SWR 300 - Policy Practice, Advocacy and Community Organizing for Social Change

ECN 201, POL 120, SWR 100. (3) S.

Introduction to techniques necessary for participation in policy practice, policy advocacy, and community organizing, such as participating in the electoral process, influencing policy through writing policy briefs and opinion letters, testimony, etc. Using a historical lens, students learn to conduct policy analysis, examine social programs and policies for differential impact, and observe connections between local and global issues.