentration this year, many courses (particularly those in the former ENR, ISP, and STP areas) have been renumbered to new areas. Please use the course number conversion table to determine the new assigned course numbers for those courses affected.

Course Title Number Semester Faculty
Microfinance in Theory and Practice
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 0.5
 PED-328M Fall Mod2 Guy Stuart
The Economics of Health and Development
Credits: 1.0
 PED-318 Not Offered Amitabh Chandra
The Politics of Development Policy
Schedule: M/W 8:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-313 Spring Merilee Grindle
The Political Economy of Transition in China
Credits: 1.0
 PED-312 Not Offered Anthony Saich
Development Policy Strategy
Schedule: M/W 8:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-309 Fall Ricardo Hausmann
Second-Year Policy Analysis Seminar
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-250Y-A Year Filipe Campante
Second-Year Policy Analysis Seminar
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-250Y-B Year Jay Rosengard
Public Finance in Theory and Practice
Schedule: T/Th 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-210 Fall Jay Rosengard
Beyond the Basics of Public Financial Management
Schedule: T/Th 10:10 AM
Credits: 0.5
 PED-205M Spr Mod4 Stephen Peterson
Firms and Industrial Policy in Developing Economies
Credits: 1.0
 PED-204 Not Offered Asim Khwaja
The Basics of Public Financial Management
Schedule: T/Th 10:10 AM
Credits: 0.5
 PED-203M Spr Mod3 Stephen Peterson
The Management of Development Assistance Projects
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-202 Fall Stephen Peterson
Technological Innovation and Development Policy
Schedule: M/W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-153 Fall Calestous Juma
Seminar: Political and Economic Development
Schedule: M 8:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-150Y Year Julie Boatright Wilson, Stephen Peterson
Why Are So Many Countries Poor, Volatile, and Unequal?
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-130 Fall Ricardo Hausmann
Economic Development: Theory, Policy, and Evidence
Schedule: M/W 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-101 Spring Dani Rodrik, Rohini Pande
Leadership and Diversity
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-240 Not Offered Todd Pittinsky
American Presidents, Politics, & Economic Growth: A Look from WWII to Today
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-232 Spring Richard Parker
Election Reform
Schedule: M/W 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-231 Fall David King
The Making of a Politician
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-230 Spring Steven Jarding
Driving Forces in American Politics
Schedule: M/W 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-229 Fall Elaine Kamarck, David Gergen
Running for Office and Managing Campaigns
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-224 Spring Steven Jarding
Policy, Politics and the Impact of Illegal Immigration from Latin America
Schedule: T 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-223 Spring Edward Schumacher-Matos
Advocating for Democracy in the United States: Perspectives from the Practice
Credits: 0.5
 PAL-222M Not Offered
Presidential Elections
Schedule: W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-222 Spring Elaine Kamarck
American Immigration Policy
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-221 Not Offered Kim Williams
Innovations in Democratic Governance: Solving Public Problems
Schedule: M/W 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-218 Fall Archon Fung
Democratic Theory
Schedule: T/Th 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-216 Spring Jane Mansbridge
The U.S. Congress and Law Making
Schedule: T/Th 8:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-210 Spring David King
A Governing Conservatism?
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-209 Not Offered
Organizing: People, Power and Change
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-177 Spring Marshall Ganz
Leadership on the Line
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-164 January Ronald Heifetz
Followers
Credits: 0.5
 PAL-156M Not Offered Barbara Kellerman
Public Narrative: Conflict, Collaboration, and Coherence
Schedule: T/Th 1:10 PM
Credits: 0.5
 PAL-155M Fall Mod2 Marshall Ganz
Public Narrative: Identity, Agency, and Action
Schedule: T/Th 1:10 PM
Credits: 0.5
 PAL-154M Fall Mod1 Marshall Ganz
Followership
Credits: 0.5
 PAL-153M Not Offered Barbara Kellerman
Leadership Literacy
Schedule: T/Th 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-151 Spring Barbara Kellerman
Seminar: Politics and Advocacy
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-150Y Year Thomas Patterson
Persuasion: The Science and Art of Effective Influence
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-142 January Gary Orren
Genius and Folly: How Leaders Use and Misuse Power
Schedule: T/Th 9:00 AM
Credits: 0.5
 PAL-136M January Roderick Kramer
Moral Leadership: Self, Other, and Action
Schedule: M 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-127 Spring Marshall Ganz, Bernard Steinberg
Religion and Government: Choices of Morality, Law and Policy
Schedule: M 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-125 Fall J. Bryan Hehir
Women and Leadership
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 0.5
 PAL-124M Spr Mod3 Barbara Kellerman
Religion, Politics, and Public Policy
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-122 Fall Richard Parker
Organizational Leadership and Governance
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-119 Not Offered Andy Zelleke
Intensive Writing for Politics and Policy
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 0.5
 PAL-118M-A Fall Mod1 Luciana Herman
Intensive Writing for Politics and Policy
Schedule: M/W 2:40 PM
Credits: 0.5
 PAL-118M-C Spr Mod4 Luciana Herman
Intensive Writing for Politics and Policy
Schedule: M/W 1:10 PM
Credits: 0.5
 PAL-118M-D Spr Mod4 Greg Harris
Political Communication
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-118 Not Offered Matthew Baum
The Arts of Communication
Credits: 0.5
 PAL-117M January Holly Weeks
The Arts of Communication
Schedule: M/W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-117-A Fall Marie Danziger
The Arts of Communication
Schedule: T/Th 6:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-117-B Fall Timothy McCarthy
The Arts of Communication
Schedule: T/Th 6:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-117-C Spring Timothy McCarthy
The Arts of Political Leadership
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-116 Not Offered David Gergen
The American Presidency
Schedule: T/Th 11:30 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-115 Fall Roger Porter
Leadership in the Public Sector
Schedule: M/T 1:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-112 Spring Philip Heymann
Political Institutions and Public Policy: American Politics
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-110-A Spring Elaine Kamarck
Political Institutions and Public Policy: American Politics
Schedule: M/W 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-110-B Spring Thomas Patterson
Political Institutions and Public Policy: Comparative Politics
Schedule: M/W 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-110-C Spring Pepper Culpepper
Political Institutions and Public Policy: Comparative Politics
Schedule: M/W 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-110-D Spring Anthony Saich, Tarek Masoud