Collective bargaining and grievance exercises will be conducted. Examines the major issues, actors, and policies in the area of natural resources. Examines aspects of environmental regulatory politics and policy. Topics examined include the politics of regulation, pollution and energy policy, and intergovernmental environmental management. Examines the role of science and scientists in the formation of U.S. environmental policy making.
Special attention is given to the tension between elite and democratic forms of decision making.
Examines the major issues, actors, and policies affecting the public lands of the United States. Special attention to the processes, institutions, and organizations which influence how public land policy is made. This course covers the powers and responsibilities of elected and appointed executives in the public sector. Concepts examined in the class include leadership and management, executive roles, management theories and styles, relationships with the separate branches of government and other actors in the political environment. The unique position of the executive between politics and administration and the relevant activities in policy formation through implementation form the basis of discussion.