Course # 31610 Section Number 6 Day(s) Tu- Th Time(s) 2:00pm-3:20pm Term Winter 2026 Course Instructor Álvaro Delgado-Vega Syllabus Syllabus 1/8/25 Must be a Harris masters student to enroll. No exceptions for non-Harris students, even by consent. This course is intended to introduce students to a set of analytical tools and concepts for understanding how political institutions and political agents generate public policy, and to apply these tools in examining the major institutions of democracy and non-democracy throughout the world. Lessons about political institutions and the policy making process will be understood from the perspective of a policy entrepreneur|that is, an individual or organization that develops strategy in order to advance policy change in legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. Notes Students must register separately for both a lecture (PPHA 31610) and a discussion (PPHA 31612). Attendance at discussions is optional but encouraged for this course. Course Prerequisite Must be a Harris masters student to enroll. Recent News More news New Series to Examine Shifting Powers in U.S. Government Tue., July 29, 2025 Mapping the Mortality Gap: New Evidence from Robert Kaestner on Racial Disparities in Death Rates Mon., July 28, 2025 The Lightbulb Moment That Lit a Career in Public Finance: The 2025 CC DuBois Alumni Service Award Winner Tells Her Story Mon., July 28, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Civic Leadership Academy 2026 Virtual Information Session Wed., July 30, 2025 | 12:00 PM UChicago Summer Send-Off in Tokyo Thu., July 31, 2025 | 7:30 PM DevilCraft-Hamamatsucho, Risewell Building, 1F, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-0013 Japan Harris Summer Campus Visit Mon., August 04, 2025 | 10:00 AM Harris School of Public Policy 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States