Splash Biography

Can we be idealistic about our future when the phrases “new normal” and “austerity measures” are taking hold of our national psyche? Is there reason for hope after the Great Recession has substantially altered the global economic landscape? Through this course, students will work to understand the issues they will soon be called to address as future policymakers, citizens, and businesspersons. The first part of the class will introduce students to the most basic concepts of legal, political and economic theory. During the second part of the class, students will begin to develop a framework for solving some of today's most pertinent economic and political issues.