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Science and Public Policy Leadership
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Daniel Palazollo Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond |
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Peter Smallwood Professor of Biology University of Richmond |
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This cross-disciplinary seminar focused on two broad questions dealing with the relationship of leadership to science. The first question was: What difference do leaders make in the formation of science policy? To address this question we wanted to explore the phenomenon of policy leadership, including leader qualities and conditions for leadership in different institutional and political contexts. The second question was: What difference does science make to policy leadership? Here we considered the knowledge science provides leaders, and especially the manner and extent to which leaders use scientific knowledge as a source of influence in policy formation. Students were required to write reaction papers to course readings, do a major research project, and take a final exam.
PLSC 379 was included as a senior seminar for students of environmental studies, and was open and relevant to majors of leadership studies, political science, science and environmental studies.
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