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1 Politics of the Environment Winter 2018 Syllabus updated 1/15/18 Heather Hodges, please include POE in all subject lines Lectures: T/R 5:00 6:15, North Hall 1006 Office Hours: Wednesday 9:30 11:30 and by appointment, Bren Hall 4522 Amanda Brush, Sections: M 12:00, 1:00, 2:00 Office Hours: Thursday 10:00 12:00, Ellison 2808 Geoff Henderson, ghenderson@umail.ucsb.edu Sections: M 3:00, 4:00, W 6:00 Office Hours: Wednesday 3:00 5:00, Ellison 2830 Course Objectives You will be able to answer the question: What drives environmental policy outcomes? o You will be able to clearly articulate the politics of local, state, and national environmental issues. It s all coupled you will understand how the nature (technical, scientific, biological, etc.) of environmental issues interact with features of the political system to shape environmental policy and management outcomes Echo the stakeholder you will be able to identify who the actors are, what are their goals, and analyze the relationship of actors within the substructure as well as across You will produce evidence focused arguments through a variety of mediums You will master a number of skills that will make you a stronger communicator Materials Gauchospace: If something is posted here you are responsible for it Lecture: (10%) We hope to see you there. You can anticipate for lecture to follow a non-traditional format, with about 2/3 of the class dedicated to me talking at you and the other 1/3 for mini group activities and class discussion. There will be material discussed in lecture that does not show up on the power-point slides. It s through the in-class exercises that you will master the material. NO LAPTOPS students with special circumstances can speak with me about using their laptop in the front row only We will take attendance through 10 activities, not announced in advance Lecture slides (with minimal text) will be posted online We will occasionally conduct polls/questions in lecture, Socrative, login as a student, the classroom is HODGES9865 Section: (7% quantity of attendance, 3% quality of attendance) This is mandatory. You have one excused absence in section for the quarter. This will be the most important time for you to understand particular themes and topics as well as make connections between other material and work on your group projects.

2 Readings: On average there will be four readings per week, two academic and others from popular press (these will be posted on a weekly basis to include current events). Take notes on these readings BEFORE coming to class. We will talk about many of these during class; readings not discussed may be used in your midterms. The supplementary readings may help you better understand particular concepts, but are not required. Know the research question, theoretical background, methodology, findings, and conclusions from each (why, how, what). Consider how the readings and lecture material relate? Does the evidence agree? Does it conflict? Why are you being asked to read it? How does the reading related to other cases or concepts in the class? Mighty Networks: (3% bonus) Participation is voluntary. We re going to try this new tool as a means of generating discussion around course concepts outside of class. This is a great way for you to share interesting media with one another and discuss themes, topics, etc. throughout the quarter. Become a member (1% bonus) Join now Participate (2% bonus) share, post, discuss at least 1 time before each midterm Group project: (40%) During the first section you will be divided into groups of three and assigned to one of several topics. Your goal is to explain your case through one of the main themes discussed in class. The angle is up to you, but must be supported by primary evidence (i.e. data). The project will be broken into deliverables. For each of the following, you will turn in one item per group. Additional guidelines for each deliverable will be posted in Gauchospace. Group project plan: (10%) due 2/2 Tableau figure: (5%) due 2/23 Peer review of outline and draft op-ed: (5%) in section weeks 7 & 8, submit with op-ed In class presentations: (audience votes, expert panel votes, winners each receive $10 gift card) Op-Ed: (20%) due 3/21 Exams: (40%) These are written, in class exams. The exam will combine a series of short answer questions with 2 essay questions. You are responsible for anything discussed in lecture or the assigned readings/media. Some questions will ask you to apply your knowledge to a new case. Midterm 1 2/15 Midterm 2 3/15 Assessment Participation: (20%) Lecture and section Exams: (40%) Group Project: (40%)

3 Don t forget Plagiarism: Good reading, research, and citation habits are a must for mastering this course. We will rely extensively on evidence from other scholarly work to justify our arguments. When doing so it is necessary to cite or give credit to any results or ideas that are not original. It is always better to be safe than sorry, so cite, cite, cite. Even if you are not directly quoting something and have instead paraphrased the information you must still cite it. In the group project, your citations may come in the form of links to original evidence, as you would see in a New York Times piece, for example. If you use an idea or a fact without attribution, you are plagiarizing someone else s work. Plagiarism and cheating are violations of academic integrity. As specified by UCSB s academic conduct policy, such violations will result in disciplinary actions, including referral to judicial affairs. Plagiarism is submitting a piece of work which in part or in whole is not entirely the student s own work without attributing those same portions to their correct source. For examples of plagiarism and how to avoid it, see this flyer. For more information on UCSB s policies, go here. Please do not plagiarize or cheat, it s not worth it. Accommodations If you d like to request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Disabled Students Program. Additional Requests I will check my from the hours of 8 am - 5 pm and am generally not available on weekends. Please come see me in person, before or after lecture, during office hours, or at another scheduled time. You can expect to hear back from me with an within 24 hours.

