This course examines several political and public policy issues in urban cities.  We will discuss issues such as downtown development, environmental justice, gentrification and urban housing issues, immigration, mayoral elections and governance, political incorporation theories, the city/suburbanization divide, the politics of urban education, urban policing, and urban revitalization efforts.  The class has both an undergraduate and a graduate section.  On Tuesdays, we will meet face to face in the assigned classroom (CSE 222) and in CSE 121 on Thursdays.  Because we meet for an hour and 55 minutes on Tuesdays, the graduate students will discuss the questions they find interesting from the readings for approximately 30 minutes.  Also, I reserve the right to change the information included on the syllabus if necessary.

A syllabus can be found at Urban Politics Undergraduate Fall 2022