Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 January 2007
Stephen Colbert's provocative claims offer a starting point to consider whether and how to broaden the international perspective within undergraduate public policy courses and curriculum. This article discusses whether an absence of international perspectives within public policy courses should be a concern, considers an alternative framework for incorporating a broader international perspective into an introduction to public policy course, and identifies potential assignments and pedagogical tools.I wish to thank Karen Mossberger and Frank Lebo for their help in pulling together information used in this paper.