Politics

Achieving Mental Health Parity

Publication Date: July 28, 2011

In October 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law a requirement that certain private health insurance plans provide coverage for mental illness equal to coverage provided for medical-surgical illness as part of an economic stimulus...

A Tampa "Town Hall" Forum Goes Awry: Anatomy of a Public Meeting Fiasco

Publication Date: May 10, 2011

This case describes a health care town hall meeting that was derailed by vocal protesters. The case was designed for a very specific teaching purpose: to discuss a variety of alternatives to the tried and true town hall meeting format which, the...

On the Frontlines of a Pandemic: Texas Responds to 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza (A)

Publication Date: April 28, 2011

In the spring of 2009, cases of a previously unidentified strain of influenza began appearing in Mexico and the southwestern U.S. Within just a few months, outbreaks of 2009 Novel H1N1 (commonly referred to as Swine Flu) were so widespread that...

PROTECTA Promoting Civil Society in Serbia

Publication Date: May 11, 2010

In 1997 three students joined a protest against the electoral victory of Slobodan Milosevic's Serbian Socialist Party. Upon the protests ultimate defeat, and Milosevic's return to power, the students vowed to continue the struggle for civic...

Blessed are the Peacemakers: Senator Danforth as Special Envoy to the Sudan

Publication Date: October 14, 2009

After the attack on the World Trade Towers on September 11th, Senator John (Jack) C. Danforth's appointment as the president's special envoy to the Sudan took on a much deeper significance. As an ordained Episcopal priest, the senator, closely...

Rudy Giuliani: The Man and His Moment

Publication Date: May 01, 2003

In the hours and days following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks which destroyed New York's World Trade Center towers, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani distinguished himself, in the view of many, for his style of leadership. A combination...

Aung San Suu Kyi: "Icon of Hope" in Burma (B)

Publication Date: April 01, 2003

Aung San Suu Kyi, who would win the Nobel Peace Prize and galvanize world attention on the brutal military rulers of Burma, was, until 1988, an expatriate for much of her life, with largely historical and intellectual connections to the country...

Aung San Suu Kyi: "Icon of Hope" in Burma (A)

Publication Date: April 01, 2003

Aung San Suu Kyi, who would win the Nobel Peace Prize and galvanize world attention on the brutal military rulers of Burma, was, until 1988, an expatriate for much of her life, with largely historical and intellectual connections to the country...

DART's Suburban Service

Publication Date: March 01, 2003

In the spring of 2000, planners at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), the regional public transit agency serving the Dallas metropolitan area, had to decide whether to cancel or modify a poorly performing bus route serving the suburban cities of...

Sound Move: The Debate Over Seattle's Regional Transit System (Sequel)

Publication Date: October 01, 2001

The idea that the introduction or expansion of urban light rail systems could ease traffic congestion and air pollution has caught the imagination of many in American cities in recent decades. Yet, at the same time, questions about the...

Sound Move: The Debate Over Seattle's Regional Transit System (A)

Publication Date: October 01, 2001

The idea that the introduction or expansion of urban light rail systems could ease traffic congestion and air pollution has caught the imagination of many in American cities in recent decades. Yet, at the same time, questions about the...

Municipal Decentralization in Buenos Aires (Sequel)

Publication Date: February 01, 1999

As part of its efforts to recover from hyperinflation and an oversized public sector, the government of Argentina specifically the province of Buenos Aires seeks to control costs and improve service in local government. To do so, the provincial...