FW: The Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change.
In case any of you haven't seen this yet and may be interested... See below. Pam Pamela S. Chasek, Ph.D. Editor, Earth Negotiations Bulletin IISD Reporting Services 212 East 47th Street #21F New York, NY 10017 USA Tel: +1 212-888-2737- Fax: +1 646 219 0955 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) www.iisd.org IISD Reporting Services - Earth Negotiations Bulletin www.iisd.ca Subscribe for free to our publications http://www.iisd.ca/email/subscribe.htm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brown, Donald A (DEP) Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 8:02 AM To: Climate Change Info Mailing List Subject: The Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change. Most people assume that those interested in the ethical dimensions of climate change focus on the single question of what are human duties to protect plants, animals and humans from climate change, a question very relevant to the issue of setting an atmospheric GHG target. Yet, this is only one of many profound ethical questions entailed by climate change. A collaboration of nine organizations around the world will be holding a side event and a two day meeting on the Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change in Montreal. The side event will take place on Monday, December 5th at 6:00 pm in Room 2. The side event will, among other things, make the case for why ethics needs to be expressly integrated into climate change science and economics because these policy discourses often hide and distort the important ethical questions raised by climate change. The questions that this group will be considering include: 1. Responsibility for Damages: Who is ethically responsible for the consequences of climate change, that is, who is liable for the burdens of: a. preparing for and then responding to climate change (i.e. adaptation) or b. paying for unavoided damages? 2. Atmospheric Targets: What ethical principles should guide the choice of specific climate change policy objectives, including but not limited to, maximum human-induced warming and atmospheric greenhouse gas targets? 3. Allocating GHG Emissions Reductions: What ethical principles should be followed in allocating responsibility among people, organizations, and governments at all levels to prevent ethically intolerable impacts from climate change? 4. Scientific Uncertainty: What is the ethical significance of the need to make climate change decisions in the face of scientific uncertainty? 5. Cost to National Economies: Is the commonly used justification of national cost for delaying or minimizing climate change action ethically justified? 6. Independent Responsibility to Act: Is the commonly used reason for delaying or minimizing climate change action that any nation need not act until others agree on action ethically justifiable? 7. Potential New Technologies: Is the commonly used justification for delaying or minimizing climate change action that new less-costly technologies may be invented in the future ethically justifiable? 8 Procedural Fairness: What principles of procedural justice should be followed to assure fair representation in decision-making? Anyone interested in working on these issues in Montreal or later should contact Don Brown at [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more information on this, the Collaborative Program on the Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change has a website at http://rockethics.psu.edu/climate/index.htm. Donald A. Brown, Esq. Director, Pennsylvania Consortium for Interdisciplinary Environmental Policy, Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State University 717-783-8504, [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to climate-l as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Subscribe to Linkages Update to receive our fortnightly, html-newsletter on what's new in the international environment and sustainable development arena: http://www.iisd.ca/email/subscribe.htm - Archives of Climate-L and Climate-L News are available online at: http://www.iisd.ca/email/climate-L.htm - Archives of Water-L and Water-L News are available online at: http://www.iisd.ca/email/water-L.htm
FW: Faculty Position in International Environmental Policy and Law
FYI. Incredible research facilities on this campus, incredible faculty. What's not to love? wil -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Schneider Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 4:53 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Faculty Position in International Environmental Policy and Law International Environmental Policy and Law Assistant Professor, Tenure Stream MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY JAMES MADISON COLLEGE and the DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE James Madison College (residential undergraduate liberal arts college with an emphasis on public affairs) and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University, seek a colleague in international environmental policy and law with an emphasis on the governance of renewable natural resources especially as it relates to fisheries and wildlife resources. This tenure stream position is a joint academic year appointment to the two units, at the Assistant Professor level. The ideal candidate for this position would have a strong background in biology and be prepared to teach undergraduate and graduate classes in international environmental law. The ability to teach other courses in international relations, including public international law and global governance would be a plus. We would expect the candidate's research interests and graduate course offerings to focus on environmental policy and law, particularly as that relates to the sustainability and use of fisheries, wildlife and water