Let's Shutdown the Government: An Instructional Game.
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| Title: | Let's Shutdown the Government: An Instructional Game. |
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| Authors: | Buehlmann, Michelle M.1 Michelle.Buehlmann@UND.edu |
| Source: | Journal of Political Science Education. Oct-Dec2025, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p739-749. 11p. |
| Subject Terms: | Government shutdown, Brinkmanship, Federal budgets, Public administration, Public officers |
| Abstract: | This article presents an instructional game that posits government shutdowns as the crisis in a negotiation strategy, commonly called brinkmanship. The Shutdown Game can be used to supplement the study of national budgeting in undergraduate political science and public administration courses. This game presents shutdowns as a tool to foster acquiescence and relies on the assumption that elected officials benefit when their actions align with public preferences. The Shutdown Game facilitates the students' understanding of the national budget and government shutdowns. The author found the game to be an effective instructional tool and hopes that it may prove valuable to others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This article presents an instructional game that posits government shutdowns as the crisis in a negotiation strategy, commonly called brinkmanship. The Shutdown Game can be used to supplement the study of national budgeting in undergraduate political science and public administration courses. This game presents shutdowns as a tool to foster acquiescence and relies on the assumption that elected officials benefit when their actions align with public preferences. The Shutdown Game facilitates the students' understanding of the national budget and government shutdowns. The author found the game to be an effective instructional tool and hopes that it may prove valuable to others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 15512169 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15512169.2024.2421193 |