4 1/23 2 Congress Group assignments Date Week Theme Section & Readings Assignments Due 1/16/17 1 Introductions, Syllabus, No sections Oren, Craig N "Is the Clean Air Act at a Crossroads?" Environmental Law 40: The Here and Now Andreen, William L "Water Quality Today-Has the Clean Water Act Been a Success?" Ala. L. 1/18 Rev. 55: Rodgers, William H "The Seven Statutory Wonders of Us Environmental Law: Origins and Morphology." Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 27: Trump s first 100 days (also see Ringquist, E. J., et al. (2013). "Campaign Promises, Democratic Governance, and Environmental Policy in the U.S. Congress." Policy Studies Journal 41(2): Tanger, Shaun M., David N. Laband, and Peng Zeng "Party Polarization: Congressional Divergence on Environmental Policy from " Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research 3: Vandeweerdt, C., et al. (2016). "Climate voting in the US Congress: the power of public concern." Environmental Politics 25(2): /25 The Presidency Tackling an Klyza, Christopher McGrory, and David J. Sousa. American Environmental Policy, Beyond Gridlock, academic paper revised edition. Cambridge: MIT Press, Chapter 4. "National Monuments, Roadless Forests, and Aging Electric Utilities: Executive Policymaking through Statutory Discretion and Rulemaking" Harmon, D., et al. (2006). The Antiquities Act: A Century of American Archaeology, Historic Preservation, and Nature Conservation. Tuscon, AZ, University of Arizona Press. Pp ; David M. Konisky, Neal D. Woods Environmental Policy, Federalism, and the Obama Presidency. Publius 46 (3): /30 3 The Courts Salzman, J. and J. B. Ruhl (2009). "Who s Number One? The Most Significant Cases in Environmental Interviewing Law." Environmental Forum 26: Green, David S "Massachusetts V. Epa without Massachusetts: Private Party Standing in Climate Change Litigation." Environs: Envtl. L. & Pol'y J. 36: [Pages 44 53] 2/1 Cities & States Rabe, Barry G., and Christopher P. Borick Carbon Taxation and Policy Labeling: Experience from American States and Canadian Provinces. Review of Policy Research 29 (3): Hansjürgens, Bernd "Markets for SO2 and NOx What Can We Learn for Carbon Trading?" Group project plan due 2/2* *All assignments (except op-ed) are due on Friday by 5:00 pm, submitted through Gauchospace Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 2: Schmalensee, Richard, and Robert Stavins "The So2 Allowance Trading System: The Ironic History of a Grand Policy Experiment." (1-19)

5 Date Week Theme Section & Readings Assignments Due 2/6/17 4 Regulation Tableau Gray, Wayne B., and Jay P. Shimshack "The Effectiveness of Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement: A Review of the Empirical Evidence." Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 5: /8 Management Donovan, G.H. and Brown, T.C., Be careful what you wish for: the legacy of Smokey Bear. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 5(2), pp Dellasala, D.A., Williams, J.E., Williams, C.D. and Franklin, J.F., Beyond smoke and mirrors: a synthesis of fire policy and science. Conservation Biology, 18(4), pp Busenberg, G., Wildfire management in the United States: The evolution of a policy failure. Review of policy research, 21(2), pp /13 5 Midterm review Group work 2/15 MIDTERM 1 2/20 6 Interest Groups No sections Meyer, J. M. (2008). "Populism, paternalism and the state of environmentalism in the US." Environmental Politics 17(2): Grossmann, Matt. "Environmental Advocacy in Washington: A Comparison with Other Interest Groups." Environmental Politics 15, no. 4 (2006/08/ ): Vanderheiden, S. (2008). "Radical environmentalism in an age of antiterrorism." Environmental Politics 17(2): /22 Communication Figure due 2/23* Boykoff, M. T. (2013). "Public Enemy No. 1?" American Behavioral Scientist 57(6): Maibach, Edward, Anthony Leiserowitz, Sara Cobb, Michael Shank, Kim M. Cobb, and Jay Gulledge "The Legacy of Climategate: Undermining or Revitalizing Climate Science and Policy?". Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 3: *All assignments (except op-ed) are due on Friday by 5:00 pm, submitted through Gauchospace

6 Date Week Theme 2/27/17 3/1 7 Public Opinion Justice Bren group guest lecture Section & Assignments Due Peer review - outline Readings 3/6 Presentations Rnd. 1 Peer review - 8 3/8 Presentations Rnd. 2 draft 3/13 Midterm Review 9 Group work 3/15 MIDTERM 2 Finals 10 Op-Ed Due 5/21* *All assignments (except op-ed)are due on Friday by 5:00 pm, submitted through Gauchospace McNie, E. C. (2007). "Reconciling the supply of scientific information with user demands: an analysis of the problem and review of the literature." Environmental Science & Policy 10(1): Carmichael, J. T. and R. J. Brulle (2016). "Elite cues, media coverage, and public concern: an integrated path analysis of public opinion on climate change, " Environmental Politics: Owen, A. L., et al. (2012). "Heat Waves, Droughts, and Preferences for Environmental Policy." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 31(3): Guber, D. L. (2013). "A Cooling Climate for Change? Party Polarization and the Politics of Global Warming." American Behavioral Scientist 57(1): Dunlap, Riley E., Aaron M. McCright, and Jarrod H. Yarosh "The Political Divide on Climate Change: Partisan Polarization Widens in the U.S." Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development no. 58 (5):4-23 Eckerd, A., Kim, Y. and Campbell, H. E. (2017), Community Privilege and Environmental Justice: An Agent- Based Analysis. Review of Policy Research, 34: doi: /ropr Liang, Jiaqi "The Shadow of the Politics of Deservedness? The Implications of Group-Centric Policy Context for Environmental Policy Implementation Inequalities in the United States." Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory no. 26 (3): doi: /jopart/muv027. Konisky, David M "The Limited Effects of Federal Environmental Justice Policy on State Enforcement." Policy Studies Journal no. 37 (3): doi: /j x. Teodoro, Manuel P., Mellie Haider, and David Switzer "U.S. Environmental Policy Implementation on Tribal Lands: Trust, Neglect, and Justice." Policy Studies Journal:n/a-n/a. doi: /psj.12187

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