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Nicholas School of the Environment

Duke Environmental Leadership Program

ENV 464 Environmental Law and Policy

Course Syllabus, Fall 2013

Course Instructor: Teaching Assistant:

Deborah Rigling Gallagher Tabitha Vigliotti

deb.gallagher@duke.edu tagbitha.vigliotti@duke.edu

Phone: 919-613-8138

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Course Description

Competency in environmental policy analysis is built upon an understanding of policy frameworks, policy analysis tools and the policy instruments that are applied to address environmental problems. This course seeks to expand student knowledge by considering how environmental problems can be examined through the lenses of policy models such as multiple streams and the advocacy coalition framework. Students are offered opportunities to practice the craft of policy analysis by constructing policy analysis criteria matrices and drafting policy memos. Policy tools such as market-based instruments, voluntary environmental programs, non-state market driven governance systems and international agreements are examined through readings and case study discussions. Considerations of the attributes of environmental policy leadership, both individually and programmatically are woven throughout the course. The course culminates in a focused study of environmental justice, in which knowledge about policy models, analysis tools and policy instruments is applied to puzzle over how this particularly wicked and intractable environmental problem may be addressed.

Course Materials

1. Stone, Deborah (2012). The Policy Paradox, 3rd edition, New York: W.W. Noonan & Co.

2. Bardach, Eugene. 2005. A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis, 3rd edition,

Washington, DC: CQ Press.

3. Layzer, Judith. (2011). The Environmental Case: Translating Values into Policy, 3rd edition, Washington, D.C.: CQ Press [Layzer]

4. Individual Course Readings on Sakai Course Website

Course Requirements

Students will participate in on-line discussions of environmental cases. Case discussion topics will be posted to the course bulletin board. A series of questions will be posted to spur our discussions. All students are expected to participate in each discussion.

Student teams will develop a policy analysis matrix to be used in analyzing policy options for addressing problems inherent in the New England fisheries crisis. The matrix, which should present evaluative criteria and show how they are applied to analyze the problem, is due on September 12.

Students will write a 2-page policy memo on a voluntary environmental program (VEP) policy. Memos should be concise, contain no hyperbole or jargon, use active voice and adhere to appropriate policy memo format. Broadly, memos will focus on three areas: problem definition, policy alternatives analysis and recommendation. The memo is due on October 20th.

Students will write a short (5-page, double-spaced) paper applying the advocacy coalition framework (ACF) or multiple streams model to examine an international environmental policy problem. The paper should describe the environmental problem and explain how the ACF or multiple streams policy framework can be applied to increase understanding of the problem, explain roles of policy actors and describe the governance contexts in which it resides. The paper is due on November 17.

At the end of the semester, during our Washington, DC based leadership session, student teams will present case studies of place-based environmental justice problems. Case studies may describe domestic or international settings in which issues of distributional or procedural injustice are present. Case study write-ups are due on December 12. Student groups will present their case studies on December 13 in Washington, DC.

Grades in this course will be based on:

|Requirement |Percent of Grade |Due Date |

|Discussion board participation |25% |throughout |

|Group Policy Analysis Matrix |15% |September 12 |

|Policy Analysis Memo |15% |October 20 |

|Policy Framework Application Paper |15% |November 17 |

|Group Environmental Justice Case Study (write-up) |15% |December 12 |

|Group Environmental Justice Case Study (Presentation) |15% |December 13 |

Course Communication

This course is designed so that we will learn from the “experts” and from each other. In addition to reading articles about environmental policy analysis models and instruments we will engage in regularly scheduled, lively discussions of environmental policy cases. It is very important for all students to actively participate in these discussions. One quarter of each student’s grade is based on participation in on-line class discussions.

I will post announcements on the course blackboard site on a regular basis. Students should e-mail me with questions you may have about lectures or readings and I will work hard to respond within 48 hours. Finally, we will have weekly one-and a half hour class meetings.

