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COURSE SCHEDULE
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Topics and Reading |
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January 14 and 16 |
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Topic: |
Climate Change as an Important Global Environmental Problem |
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Reading: |
Rabe, Ch. 1; Rahm, Ch. 1; Emanuel, Ch. 8 |
| January 21 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday |
| January 23 and 28 |
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| Topic: |
The Problems, Perils, and Threats |
| Reading: |
Emanuel, Ch. 5 and 6 |
| January 30 |
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| Topic: |
The Science of Climate Change |
| Reading: |
Rahm, Ch. 4; Emanuel, Ch. 1-4 |
| February 4 |
Mini-Field Trip: Engineering and Computational Sciences Building, Room 1202, OEAS Seminar Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Francis, Oceanography, Rutgers University |
| February 6 |
Guest Speaker: Professor Peter Anderson, Geography, ODU |
| February 11 |
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| Topic: |
Fossil Fuels |
| Reading: |
TBA |
| February 13 |
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The U.S. Congress and the Courts |
| Reading: |
Rahm, pp. 56-63; Rabe, Ch. 10 and 11 |
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February 18 and 20 |
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Topic: |
The American Presidents |
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Reading: |
Rahm, pp. 41-46, 63-70; Rabe, Ch. 12 |
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February 25 |
Roundtable #1 |
| February 27 |
Guest Speaker: Dr. David Burdige, Oceanography, ODU |
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| March 4 |
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| Topic: |
Interest Groups and Public Opinion |
| Reading: |
Rahm, Ch. 5; Rabe, Ch. 2 |
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March 6 |
Midterm Exam |
| March 11-16 |
Spring Holiday |
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March 18 and 20 |
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| Topic: |
Interest Groups and Public Opinion |
| Reading: |
Rahm, Ch. 5; Rabe, Ch. 2 |
| March 25 |
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Topic: |
Federalism and the Fifty States |
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Reading: |
Rahm, pp. 46-56; Rabe, Ch. 3 and 4 |
| March 27 |
Guest Speaker: Dr. Poornima Madhavan, Psychology, ODU |
| April 1 |
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Federalism and the Fifty States (con't) |
| April 3 |
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The News Media and Climate Change |
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Reading: |
R.K. Pachauri, "How the Media is Creating a Climate for Change," Environmental News Network (June 24, 2009) available at: http://www.enn.com/climate/article/40117/print
Louis Bergeron, "Media Often Fail in the Global Warming Coverage, Says Climate Researcher," (February 18, 2009) available at: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/february18/aaas-schneider-climate-change-media-021809.html
Jill, Fitzgibbons, "Study: Warmest Year on Record Received Cool Climate Coverage" (January 8, 2013) available at:
http://mediamatters.org/print/research/2013/01/08/study-warmest-year-on-record- |
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April 8 and 10 |
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Topic: |
April 8: International Diplomacy and Global Climate Change
April 10: Diplomacy (con't) / Solutions |
| Reading: |
Rahm, Ch. 3; Rabe, Ch. 13 and 14 |
| April 15 |
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Topic: |
Solutions (con't) |
| Reading: |
Rabe, Ch. 5, 6 and Emanuel, Ch. 7 |
| April 17 |
Guest Speaker: Dr. Shin Dong-Ae, Political Science, Kitakyushu University, Japan |
| April 22 |
Roundtable #2 |
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April 24 |
ODU and Sea Level Rise |
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April 29 |
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Concluding Remarks |
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Reading: |
Rabe, Ch. 7, 8, 9 and 15 |
| May 3, 4-5 pm |
Final Exam |
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