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UID:plsc340-w1-1@20260824
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260824
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260825
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — What is international development
DESCRIPTION:Week 1. What is international development. USAID case study: F
 raming: what USAID was\, what happened in 2025.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w1-2@20260826
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260827
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — What is international development
DESCRIPTION:Week 1. What is international development. USAID case study: F
 raming: what USAID was\, what happened in 2025.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w2-1@20260831
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Development philosophies
DESCRIPTION:Week 2. Development philosophies. USAID case study: NGO silenc
 e and complicity. Note: Single session — Wed 9/2 is cancelled.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w3-1@20260909
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260910
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Geopolitics
DESCRIPTION:Week 3. Geopolitics. USAID case study: Militaries\, WHO\, and 
 China fill the vacuum. Memo training: Memo structure lesson. Note: Single
  session.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w4-1@20260914
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260915
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Measuring aid
DESCRIPTION:Week 4. Measuring aid. USAID case study: Estimating the shutdo
 wn's economic and mortality costs. Memo training: Drill: BLUF paragraph.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w4-2@20260916
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Measuring aid
DESCRIPTION:Week 4. Measuring aid. USAID case study: Estimating the shutdo
 wn's economic and mortality costs. Memo training: Drill: BLUF paragraph.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w5-1@20260921
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260922
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Public opinion
DESCRIPTION:Week 5. Public opinion. USAID case study: Risk perception and 
 attitudes toward aid recipients. Memo training: Drill: memo + data point.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w5-2@20260923
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260924
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Public opinion
DESCRIPTION:Week 5. Public opinion. USAID case study: Risk perception and 
 attitudes toward aid recipients. Memo training: Drill: memo + data point.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w6-1@20260928
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260929
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Development bureaucracies
DESCRIPTION:Week 6. Development bureaucracies. USAID case study: Dismantli
 ng an agency\; PEPFAR then and now. Memo training: Drill: timed one-pager
 . Note: Both sessions virtual.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w6-2@20260930
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Development bureaucracies
DESCRIPTION:Week 6. Development bureaucracies. USAID case study: Dismantli
 ng an agency\; PEPFAR then and now. Memo training: Drill: timed one-pager
 . Note: Both sessions virtual.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w7-1@20261005
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261005
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261006
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Domestic politics
DESCRIPTION:Week 7. Domestic politics. USAID case study: The rescission fi
 ght in Congress. Memo training: —. Note: Midterm exam scheduled nearby\
 , outside class (see below).
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w7-2@20261007
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Domestic politics
DESCRIPTION:Week 7. Domestic politics. USAID case study: The rescission fi
 ght in Congress. Memo training: —. Note: Midterm exam scheduled nearby\
 , outside class (see below).
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w8-1@20261012
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261013
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Refugees
DESCRIPTION:Week 8. Refugees. USAID case study: Disease/displacement in Su
 dan\; trafficking risk in Malawi\; orphaned programs. Memo training: Midt
 erm debrief.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w8-2@20261014
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261015
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Refugees
DESCRIPTION:Week 8. Refugees. USAID case study: Disease/displacement in Su
 dan\; trafficking risk in Malawi\; orphaned programs. Memo training: Midt
 erm debrief.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w9-1@20261019
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261020
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Conflict
DESCRIPTION:Week 9. Conflict. USAID case study: Well-managed aid and confl
 ict\, revisited. Memo training: Drill: competing stakeholders.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w9-2@20261021
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261022
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Conflict
DESCRIPTION:Week 9. Conflict. USAID case study: Well-managed aid and confl
 ict\, revisited. Memo training: Drill: competing stakeholders.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w10-1@20261026
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261026
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261027
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Private actors in international development
DESCRIPTION:Week 10. Private actors in international development. USAID ca
 se study: Private philanthropy as a stopgap. Memo training: Drill: non-st
 ate audience.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w10-2@20261028
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261029
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Private actors in international development
DESCRIPTION:Week 10. Private actors in international development. USAID ca
 se study: Private philanthropy as a stopgap. Memo training: Drill: non-st
 ate audience.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w11-1@20261102
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261103
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Aid\, trade\, and FDI
DESCRIPTION:Week 11. Aid\, trade\, and FDI. USAID case study: Pharma suppl
 y chains\; the aid-tariff double shock. Memo training: Drill: executive s
 ummary.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w11-2@20261104
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261105
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Aid\, trade\, and FDI
DESCRIPTION:Week 11. Aid\, trade\, and FDI. USAID case study: Pharma suppl
 y chains\; the aid-tariff double shock. Memo training: Drill: executive s
 ummary.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w12-1@20261109
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261110
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Migration and remittances
DESCRIPTION:Week 12. Migration and remittances. USAID case study: Cash tra
 nsfers and local economies after the cuts. Memo training: Peer review wor
 kshop.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w12-2@20261111
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Migration and remittances
DESCRIPTION:Week 12. Migration and remittances. USAID case study: Cash tra
 nsfers and local economies after the cuts. Memo training: Peer review wor
 kshop.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w13-1@20261116
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261117
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Culture clashes
DESCRIPTION:Week 13. Culture clashes. USAID case study: Contraceptives\, v
 accines\, and the politics of global health. Memo training: Drill: values
 -conflict memo. Note: (Thanksgiving break follows: no class 11/23–11/27
 ).
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w13-2@20261118
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261119
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Culture clashes
DESCRIPTION:Week 13. Culture clashes. USAID case study: Contraceptives\, v
 accines\, and the politics of global health. Memo training: Drill: values
 -conflict memo. Note: (Thanksgiving break follows: no class 11/23–11/27
 ).
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w14-1@20261130
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261201
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Climate change and aid
DESCRIPTION:Week 14. Climate change and aid. USAID case study: Disaster re
 lief after USAID: Jamaica\, Kenya. Memo training: —. Note: Final exam s
 cheduled during Final Exams Week\, outside class (see below).
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w14-2@20261202
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261203
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Climate change and aid
DESCRIPTION:Week 14. Climate change and aid. USAID case study: Disaster re
 lief after USAID: Jamaica\, Kenya. Memo training: —. Note: Final exam s
 cheduled during Final Exams Week\, outside class (see below).
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:plsc340-w15-1@20261207
DTSTAMP:20260826T195424Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261208
SUMMARY:PLSC 340 — Semester synthesis discussion
DESCRIPTION:Week 15. Semester synthesis discussion. Note: Single session.
LOCATION:219 David Kinley Hall
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