A note on late assignments

Please let me know in advance, if you will not be able to complete an assignment on time, and we can negotiate an alternative timeframe. If I don’t hear from you, the assignment will be considered late and receive a lower grade, one-half grade per 24-hour day late.

Academic Integrity: All activities of Nicholas School students, including those in this course, are governed by the Duke Community Standard.

The Duke Community Standard

Duke University is a community of scholars and learners, committed to the principles of honesty, trustworthiness, fairness, and respect for others. Students share with faculty and staff the responsibility for promoting a climate of integrity. As citizens of this community, students are expected to adhere to these fundamental values at all times, in both their academic and non-academic endeavors.

The Pledge: Students affirm their commitment to uphold the values of the Duke University community by signing a pledge that states:

I will not lie, cheat, or steal in my academic endeavors, nor will I accept the actions of those who do. I will conduct myself responsibly and honorably in all my activities as a Duke student.

NOTE: Please affix this pledge to all assignments, and initial.

Course Outline

Section I: Environmental Policy Analysis Frameworks (on-campus session August 21-22)

Module 1: Introduction to Course: Policy paradoxes, multiple streams and advocacy coalitions.

Module 2: Case Discussion: The Nation Tackles Pollution

Section II: Environmental Policy Analysis Tools

Module 3: Multi-Criteria Analysis, Case: Jobs Vs. The Environment (August 26-September 8)

Module 4: Writing Policy Memos, Case: Crisis and Recovery in the New England Fisheries (September 9-22)

Assignment: Group Multi-Criteria Matrix Application

Section III: Environmental Policy Instruments

Module 5: Voluntary Environmental Programs, Case: Can Voluntary Environmental Regulation Work in Developing Countries? (September 23-October 6)

Module 6: Market-Based Instruments, Case: Market Based Solutions: Acid Rain and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, (October 7-10, 16-20)

Fall Break: October 11-16

Module 7: Non-State Market Driven Governance, Case: Buyer Be Fair: The Promise of Product Certification (October 21-November 3)

Assignment: Individual Policy Analysis Memo

Module 8: International Policy Regimes, Case: Climate Change: The Challenges of International Policymaking (November 4-17)

Assignment: Individual Policy Analysis Framework Application Paper

Module 9: Environmental Justice, Case: Community Activism and Environmental Justice: The Dudley Street Environmental Initiative (November 18-25, 26 -December 13)

Thanksgiving Break: November 26-29

Environmental Justice Case Study Presentations (December 12-13, Washington, DC)

Assignment: Group Environmental Justice Case Study Write-Up and Presentation

Detailed Course Schedule: Readings and Assignments

|DATE |MODULE |READINGS |

|Section I |Introduction and Overview | |

|August 21 |1: Introduction to Course, |Stone, Deborah (2012). The Policy Paradox, 3rd edition, New York: W.W. |

|8:30-10 |Multiple Streams, advocacy |Noonan & Co. |

| |coalitions and punctuated |[SKIM ALL] |

| |equilibrium | |

| | |Multiple streams: Brunner, S. (2008). Understanding Policy Change: |

| | |Multiple Streams and Emissions Trading in Germany. Global Environmental|

| | |Change. 18, pp. 501-507. |

| | | |

| | |Advocacy Coalition Framework: Albright, E.A. (2011). Policy Change and|

| | |Learning in Response to Extreme Flood Events in Hungary: An Advocacy |

| | |Coalition Approach. The Policy Studies Journal, 39:3, pp. 485-511 |

|August 22 |2: Case Discussion |Introduction: Defining Problems in US Environmental Politics, Chapter |

|10-11:30 | |1, pages 1-27, Layzer |

| | | |

| | |Case: The Nation Tackles Pollution: The Environmental Protection Agency|

| | |and the Clean Air and Water Acts. Chapter 2, pages 28-55, Layzer |

|Section II |Environmental Policy Analysis | |

| |Tools | |

|August 26 -September 8 |3: Multi-Criteria Analysis |Bardach, E. (2005). A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis. Second |

