Course # 35578 Section Number 1 Day(s) Tu- Th Time(s) 3:30pm-4:50pm Term Spring 2025 Specialization International Policy Course Instructor Mareike Schomerus Syllabus Syllabus 2/25/25 Qualitative research offers policy makers multifaceted, nuanced and rich insight into the issues they are seeking to impactfully address with their policies. A qualitative perspective helps to draw out complexities and connections that help identifying the trade-offs that come with all policy choices. Practical knowledge on how to conduct qualitative research, to evaluate it for its rigor, to assess what it can contribute to policy debates, and to package it for highest impact and evidence uptake are crucial skills in the policy sphere. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Spring 2025 Qualitative Methods for International Development Policy Mareike Schomerus Tuesday, Thursday 3:30pm-4:50pm Syllabus Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Ricardo Sande, MPP’23 Tue., May 06, 2025 New Research Shows 60% of Historic Homelessness Increase Prompted by Immigration Policy Tue., May 06, 2025 Oeindrila Dube, Other Faculty with Harris Ties Appointed to Anthropic Economic Advisory Council to Examine AI’s Evolving Role in Global Economy Tue., May 06, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Policy Research and Innovation Bootcamp (PRIB) Policy Hackathon Challenge Deep Dive Thu., May 08, 2025 | 7:30 PM DPSS Capstone Deepdive and TA Roundtable (in Chinese) Mon., May 12, 2025 | 7:00 AM Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Mini Class with Sheng-Hao Lo Tue., May 13, 2025 | 7:00 AM
March 24, 2025 Q&A: Senior Lecturer Rebecca Wolfe Discusses the Trump Administration’s Actions on Foreign Aid and Humanitarian Programs
February 23, 2025 Muaz Chaudhry Named Gates Cambridge Scholar, Set to Pursue Doctoral Studies in Economics of Gender
February 17, 2025 Assistant Professor Eduardo Montero Explores Results of Chagas Disease Campaign in Brazil in New Working Paper