Local Politics and Public Policy in the United States

4 credits · Graduate

This course examines politics and policy in local governments in the United States. The course covers topics ranging from local government development, machines and reformers, economic development and growth, the role of business, race and representation, housing and segregation, local elections and accountability, local institutions and turnout, partisanship and ideology, public-sector unions, gender and representation, policing, education and school boards, and the relationship between local governments and states.