| | |Edition. Washington, DC: CQ Press. |

| | | |

| | |Weimer, A.R. & Vining, D.L. (1999). Landing on Your Feet: How to |

| | |Confront Policy Problems. Chapter 10, pp. 253-310 in Policy Analysis: |

| | |Concepts and Practice, 3rd edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: |

| | |Prentice Hall. |

| | | |

| | |Case: The God Squad and the Case of the Northern Spotted Owl (Bullfrog |

| | |Films - 57:00) |

|September 9-September 22|4: Writing Policy Memos |Bardach, E. (2005). A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis. Second |

| | |Edition. Washington, DC: CQ Press. |

| | | |

| | |O’ Hare, M. (2004). Rhetoric: Memo to My Students. Journal of Policy |

| | |Analysis and Management, 23:2, pp. 365 – 375. |

| | | |

| | |Case: Crisis and Recovery in the New England Fisheries, Chapter 9, pp. |

| | |240-269, Layzer |

|September 12 |Group Policy Analysis Matrix |Due @ 12AM EST |

|Section III |Environmental Policy Instruments | |

|September 23 – October 6|5: Voluntary Environmental |Required Readings |

| |Programs |Borck, J.C. and Coglianese, C. (2009). Voluntary Environmental |

| | |Programs: An Assessment. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, |

| | |34, pp 305–324. |

| | | |

| | |Prakash, A. & Potoski, M. (2012) Voluntary Environmental Programs: A |

| | |Comparative Perspective. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, |

| | |31:1, pp. 123-128 |

| | | |

| | |Optional Readings |

| | |Gallagher, D. R. & Weinthal, E. (2012). Business-State Relations and |

| | |the Environment: The Evolving Role of Corporate Social Responsibility, |

| | |Chapter 6, pp. 143-170 in Comparative Environmental Politics, edited by|

| | |P. Steinberg & S. Van Deveer. Boston, MIT Press. |

| | | |

| | |Steelman, T.A. and Rivera, J. (2006). Voluntary Environmental Programs |

| | |in the United States: Whose Interests are Served?, Organization and |

| | |Environment, 19:2, pp.505-526. |

| | | |

| | |Case: Blackman, A. (2008). Can Voluntary Environmental Regulation Work |

| | |in Developing Countries? Lessons from Case Studies. Policy Studies |

| | |Journal 36:1, pp.119–41. |

|October 11-15 |Fall Break | |

|October 7-10, October |6: Market-Based Approaches |Levin, P., & Espeland, W. N. (2002). “Pollution Futures: |

|16-20 | |Commensuration, Commodification and the Market for Air”, Chapter 5, |

| | |pages 119-150 in Organizations, Policy and the Natural Environment: |

| | |Institutional and Strategic Perspectives, Hoffman, A.J & M.J. Ventresca|

| | |(eds). Stanford: Stanford University Press. |

| | | |

| | |Case: Market-Based Solutions: Acid Rain and the Clean Air Act |

| | |Amendments of 1990. Chapter 14, pp. 414-446, Layzer |

|October 20 |Policy Analysis Memo |Due @ 12AM EST |

|October 21 - November 3 |7: Non-State Market Driven |Bernstein, S. & Cashore, B. (2007). Can non-state global governance be |

| |Governance Systems |legitimate? An analytical framework. Regulation & Governance 1:4, pp. |

| | |1-25. |

| | | |

| | |Cashore, B. (2002). Legitimacy and the Privatization of Environmental |

| | |Governance: How Non State Market-Driven (NSMD) Governance Systems Gain |

| | |Rule Making Authority. Governance 15:4, pp. 503-529. |

| | | |

| | |Case: Buyer Be Fair: The Promise of Product Certification |

| | |(Movie—Bullfrog Films – 57:00) |

|November 4-17 |8: International Policy Regimes |Selin, H. & Van DeVeer, S. (2010), Global Climate Change: Kyoto and |

