This course takes an ethnographically informed approach to the question of how to understand corruption by examining practices of and perspectives on corruption from across the globe - including the …
How do developing countries in the global South navigate the emergence of renewed great power competition? This class will explore the impact of European & non-Euro imperialism on large parts …
Geography matters! We'll explore theories & cases to better understand issues as the struggle over the ocean/other public commons, the role of sacred spaces in Indigenous communities, how migrants make …
In this experiential, workshop-based course, students will develop leadership skills in translating ideas into action, using UVA's Grounds as a living lab for sustainability - the campus as a sustainability …
Nonprofits -- from refugee advocacy groups to homeless shelters to world-class museums and universities -- along with political campaigns and social movements share a common problem: they need money. Fundraising …
How and what we eat is basic to who we are as individuals, as a culture, and as a polity. This course looks at the production and consumption of food …
Universities can foster opportunities for social advancement for all or they can facilitate ongoing economic inequality. How we incorporate lower-income and first-generation students is a defining factor. This learning lab …
This course will introduce students to both the process of public policy and the tools of policy analysis. The first part examines the actors, institutions, and procedures involved in the …
Clean energy (CE) systems require far more minerals than their fossil fuel-based counterparts, minerals sourced, refined, and disposed of globally. The course examines which minerals are needed for the CE …
Drawing on social science research, this course explores how public leaders contribute to problem identification, issue framing, policy adoption, crisis management, and organizational and societal change. The course will clarify …
Through a mix of case studies, official documents, and online media, this course provides a deeper dive into: (1) the industries we now call "Big Tech," (2) the policy landscape …
This survey course that introduces students to the history, politics, and economic and social significance of the major challenges facing 21st century U.S. policymakers. Examples of topics that may be …
The 9-11 attacks ushered in a new era of international terrorism. Over the course of the Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations, experts have grappled to employ an effective strategy …
This course explores key challenges in global development policy & our complicated roles as global citizens in the twenty-first century. We'll grapple w/key questions: Why some countries escape poverty, while …
Course will survey the historical development of key public policy issues in cross-national perspective. What explains the similarities and differences in the content of the policy agendas across nations? Why …
This course moves beyond the traditional economic approach to public policy and explores the role of psychological analysis. Decision-making is not always rational, but involves various cognitive biases that can …
This course introduces students to the history, politics and leadership legacy of John F. Kennedy. From topics as wide-ranging as tax policy and space exploration to the war in Vietnam, …
This is an introductory course, aimed at exposing students to modern Indian and South Asian society, culture, business and policy through a variety of materials. The course may be particularly …
Course will look at critical questions defining global humanitarian action and policy. The inability to deliver aid inside Syria, record refugee flows, drought in Ethiopia, brutal conflict in Yemen, are …
For students advanced beyond the level of ENCW 2300. Involves workshop of student work, craft discussions, and relevant reading. May be repeated with different instructor. For instructions on how to …