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PLSC 355: Digging into the Deep State: Organizational Politics and US Bureaucracy
Examine how public managers and administrative agencies at the local, state, and national level shape policy. Explore legal and bureaucratic processes and discuss how actors at all levels engage in politics to get their jobs done. Students will also study historic and contemporary critiques of bureaucracy and the administrative state.
Offered in 3 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Winter 2026).
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- PLSC 250 The American Political System
From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.
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Instructors
| Instructor | Sections | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Destler, Kate | 4 | Winter 2021 to Winter 2026 |
Every offering in the listed terms (4 sections)
| Term | Sec | CRN | Type | Meets | Instructor | Enrolled | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2026 | 14 | 13470 | Lecture | TR 10:00am-11:50am · AH 017 | Destler, Kate | 21/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2024 | 0 Bureaucratic Politics | 13690 | Lecture | TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · AH 421 | Destler, Kate | 6/30 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2021 | 02 Bureaucratic Politics | 13992 | Lecture | MF 1:00pm-2:20pm · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC | Destler, Kate | 16/15 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2021 | 0 Bureaucratic Politics | 13375 | Lecture | MW 1:00pm-2:20pm · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC | Destler, Kate | 16/15 | Face to Face Instruction |