POL612

039945

This is a survey course devoted to an in-depth examination of energy policy: the environmental, social, and political forces that shape energy policy; energy policy politics, design, and implementation; and the policies and politics of energy transitions that are currently underway globally and in the U.S. to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our focus will include not only what we know about energy and energy policy, but also on how scholars from different social science disciplines use theory and empirical methods to accumulate knowledge about energy policy. During the course students will design a research project to answer an important and open question related to energy use or energy policy. Upon completion of the course students should be able to develop and execute scholarly research on energy policy and be familiar with the potential audiences and publishers for their work.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Graduate

GIDP - GC (Global Change)