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Vanderheiden, Steven Jon Professor

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Research

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  • Vanderheiden's research is focused on social values and governance issues in environmental politics and policy, especially climate change

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  • normative political theory, environmental politics, ethic & public policy

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Teaching

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  • ENVM 5003 - Ethics and Values in Environmental Leadership
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019
    Prepares students to be effective leaders within their organizations by introducing them to a wide range of value systems and examining links between these and effective leadership. Students will learn tools and approaches for effective analysis and presentation of value-based appeals and will learn through practical scenarios to identify and assess value-based analyses used by others.
  • ENVS 3064 - Environmental Political Theory
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2018 / Summer 2019 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Summer 2021
    Examines environmental discourses as conceptual means for theorizing environmental politics, and applies normative political theories to contemporary environmental policy issues. Considers the roles of political actors (individuals, groups, the state) in defining and addressing environmental problems on local, national, and global levels. Same as PSCI 3064.
  • ENVS 5100 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
    A variety of topics not currently offered in curriculum; offered depending on instructor availability and student demand. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours, provided the topics vary.
  • PSCI 2004 - Survey of Western Political Thought
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021
    Studies main political philosophies and political issues of Western culture, from antiquity to 20th century.
  • PSCI 3064 - Environmental Political Theory
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2018 / Summer 2019 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Summer 2021
    Examines environmental discourses as conceptual means for theorizing environmental politics, and applies normative political theories to contemporary environmental policy issues. Considers the roles of political actors (individuals, groups, the state) in defining and addressing environmental problems on local, national, and global levels. Recommended prerequisite: PSCI 2004. Same as ENVS 3064.
  • PSCI 3206 - The Environment and Public Policy
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2020
    Considers constitutional, political, and geographic factors in development of public policy affecting the use of natural resources and management of the environment; organization, procedures, and programs for use of natural resources; and administration of environmental policies. Recommended prerequisite: PSCI 1101 or PSCI 2012.
  • PSCI 7024 - Seminar: Selected Political Theories
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2021
    Familiarizes students with selected political philosophies or theories in classical or modern political thought. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours for different topics.

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