Washington Center

Lobbying, Money and Influence in Washington

Credits: 
4
Day and Time: 
Tuesdays, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Semester Dates: 
January 8 - April 16, 2013
Campus: 
Notre Dame University
Category: 
Semester Elective
Location: 
Seminar 311A
Description: 

This course will be an intense examination of lobbying in Washington with particular attention given to the role of money and campaign finance in the operation of what has become a highly sophisticated and poorly understood network of advocacy and influence. The approach of the instructor is to provide a basic understanding of three different but interrelated knowledge sets: the Congress, political money and lobbying by interest groups. Students should understand that while the lectures are focused on those individual subject areas and that the semester is divided into three separate sections for that purpose, the readings later in the term will often relate to earlier lectures. This is done with the intent of "connecting the dots" among all these somewhat diverse topical areas. 

Syllabus: Sample Syllabus Fall 2010

Course ID: 
W13UGIS162