(previously Administrative Transparency)

This course will address historical and current issues surrounding the concepts, theories, practices, and impacts of open government. A critical perspective on governmental transparency, accountability, and participation policies and reforms is presented. Students will learn the theory and art around accessing government information to inform their careers in government or nonprofit organizations. Students will be critical consumers of government information considering issues of politics, ethics, and inclusion to better understand what information is, and is not, readily available to them.