
Policy Workshops
The goal of the workshops is to understand a policy issue in great depth and to make policy recommendations that are both creative and realistic, given the relevant institutional and political constraints. Each workshop consists of eight to 10 students who work in teams to evaluate a policy challenge. Most students engage in field research during the fall break period. Each workshop produces a final report and gives a presentation to the client, typically by the end of the fall semester.
Fall 2022 Policy Workshop Topics and Faculty Instructors
SPI 591a: Housing Allowances and Administrative Burden: A Comparative Analysis- Amy Kenyon
SPI 591b: Free Trade Agreements, Welfare and Well-being- Julio A. Guzman
SPI 591c: Egypt, Ethiopia, and Nile Waters: Conflict and Diplomacy- Dan Kurtzer
SPI 591d: Puerto Rico's Renewable Energy Mandates- Eduardo Bhatia
SPI 591e: Implementing the ACA- Heather Howard and Dan Meuse
SPI 591f: South China Sea- Zack Cooper and Gregory Poling
SPI 591g: Implementing Refugee Policies- Filiz Garip
SPI 591h: Urban Policy in Accra, Ghana- Devanne E. Brookins