Professor James Thurber and Bryce Harlow Foundation President Linda Dooley meet at a recent CCPS event. The Bryce Harlow Foundation is a major contributor to the Bryce Harlow Workshop on Ethics and Lobbying.
Weekend Workshops
Fall 2009
The Use of the Internet in Advocacy Campaigns
The Art and Craft of Lobbying
Instructor: Alan Rosenblatt
October 10 & October 17
No president will ever be elected again without an Internet strategy, and the odds of being elected for other offices without an Internet strategy are slim. Thanks to YouTube, two senators lost their elections in 2006. Mobile phones and the social web are being used to organize mass protests. Bloggers took down former CBS anchor Dan Rather and former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. Clearly, the world of political and issue campaigns has changed in the digital age. In this course students explore new strategies possible in a networked world and learn what it takes to be a digital political strategist.
Grassroots Lobbying
The Art and Craft of Lobbying
Instructor: Jack Bonner
October 24 & October 31
This weekend workshop is designed to teach the craft of grassroots lobbying as practiced in Washington, D.C. Emphasis is on the detailed strategies and applications of grassroots lobbying. Students are exposed to the latest developments in the field with practicing lobbyists and gain practical grassroots skills.
Strategy, Theme, and Message
Advanced Studies in Campaign Management
Instructor: Carol Whitney
October 31 & November 14
This course focuses on crafting an effective campaign strategy, theme, and message. Through presentations by experienced political strategists, exercises, and a hands-on project in strategy and message development, students are exposed to the art and techniques of developing a winning strategy and message in today's rapidly changing political environment.
Spring 2010
Survey Research
Advanced Studies in Campaign Management
Instructor: Candice Nelson
February 10 & February 24
This course will offer students a practical overview of the use of survey research in political campaigns. The course will cover basic methodology, sample selection and stratification, questionnaire development and analysis, and the practical use of polling and quantitative data in message development on a political campaign. Students will emerge from the class with a basic understanding of how political polling works and how it impacts a winning campaign.
Managing Advocacy Campaigns
The Art and Craft of Lobbying
Instructor: Patrick Griffin
February 27 & March 6
This course will examine the critical elements necessary for organizing and managing advocacy campaigns. It will explore internal factors that impact an organization's ability to succeed in highly charged political environments. Presentations and discussions will examine advocacy campaign dynamics with respect to setting strategic policy objectives, securing essential resources, establishing management roles, recruiting the professional team, and developing internal and external communication processes. Particular attention will be paid to how these elements interact to inhibit or foster a successful campaign.
Bryce Harlow Workshop on Ethics and Lobbying
The Art and Craft of Lobbying
Instructor: James Thurber
March 13 & March 20
This course will explore the legal, personal, and professional ethics of lobbying. We will discuss and analyze the transcendent issues of values, the law, conflicts of interest, the foundation of ethics, and the meaning of integrity in political advocacy. Support for the workshop comes from the Bryce Harlow Foundation.
Running for Office
Advanced Studies in Campaign Management
Instructor: Candice Nelson and Kevin Malecek
March 27 & April 10
This course will examine the decision-making process to become a candidate, the rigors of a campaign, and the benefits and potential pitfalls that can befall one that chooses public service. Through discussions and presentations with successful and unsuccessful candidates and the political professionals that guide them, students will examine themselves to determine if they have what it takes to run, while exploring numerous real-life scenarios of happenings in a candidate's life.
AU students should see their academic adviser for information on enrolling in the institutes. There are also a limited number of seats available to non-AU students to participate in the institutes. For more enrollment information and fees, please click here.
