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1 Mar. 7: Campaign Consulting Flourishes.<br />

The Makings <strong>of</strong> the Presidential Campaign Industry and the Washington Office<br />

(1952-2012); The Impact <strong>of</strong> Polling and the Future <strong>of</strong> Audience Research.<br />

Readings: Kaiser, Chapters 7-12; Goidel, entire.<br />

Guidance Memo for Stage Two <strong>of</strong> Term Project distributed tonight.<br />

8 Mar. 8: Money in Politics and The Problem <strong>of</strong> Corruption.<br />

Campaign Finance From Watergate to Citizens United (1972-2012). Corruption in<br />

Multiple Perspectives.<br />

Reading: Kaiser, Chapters 13-25 and Epilog.<br />

22 Mar. 9: Networked Politics Takes Hold.<br />

From Message Development to Content Management and other changes <strong>of</strong> the digital<br />

era.<br />

Readings: Shirky, entire; Cornfield, “More.”<br />

Phase Two Assignment due October 31.<br />

PART THREE<br />

The Politics <strong>of</strong> Public Policy-Making<br />

29 Mar. 10: A Coordination Approach.<br />

Theories <strong>of</strong> the public policy process. Players and their powers.<br />

Reading:<br />

Kingdon, entire.<br />

5 Apr. 11: A Rhetorical Approach.<br />

The power <strong>of</strong> word choices.<br />

Reading:<br />

Stone, Introduction, Chapters 1-7.

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