2nd Annual Duck Family Graduate Workshop
in Environmental Politics and Governance
May 25-27, 2016
Center for Environmental Politics
University of Washington, Seattle
On May 25-27, 2016, University of Washington's Center for Environmental
Politics (http://depts.washington.edu/envirpol/) will organize the 2nd annual
Duck Family Graduate Workshop for social science doctoral students working in
the area of environmental politics and governance (EPG). This follows on the
highly successful workshop that the Center hosted in March 2015.
This workshop will provide a venue for doctoral students to present their work,
receive feedback, and network with others working on similar issues. We will
invite select faculty from University of Washington and other universities to
serve as resource persons.
Objective:
Why the workshop? Understanding the governance and political aspects of
environmental issues is critical for addressing the gamut of environmental
challenges. The multi-disciplinary nature of the EPG research often makes it
hard to share ideas, concepts, and research methods across relevant
disciplines. We hope the annual Duck Family Graduate Workshop will help
overcome these barriers and provide a multi-disciplinary venue for doctoral
students to become participants in the community of emerging social science
scholars working in the EPG area.
Expenses:
There are no workshop fees and the Center will pay for local expenses, namely
each participant's food and shared hotel lodging (with two participants per
room) for three nights, May 25, 26, and 27.
Participants are responsible for travel expenses.
Application Logistics:
This workshop will be most useful for doctoral students who have made
substantial progress in their graduate studies: that is, they are able to
present a fully developed paper or their dissertation prospectus. The students
need to send:
- an abstract (about 800 - 1,000 words) of a paper or dissertation
prospectus;
- a letter of support from their graduate advisor.
Applicants should upload the above material on the link "Grad Workshop"
available on the center's website:
<http://depts.washington.edu/envirpol/?page_id=1229>.
The deadline for submission is February 15, 2016.
Timeline:
1. February 15-28, 2016: Center faculty evaluate the proposals.
2. February 28, 2016: Participants are formally invited.
3. May 15, 2016: Participants email their papers to
<
envirpol@uw.edu>
4. Wednesday, May 25, 2016: Participants arrive; Welcome dinner.
5. Thursday, May 26, 2016: Full day Workshop in the Petersen Room (Allen
Library,
University of Washington, Seattle) followed by
dinner
6. Friday, May 27, 2016: Full day Workshop in the Petersen Room (Allen
Library,
University of Washington, Seattle) followed by
dinner
7. Saturday, May 28, 2016: Departure.
The Center for Environmental Politics is excited to organize this unique event
focused on furthering graduate training and education. Should you have any
questions, feel free to email me.
Sincerely,
Aseem Prakash
Professor, Department of Political Science
Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics
University of Washington, Seattle
aseem@uw.edu
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Aseem Prakash
Professor, Department of Political Science
Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics
39 Gowen Hall, Box 353530
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-3530
http://faculty.washington.edu/aseem/
http://depts.washington.edu/envirpol/