Units: 1 to 12
Hours: Lecture, 1 hour; field, 3 to 9 hours; written work, 2 to 24 hours; consultation, 3.5 hours per quarter
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Prerequisites: consent of instructor
Description: Direct evaluation of the local political process through participant observation, combining academic instruction and supervised field work. Students will examine firsthand political behavior and the policy process in one location in local political systems. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 16 units.