resources globally. This colleague would also be expected to play a major role in the undergraduate specialization in Science, Technology, Environment and Public Policy (http://www.fw.msu.edu/undergraduates/specializations/ STEPPS/index.htm) and in the graduate specialization in Environmental Science and Policy Program (http:// environment.msu.edu). This individual would also actively interact with partner agencies such as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, US Fish and Wildlife Service and Great Lakes Fishery Commission. The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The faculty's cutting-edge theoretical and applied research focuses on natural resource and ecosystem management (for details, see: http://www.fw.msu.edu). James Madison College provides undergraduates a liberal education in public affairs. Students select from three majors, International Relations being the largest. The College is dedicated to the highest standards of excellence in undergraduate teaching and engagement. For more details, see http://www.jmc.msu.edu/. The successful candidate should possess a Ph.D. in an environmentally related public policy discipline or in International Relations, with an emphasis on environmental policy and law. Individuals possessing only a J.D. will not be considered for this position. Applicants should submit a letter describing how their research and teaching interests relate to the research and teaching foci noted above. Supporting materials should include a vita, at least three confidential letters of recommendation, and samples of scholarship and teaching materials. Minority and women candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. The deadline for receipt of applications is December 17, 2005. Completed files should be sent by that date to: International Environmental Policy and Law Search Committee, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1222. Questions about the position should be directed to Dr. Kelly Millenbah (517-353-4802, [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Position to begin August 16, 2006. Late submissions will be considered if a suitable candidate pool is not identified by the deadline. MSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution. Persons with disabilities have the right to request and receive reasonable accommodation.
Compilation of public policy analysis sources.
Dear all, Here's a compilation of people's suggestions... Patton, C. & Sawicki, D. (1993). 2nd. edition Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning (2nd ed.). Prentice Hall. Bardach, E. (2004). The Eight-Step Path of Policy Analysis 2nd. Edition. Berkeley Academic Press. Weimer, David L., and Aidan R. Vining (2004) Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice, 4th edition, Englewoods Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Maarten Hajer and Hendrik Wagenaar's edited volume 'Deliberative Policy Analysis: Understanding governance in the Network Society' (2003), Cambridge University Press. Stokey and Zeckhauser's _A Primer for Policy Analysis_ (Norton, 1978). Clark, Tim W. 2002. The policy process: a practical guide for natural resource professionals. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT. Brewer, Garry D. and Peter deLeon. 1983. The foundations of policy analysis. The Dorsey Press, Chicago. I added the following that were in my EndNote library... Sabatier, Paul A. (Ed.) (1999) Theories of the Policy Process, Boulder, CO, Westview Press. Howlett, Michael y M. Ramesh (1995), Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems, Toronto, Oxford University Press. Schneider, Anne Larason y Helen Ingram (1997), Policy Design for Democracy, Wichita, KN, University Press of Kansas. Thank you all for your suggestions - I wonder whether we could post this somewhere on the web so that in the future it can be read. Warmest regards, Raul
RE: Public policy analysis sources
Raul, Not unrelated at all! I can't wait to see everyone's responses. I especially like the following qualitative analytical texts: Clark, Tim W. 2002. The policy process: a practical guide for natural resource professionals. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT. Brewer, Garry D. and Peter deLeon. 1983. The foundations of policy analysis. The Dorsey Press, Chicago. I use Clark annually in my advanced (i.e., senior) undergraduate environmental policy seminar. Cheers, Rich -- Richard L. Wallace Director, Environmental Studies Program Ursinus College P.O. Box 1000 Collegeville, PA 19426 (610) 409-3730 (610) 409-3660 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Raul Pacheco [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 6:25 PM To: GEP-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: Public policy analysis sources Dear all, I am aware that many of you may think this is as a totally unrelated question but here it goes anyway. I am looking for relevant sources in public policy analysis. Particularly I want my students to understand the different policy analysis tools of the trade. I would appreciate if anyone could direct me towards basic-yet-key sources. I am happy to post a compilation if desired by the list-serv members. Thanks in advance, Raul
Re: Public policy analysis sources
Raul, One classic that immediately comes to mind is: Eugene Bardach (2000), A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving, New York: Seven Bridges Press. Jörg Raul Pacheco wrote: Dear all, I am aware that many of you may think this is as a totally unrelated question but here it goes anyway. I am looking for relevant sources in public policy analysis. Particularly I want my students to understand the different policy analysis tools of the trade. I would appreciate if anyone could direct me towards basic-yet-key sources. I am happy to post a compilation if desired by the list-serv members. Thanks in advance, Raul
