POSC 537 - Intergovernmental Relations (Put on reserve 9/16/18)

Description:
Comparative study of the issues involved in implementing governmental programs across multiple jurisdictions. (Put on reserve 9/16/18, will go inactive 8/24/21)

Credits:
(5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Identify and describe current theories and approaches of intergovernmental relations
Explain the theoretical and historical development of IGR in the USA
Identify and describe the impact that governmental decisions at various levels have/ effects on other levels of government
Explain and differentiate between horizontal (intra-level) and vertical (inter-level) government interactions in the US system
Identification and application of how official and semi-official actors affect the various governmental organizations at each level
Selection and application of a theoretical perspective to evaluate an actual real-world policy or government program administered and/or funded by more than one level of government
Provide examples where failure to coordinate across governmental organizations led to policy failures or shortcomings and describe how to prevent problems in the future. Provide alternative “successful” examples
Compare, contrast and evaluate major federal grant and funding models promulgated by different administrations or policy analysts

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
3/6/2014

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations: