PUBPOL 590S-09
How Cities Make Policy
A topic section of PUBPOL 590S, Advanced Topics in Public Policy
Matthew S. Johnson
Description from DukeHub
Selected topics. Seminar version of Public Policy Studies 590.
Skills
- policy and lawtitle: "policy"
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "policy"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 18 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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