Greetings,
I am writing on behalf of <st1:personname w:st="on">Doug Besharov</st1:personname>, president of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), and professor of public policy at the <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Maryland</st1:placename> (in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>). In association with the KDI School of Public Policy (<st1:city w:st="on">Seoul</st1:city>), APPAM, and the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Maryland</st1:placename></st1:place>, a conference on "Environmental Policy" (see below) will be held in June of 2009. The invitation for the "call for papers" is also below. Would it be possible for you to send this "call for papers" to members of your organization or school and other related email listservs? And would it also be possible to forward this invitation to other organizations in the region that might be interested in sending out to their listservs? Please let me know if either of these actions might be possible. ("Call for papers" follows this email.)
Call for Papers
To participate in the conference
Environmental Policy
A Multinational Conference
on
Policy Analysis and Teaching Methods
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">KDI</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Public Policy and Management
University of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Maryland</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Public Policy
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
The main web page for the conference is:
http://www.appam.org/conferences/international/korea2009/index.asp
Conference date: 11 June (dinner) through 13 June 2009
Location: <st1:placename w:st="on">KDI</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> of Public Policy and Management, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Seoul</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Korea</st1:country-region></st1:place>
<st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place>'s growing economic and geopolitical importance has led to increased interest in its environmental policies. How, for example, do the diverse countries of the region frame and respond to questions of pollution, climate change, urban planning, environmental regulation, transboundary environmental disputes, and so forth?
As these issues rise on national agendas, graduate schools in the region are developing and strengthening their environmental policy concentrations to prepare the next generation of environmental policy analysts, managers, teachers, and scholars. In this context, how should graduate environmental policy curricula be designed, and what teaching methods should be used to ensure the highest quality of graduates? Graduate public affairs schools elsewhere have been grappling with similar challenges, and cross-pollination may facilitate the global institutional evolution of environmental policy education.
To explore these and related topics, the KDI School of Public Policy and Management and the University of Maryland School of Public Policy in collaboration with the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) will hold a conference in Seoul, from 11 June (starting with dinner) through 13 June 2009.
The conference is designed to attract a worldwide audience, including academics and professionals from universities, think tanks, government agencies, the private sector, civil society, and beyond. Papers should address issues of environmental policy or graduate environmental policy education linked to particular Asian countries or across them, or be comparative in nature. Papers will be presented in topic-oriented panels with both Asian and non-Asian presenters and discussants. The conference will explore lessons from Asia that may be applicable in other parts of the world and lessons <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place> may be able to draw from experience in other regions.
The conference agenda is broad. Possible topics for papers include, but are not limited to, the following.
Analyzing environmental policy
Environmental policy processes, practices, and analytic tools
How has environmental policymaking evolved in response to changing social demands, politics, and policy experience? What are the strengths and weaknesses of rule-based and incentive-based policies, and under what circumstances are they likely to be effective or ineffective? What are the strengths and weaknesses of cost-benefit, risk-benefit, and other analytic tools?
Climate change
What are the projected threats to Asian countries from climate change, and how might these countries best adapt to such expected changes? What are Asian countries' climate change politics and policies, and how do they compare to those of Europe, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>, and other regions?
Pollution-local, national, and transnational issues
What are the key pollution problems in the region for air, land, and water, and what are the strengths and weaknesses of current policy approaches? What are the problems and policies linked to waste management, including solid waste, toxic waste, recycling, incineration, landfills, etc.? How are transnational conflicts linked to pollution addressed, or not addressed?
Natural resource management
How are freshwater, coastal, and marine ecosystems managed? What are the problems and policies related to biodiversity conservation, protected area management, and tourism? What are the effects of international trade and international environmental agreements in the region?
Human dimensions and public participation
How has public participation in environmental policymaking changed, and what impact have these changes had on policy outcomes? Are problems linked to environmental justice recognized, and if so how are they assessed and mitigated?
Teaching environmental policy
External and institutional pressures shaping environmental policy programs
How have institutional strategies affected the development of graduate environmental policy programs? How have general curricular and specific subject requirements evolved in response to changes in external and institutional factors? What is the role of public policy schools in policy community responses to environmental challenges?
