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