School of Public Policy 290S - Policy and Social Inequality

Spring
2025
01
4.00
Brian Sargent

M W 2:30PM 3:45PM

UMass Amherst
51839
Tobin Hall room 304
bsargent@umass.edu
52630
We often think about policy as an area where government can be seen to either be effective or inefficient, unbiased or oppressive, too much or too little. But what if the story is that all of these ideas about good or bad governance miss the point? What if even good policy is often the engine of inequality? This class will explore these questions with the ultimate goal of highlighting what policy has been and what it could be. (Gen. Ed. SB, DU)
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.