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POLS 4250 - Environmental and Climate Change Politics and Policy

Examines the institutional context and political dynamics of environmental policy-making in the United States. Topics include public support for environmental protection; the role of science in the policy process; the major actors and avenues of influence; and current policy issues.

Requisites: Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to categorize the actors involved in environmental politics and be able to explain the significance of ‘astroturf’ groups.
  • Students will be able to critically analyze public opinion data, and be able to explain the difference between salience and support for environmental protection.
  • Students will be able to discuss the concept of paradigms, and be able to explain how an understanding of competing paradigms provides an important lens for understanding environmental politics.
  • Students will be able to discuss the role of science in the policy process including identifying Brownlash tactics and their effect on public support and policy-making.
  • Students will be able to identify and discuss the key action channels in environmental politics, and be able to explain the critical role of the administrative action channel in environmental politics.


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