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
Course 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 |
