17.916
Special Topics in Political Science
Experiencing Health Policy: A Week in Washington, DC
Tobie Weiner, Chris Suarez, Shilpa Joshi
Mon Jan 30 thru Fri Feb 3, 08am-05:00pm, TBA, Info session 11/22 7:30 pm TBA
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 28-Nov-2005
Limited to 20 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: —
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Fee: 100.00 for travel and accommodation expenses in DC
Reading and discussion of special topics in the field of social science.
Class will expose students to current issues in health care & health policy. The program consists of seminars led by speakers from local schools of public health during the first week (1/25-1/27), visits to health policy think tanks or federal agencies (Dept. of Health & Human Services and Institute of Medicine), and relevant Congressional hearing during the second week (1/30-2/2). Events include lectures, informal discussions, community service activities. Students required to be on campus by noon on Wed. 1/25 for lectures. Applications sent out beginning 11/7 and due at midnight on 11/28. Decisions emailed on 12/4. For application email 17.916-admin@mit.edu after 11/1.
Contact: Chris Suarez, casuarez@mit.edu
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17.917
Special Topics in Political Science
Mega Energy Projects
Peter Evans, Nick McKenna
Tue Jan 10, Thu Jan 12, Tue Jan 17, Thu Jan 19, 10am-12:00pm, E51-149
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 40 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Reading and discussion of special topics in the field of social science.
Mega energy projects are complex high impact projects ranging from $1 to 20 billion dollars. They involve many companies & often the cooperation of more than one country to plan and execute. They can yield important benefits but also generate strong resistance given their potentially large social, environmental and geopolitical impacts. This class provides an integrated approach to understanding the growing trend toward mega energy projects worldwide. We draw on systems architecture, system dynamics, organizational theory and transaction cost economics. We utilize theories of international relations, political economy and transnational interest group politics. These tools will be used to analyze historic & current projects in Russia, Asia, Latin America and Africa.
Contact: Peter Evans, E40-441, evansp@mit.edu
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17.918
Special Topics in Political Science
New Global Agenda: Exploring 21st Century Challenges through Innovations in Information Technologies
Nazli Choucri, Christi electris, Dinsha Mistree
Tue-Thu, Jan 17-19, 24-26, 31-1, 12-02:00pm, 12-102
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 20 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Reading and discussion of special topics in the field of social science.
This workshop is designed to introduce students to different perspectives on international politics in the 21st century. Students will explore how advances in information technology are changing international relations and global governance through opening new channels of communication, creating new methods of education, and new potentials for democratization. We will consider the positive and negative externalities associated with applications of such technologies. Students will be encouraged to look at alternative futures, and/or to frame solutions to problems that they define. The class will include guest lectures, discussions, and a final project and presentation.
Contact: Christi Electris, electris@mit.edu
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17.920
Special Topics in Political Science
Martin Luther King Jr. Design Seminar
Tobie Weiner
Mon-Fri, Jan 9-13, 17-20, 23-27, 30-3, 03-05:00pm, E51-149
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 60 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: U 12 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit
Reading and discussion of special topics in the field of social science.
Create and design an installation in Lobby 10 for MIT's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration in 2006. The first two weeks we'll discuss the ideas and goals of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as themes surrounding all struggles against oppression and for equality, in order to create a design to connect people, in a figurative way, to such struggles. Students will work with faculty and staff in the MIT community as well as guest artists and lecturers from the Boston/Cambridge community to design the installation. The second two weeks of IAP we will break up into work groups and develop and construct the installation.
Contact: Tobie Weiner, E53-484, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu
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