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PAPER 2
Paper 2: Examine an enduring tension in environmental policy
Choose one of the following two prompts:
Prompt #1: Scales of environmental policy
Environmental policy can be constructed at different “levels” or “scales,” including the local, state, federal, and international. Logical reasons exist for why we might want to address a given policy problem at one scale or another, but particular historical and political situations play an important role in how policy processes actually play out.
Choose at least 2 examples in which policy could have been pursued at more than one scale. For each example, consider the following questions:
- Why did policy proceed in the way that it did?
- What has the scale at which it proceeded meant for the character and outcome of the policy?
Make a clear argument in your essay about scale and environmental policy, supported by the analysis of the examples you choose.
Length: The rigor of thought in your paper is more important than its length, but it will probably need to be between 5 and 7 pages, at 12-point font, 1.5 spacing, and 1 inch margins, excluding references, to adequately address these prompts. Please do not include peripheral or extraneous material just to fill pages. Please also number your pages.
Cite and reference all sources using a consistent scholarly format (e.g. APA or another standard style), both inline and in a bibliography.
Evaluating your writing, I will look for clarity and rigor. I will also expect you to adhere to the standards of academic/professional prose. In most cases that means developing a clear argument that drives the entirety of the paper, and avoiding informal language, unacknowledged speculation, and overgeneralization. Grammar and other formal aspects of writing can serve or detract from those aims. While form and content are therefore linked, I will emphasize content in grading.
2 sources attached. additional to be used for paper.
Vig, Norman J. and Michael E. Kraft. 2015. Environmental Policy: New Directions for the 20th Century. 9th edition. CQ Press: Thousand Oaks, CA.
Layzer, Judith A. 2015. The Environmental Case: Translating Values into Policy. 4th edition. CQ Press: Thousand Oaks, CA.
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