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Syllabus



Course Requirements


Participants are required to report each week on one or more assigned works, critiquing the main arguments and methodology for discussion. The development of a thesis topic including main questions and approaches will serve as the prime written requirement.



Calendar



WEEK #TOPICS
1Introduction
2Incentive Theories: Bernard, Clark and Wilson, Wilson
3Other Approaches: Selznick, March and Simon, Cyert and March, Downs, Guillen
4Broader Reviews: Scott, Wilson (Bureaucracy)
5Classic studies: Drucker, Sykes, Selznick (TVA), Kaufman
6Police: Wilson (Varieties of Police Behavior), Reiner, Wilson (the Investigators)
7Regulation: Wilson (Regulation), Roberts, Hsiao et al
8Interest Groups: Wilson (Political Organization)
9Non-profits: Drake et al, Zald
10Services: Builder, Ricks
11Navy: Sapolsky (Polaris), Thompson, Sapolsky (ONR)
12SOPs: Rocklin et al, Snook
13USAF: Michel (11 Days), Michel (Clashes), Worder, Builder (Icarus)
14Defense Politics: Halperin, Kanter, Lucas and Dawson, Hendrickson

 








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