Proseminar in Public Policy & Administration
Integrating Science and Policy: The Case of Marine Protected Areas
California State University
Northridge
Spring 2010
Dr. Matthew
Cahn
Professor
Department
of Political Science
California State
University Northridge
18111
Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8254
matthew.cahn@csun.edu
(818) 677-4797
Course
Overview
This proseminar will introduce
students to an advanced area of public policy and administration.
Specifically, we will examine the difficulty presented by highly
technical policy questions. Many observers note that it is quite
difficult to integrate science and policy. This because science is
inherently empirical, and policy -- in a democratic environment --
is inherently normative. There are, however, several processes that
have developed which help to mitigate this tension.
We will examine several approaches, including rulemaking, negotiated rulemaking and other stakeholder processes, policy analysis, and strategic regulatory planning.
The course is conducted as a seminar -- that is, the course will survive on the contributions of seminar participants. Each participant is expected to come to class ready to critically analyze the reading and prepared to add to the ongoing class discussion. The extent to which you bring your insights and analysis into the discussion will define the richness of the discussion. Course requirements include active class participation, a midterm exam, a seminar paper, and a final. All class meetings are mandatory. If you must miss a class, please meet with instructor for alternative assignment.
Since verbal communication is the keystone to public administration, students are required to complete a 15-18 page research paper using appropriate format and documentation. We will speak exhaustively about this in class. Finally, students will present their papers orally for the entire class.
Required Texts
The Republican War
on Science
Chris Mooney -- Basic Books (August 28, 2006)
The Fifth Branch:
Science Advisers as Policymakers
Sheila Jasanoff -- Harvard University Press (August 19, 1998)
Rulemaking: How
Government Agencies Write Law and Make Policy
Kerwin -- CQ Press; 3rd Edition (February 21, 2003)
Course Reading Online:
Negotiated Rulemaking
Negotiated Rulemaking Factsheet (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/ogcadr01/factsheetregneg.pdf
Negotiated Rulemaking Act
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/laws/negotiated-rulemaking/
"Negotiated Rulemaking in Practice" (1985) (CSUN Login Required)Coglianese: ASSESSING CONSENSUS: THE PROMISE AND PERFORMANCE OF NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING (CSUN Login Required)
Assessing the Assessors: The Actual Performance of Negotiated Rulemaking
Philip J. Harter: http://www3.law.nyu.edu/journals/envtllaw/issues/vol9/1/v9n1a2.pdf
Coglianese: ASSESSING THE ADVOCACY OF NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING: A RESPONSE TO PHILIP HARTER
http://www3.law.nyu.edu/journals/envtllaw/issues/vol9/2/v9n2a4.pdfMarine Protected Areas
Marine Reserve Science (Booklet)Marine Reserve Science (Video)
Stakeholder Participation: A SYNTHESIS OF CURRENT LITERATURE
Marine Protected Area Process Review: Case Studies of Five MPA Establishment Processes
Integrating Science into the Design of the Tortugas Ecological Reserve
History of the Channel Islands Marine Reserves Working Group Process
Siting Nuclear Waste
Public Attitudes Toward a High Level Nuclear Waste Repository in NevadaRESOLUTION REAFFIRMING ITS OPPOSITION TO THE SITING OF A NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY
DOE Approves Nevada Nuclear Waste Site
How Safe is Yucca Mountain?Yucca Mountain Timeline
Controversy Over Yucca Mountain May Be Ending
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