5552 Community Organizations And Public Policy (3)
This course includes examination of both neighborhood organizations and
organizations intended to promote other communities of interest. In relation
to neighborhood organizations, topics considered include the varieties of
neighborhoods, the role of neighborhood organizations in local politics, the
use of neighborhoods in administrative and political decentralization and
federal policy toward neighborhood issues. In relation to other community
organizations, topics considered include the basis of such organizations, their
roles in public affairs and their effects on policy processes.