PUB AFF 30
Comparative Analysis of Wealth, Policy, and Power
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Exploration of strategic interactions that give rise to social problems around world, what can be done to address them, and how different polities have tried (and sometimes failed) to mount effective response. Applications include climate change, antivaccination movement, protest and repression, war and formation of states, corruption, and human and drug trafficking. Letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
Most Helpful Review
Spring 2020 - Professor Christensen is a king. His organization of the course material was amazing: a very clear syllabus and well-managed CCLE page which listed each lecture/assignment/reading on a week-by-week basis. His lectures were interesting and the course content directly relates to current events and many other conflicts/problems. It teaches you to think from a different frame of reference – as if you were playing a game – except this time, it's with real money and real lives. Also: he's compassionate. This quarter, we were forced to transition to online learning, survive a pandemic, and fight racism head-on. Professor Christensen listened to students' needs and made generous accommodations for the whole class. Take this course.
Spring 2020 - Professor Christensen is a king. His organization of the course material was amazing: a very clear syllabus and well-managed CCLE page which listed each lecture/assignment/reading on a week-by-week basis. His lectures were interesting and the course content directly relates to current events and many other conflicts/problems. It teaches you to think from a different frame of reference – as if you were playing a game – except this time, it's with real money and real lives. Also: he's compassionate. This quarter, we were forced to transition to online learning, survive a pandemic, and fight racism head-on. Professor Christensen listened to students' needs and made generous accommodations for the whole class. Take this course.