4 February

US returns to polarised partisan politics

David Weisbrot

Professor David Brady, deputy director of the Hoover Institution, talks about how America has reverted to a strongly polarised, right left divide.

 


16 February

Reflections on street level bureaucracy

Professor Michael Lipsky reflects on the use of “street-level bureaucracy” for effective policy implementation during the past 30 years.

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4 February

Taiwan arms deal sours US-China relations

Barack Obama

Geoffrey Garrett says China objects to the US selling arms to Taiwan, as well as a planned meeting between Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama.

 

Semester 1

Introduction to US Politics

A new undergraduate unit introducing students to US political institutions and political culture, taught by Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor, commences in 2010.
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