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Susan Hoffmann
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Director of the Institute of Government and Politics Associate Professor 3414 Friedmann Hall (269) 387-5692 Personal Web site |
Susan Hoffmann received a PhD in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1998 and a Masters degree in Urban Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1978. She studies and teaches the policy process, public administration and urban politics. Publications include Politics and Banking: Ideas, Public Policy and the Creation of Financial Institutions (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001) and articles in Public Budgeting and Finance and Public Administration Review. Her current research is on government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) generally and the transformation underway in the Federal Home Loan Bank System in particular. As a former practicing city planner, Dr. Hoffmann has held positions in capital budgeting, neighborhood planning, housing rehabilitation, and economic development.