| | |Beyond, Chapter 12 in Environmental Policy: New Directions for the |

| | |Twenty First Century (7th edition). Washington, D.C.: CQ Press |

| | | |

| | |Chasek, P., Downie, D.L. & J.W. Brown. (2010). Effective Environmental |

| | |Regimes: Obstacles and Opportunities, Chapter 6, pp. 271-318 in Global |

| | |Environmental Politics. 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: Westview Press. |

| | | |

| | |Case: Climate Change: The Challenge of Formulating International |

| | |Environmental Policies, Chapter 10, pp. 269-307, Layzer |

|November 17 |Policy Framework Application Paper|DUE @ 12AM EST |

|Nov. 26-29 |Thanksgiving Break | |

|November 18-25, November|9: Environmental Justice |Required Readings |

|30-December 13 | |Fredericks, S.E. (2011). Monitoring Environmental Justice. |

| | |Environmental Justice, 4:1, pp. 63-69. |

| | | |

| | |Mohai, P., Pellow, D. & J.T. Roberts. (2009) Environmental Justice. |

| | |Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 34, pp. 405-430 |

| | | |

| | |Ringquist, Evan J. (2006). Environmental Justice: Normative Concerns, |

| | |Empirical Evidence and Government Action. Chapter 13 in Environmental |

| | |Policy: New Directions for the Twenty First Century (6th edition). |

| | |Washington, D.C.: CQ Press |

| | | |

| | |Optional Readings |

| | |Kaswan, A. (2009). Justice in a Warming World. The Environmental Forum,|

| | |July/August 2009, pp. 48-70. |

| | | |

| | |Miranda, M.L., Hastings, D. A. Aldy, J. E. & W. H. Schlesinger. (2011).|

| | |The Environmental Justice Dimensions of Climate Change. Environmental |

| | |Justice, 4:1, pp. 17-25. |

| | | |

| | |Schroeder, R., St. Martin, K., Wilson, B. & Sen, D. (2008). Third World|

| | |Environmental Justice, Society and Natural Resources, 21, pp. 547-555 |

| | | |

| | |The Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights. |

| | |(2010). The Relationship Between Climate Change and Human Rights. |

| | |Chapter 29, pp. 338-351 in Conca, K. & Dabelko, G.D., Green Planet |

| | |Blues (4th edition), Philadelphia. PA: Westview Press. |

| | | |

| | |Case: Community Activism and Environmental Justice: The Dudley Street |

| | |Environmental Initiative, Chapter 4, pp. 83-108, Layzer |

|December 13 |Group Environmental Justice Case |Due @ 12 AM EST |

| |Study Write-Up | |

|December 13 |Group Environmental Justice Case |In Class |

| |Study Presentation | |

Videos

Environmental Justice:

Earth Day 2009: Do environmental rights= human rights? [11:32]



Sheila Watt-Cloutier on Climate Change and Human Rights [10:18]



The Quest for Environmental Justice: Human Rights (Robert Bullard) [52:01]



Environmental Justice for Somalia (EJS) [13:51]



Chester Environmental Justice [8:59]



Love Canal with Lois Gibbs: Part I [10:15]



The Bhopal Chemical Disaster: Twenty Years without Justice [16:09]



Mamtaz' story: The fight for climate justice in the Bay of Bengal [5:53]



Wangari Maathai Tribute Film [6:52]



Momentum 2011: Majora Carter [38:39]



Can’t Stop the Water: Trailer [3:58]



Voluntary Programs:

United Nations Global Compact [4:39]



Climate Leaders Partners Speech [2:04]



Responsible Care [1:59]



Emissions Trading Programs:

The End of the SO2 Trading Program [11:17]



The Emissions Trading System in EU [10:23]



International Policy Regimes:

Ozone agreement reached in Montreal [2:19]



Climate Change: Lessons from the Montreal Protocol [4:08]



Why the Kyoto Protocol Failed and a New Way Forward [8:01]



Bali climate summit final plenary: selected statements [10:00]



USRIO+2.0 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development [3:35]



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