There are currently 80 projects in North America, sorted alphabetically
11.023 Bridging Cultural and Racial Differences
Explores cultural and racial stereotypes to increase understanding and appreciation of differences. Emphasis on developing techniques for conflict resolution in a more diversified America in…more
11.123 Big Plans and Mega-Urban Landscapes
Explores the physical, ecological, technological, political, economic and cultural implications of big plans and mega-urban landscapes in a global context. Uses local and international case…more
11.302/4.253J Urban Design Politics
Examines ways urban design contributes to distribution of political power and resources in cities. Investigates the nature of relations between built form and political purposes through close…more
11.375 Planning for the Impacts of Climate Change - Synthesizing Science and Governance
Examines how collaborative adaptive management and adaptive governance helps communities and natural resource managers plan for the impacts of climate change. Students develop and test…more
11.481/1.284J/ESD.192J Analyzing and Accounting for Regional Economic Change
Surveys theories of regional growth, factor mobility, clustering, industrial restructuring, learning regions, and global supply chains from a political-economy perspective. Examines/critiques…more
11.494 City and the Law
Introduction to the legal and institutional issues that arise in local and city governance. Focuses on the way institutional arrangements and legal concepts influence how power is distributed,…more
15.615 Basic Business Law for the Entrepreneur and Manager
One of three alternative courses (15.615, 15.616, and 15.617) each designed to provide managers with the solid foundation in business law needed to exercise judgment and leadership when…more
17.406/17.405 Seminar on Politics and Conflicts in the Middle East
Focuses on evolution of contemporary politics and economics. Subject divided into five parts: historical context of conflicts; domestic and regional politics; civil and cross-border conflicts;…more
17.428 American Foreign Policy: Theory and Method
Examines the causes and consequences of American foreign policy since 1898. Readings cover theories of American foreign policy, historiography of American foreign policy, central historical…more
17.468 Foundations of Security Studies
Develops a working knowledge of the theories and conceptual frameworks that form the intellectual basis of security studies as an academic discipline. Particular emphasis on balance of power…more
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