Graduate environmental policy curriculum design
What should be included in the core curriculum? Are there standard sets of electives that should be offered? What foundational and special skills should be required (e.g., statistics, econometrics, GIS, computer modeling, conflict resolution, etc.)? What level of scientific knowledge should be required (e.g., atmospheric chemistry, biogeochemical cycles, toxicity, conservation biology, etc.)?
Teaching and classroom management
What are the most effective ways to teach environmental policy? What teaching practices, beyond the lecture, can enhance learning (e.g., field trips, internships, simulations, role-plays, student-directed group projects, etc.)?
Student issues
What are current and projected future employment trends for environmental policy graduates? What are appropriate policies for student recruitment and financial aid? What are the trends in student diversity?
Abstract Submissions: All abstracts should be submitted online through the APPAM website: http://www.appam.org/conferences /international/korea2009/index.asp.
Abstract instructions: For instructions, please click here.
Deadline: The deadline for abstract submissions is 7 January 2009.
Language: Please note that English will be the official language of the conference. Papers and presentations are expected to be delivered in English.
Schedule:
| 7 Jan. 2009: | Deadline to submit proposals |
| 25 Feb. 2009: | Proposal status notifications |
| 25 Feb. 2009: | Early registration begins |
| 30 Mar. 2009: | Early registration ends, regular registration begins |
| 15 Apr. 2009: | Papers due for distribution/Program available online |
| 19 May 2009: | Regular registration ends; all additional registrations must be made on-site |
| 11 Jun. 2009: | Opening night conference dinner and keynote address |
Registration will be available beginning 25 February 2009 through the APPAM website http://www.appam.org/conferences/international/korea2009/register.asp. Early registration will close on 30 March 2009. Regular registration will close on 19 May 2009. After this date, registration will be available on-site at the conference.
Persons in low-income countries: You may be eligible for a waiver of the registration fee. Instructions for applying for a waiver will be available when you complete the registration process.
Grants: The <st1:placename w:st="on">KDI</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> will be offering a limited number of grants covering the cost of travel, accommodation, and registration for participants living in <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place>. Applications for the grants must be made through the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">KDI</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>. For more information, send your request to: environment@kdischool.ac.kr.
Travel reservations and side trips: The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">KDI</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> will organize field trips for interested participants. More detailed information will be announced later.
Hotel accommodations: The <st1:placename w:st="on">KDI</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> is coordinating hotel accommodations in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Seoul</st1:city></st1:place> for the conference. To learn more and to make reservations, please click here.
Post-conference publication: Papers from the conference will be considered for publication in the Oxford University Press Series on "Comparative Policy Analysis." Information about the series is available at: http://www.welfareacademy.org/pubs/international/policy_exchanges/oup.shtml.
Program co-chairs:
Prof. Chin-Seung Chung
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">KDI</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Public Policy and Management
Chairman, Ministry of Environment Affairs Oversight and Evaluation Committee
Former Vice Minister at the Ministry of Environment, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Korea</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Prof. <st1:personname w:st="on">Douglas J. Besharov</st1:personname>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Public Policy</st1:placename>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Maryland</st1:placename></st1:place>
President, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Co-editor, Comparative policy analysis series, Oxford University Press
Program committee: For detailed information about Program Committee members, please click here.
Contact information: For more information about the conference, please visit the conference website: http://www.appam.org/conferences/international/korea2009/index.asp. Email inquires about paper proposals, opportunities to support the conference, registration, or administrative matters may also be made through the website.
Contact Person:
Dr. Peter J. Balint
Program Coordinator and Editor
Associate Professor of Environmental Policy
Department of Public and International Affairs
Department of Environmental Science and <st1:placename w:st="on">Policy</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">George</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Mason</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">University</st1:placename>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Fairfax</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Virginia</st1:state>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Email: Please select "Seoul Conference-Program" on the APPAM contact form.
Phone: +1-703-993-1404
Fax: +1-703-993-1399
(Please click here for the webpage.)