Global Public Policy

Global changes

Global policy describes the broad range of public and private actors in the policymaking process and the myriad connections among groups across national borders that shape our world.  Because many of the central problems and challenges of our day span national boundaries, so, too, must the solutions. Fostering economic growth, reducing poverty, managing climate change and other environmental problems, advancing democracy and human rights, reducing the spread of disease, and confronting traditional and nontraditional security threats requires coordinated action at the global level.

What students in this concentration study

The global public policy concentration highlights two critical themes. One is the global rules that regulate the activities of various actors on the world stage–international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, corporations and private citizens. The second is the relationship between international and domestic policy, as transnational issues increasingly require coordination between global institutions and domestic and local actors.

Possible courses in the concentration

Below is just a small sampling of of the dozens of courses related to global public policy . You can find additional ideas on the concentration sheet.

• PA 5801 Global Public Policy
• AFEE 5361 World Development Problems
• APEC 5751 Agricultural Trade and Trade Policy: Issues and Analysis
• CSPH 5321 Introduction to International Health
• GLOS 5403 Human Rights Advocacy

Research Centers

Students interested in global public policy may be interested in the work of the following Humphrey School research area:

• Freeman Center for International Economic Policy

Concentration forms

• Concentration sheet.
  Complete list of required courses
• Concentration exception request form
  Used to request an exception to the concentration requirements