Advocacy in the Natural Resources Arena<\/p>\n
ANR 491, Section 730<\/p>\n
Fall 2022<\/p>\n
Time: Tuesdays 7:00pm-8:30pm<\/p>\n
Location: Virtual through Synchronous Zoom Meetings (Link at End)<\/p>\n
Instructor: Mark Rey<\/p>\n
Executive in Residence<\/p>\n
E-mail: markrey8@aol.com<\/p>\n
Office hours: Available by Phone at 202-669-9902, or by e-mail<\/p>\n
Course Description <\/p>\n
This course will review and evaluate the role of advocacy and advocacy groups affecting public decisions on natural resources and environmental policy. The course will review: (1) the types of advocacy groups operating in the natural resources arena; (2) tools and techniques used in environmental advocacy; (3) tactics commonly used in advocacy campaigns; and (4) ethical questions that often arise during advocacy work.<\/p>\n
The course will be taught through a ninety-minute lecture and discussion session each Tuesday evening from 7pm until 8:30 pm. To insure in depth interaction, enrollment will be limited to a maximum of twenty students.<\/p>\n
Course Goals<\/p>\n
The goals of this course are to:<\/p>\n
Familiarize students with the role of advocacy in the development and implementation of public policy in the natural resources arena. <\/p>\n
Explore the role played by organized advocacy groups in developing natural resources policy.<\/p>\n
Review the tools and techniques used by advocates and advocacy groups.<\/p>\n
Discuss the tactics used in natural resources advocacy campaigns.<\/p>\n
Evaluate the effectiveness of advocates and advocacy groups.<\/p>\n
Explore the common ethical questions faced by practitioners of advocacy work.<\/p>\n
A student who successfully completes this course will be able to: (a) understand the role that advocacy plays in policy development; (b) recognize the common tactics, tools, and techniques used in advocacy; and (c) evaluate the quality and efficacy of advocacy work as it is carried out.<\/p>\n
A fully successful student who chooses a career in advocacy will leave the course equipped with knowledge useful to pursue such a career. A fully successful student who chooses a career in public service will leave the course with a clear understanding of how advocates affect the development of public policy.<\/p>\n
Course Elements and Grades<\/p>\n
ANR 491 is an upper-level class worth one university credit hour. Attendance and active participation are essential elements of this class. Excused absences will be granted only rarely and on a pre-approved basis.<\/p>\n
The components of the class and their relevance to the final grade are as follows:<\/p>\n
Mid-session paper<\/p>\n
. This paper will be due on the date scheduled for the final examination. In this 6-8 page paper, students will be asked to select one advocacy tool or technique and critically assess:<\/p>\n
How advocates are using the tool today;<\/p>\n
How the use of the tool by advocates has changed over the last three decades; and<\/p>\n
How the tool has influenced the development of natural resources policy during the same period of time.<\/p>\n
Tentative Schedule<\/p>\n
The schedule and subject matter for each week of the course follows. <\/p>\n
Week 1 (September 6)<\/p>\n
What roles do advocacy and advocacy groups play in our democratic system? Have these roles changed over time? Are they different in other democracies?<\/p>\n
Week 2 (September 13)<\/p>\n
What are the different kinds of advocacy groups prominent in the United States today? How do their structures and missions differ?<\/p>\n
Week 3 (September 20)<\/p>\n
Why do advocacy groups exist? Why is their role in policy development growing?<\/p>\n
Week 4 (September 27)<\/p>\n
What do \u201clobbyists\u201d do? What are some of the broad approaches that advocacy groups use to influence how public decisions are made?<\/p>\n
Week 5 (October 4)<\/p>\n
(Tools and Techniques) What are the mechanisms, rules for, and limitations associated with, lobbying both elected and appointed public officials?<\/p>\n
Week 6 (October 11)<\/p>\n
(Tools and Techniques) How do advocacy groups participate in, and attempt to influence the outcome of, elections for public office? <\/p>\n
Week 7 (October 18)<\/p>\n
(Tools and Techniques) How do advocacy groups try to influence the media? <\/p>\n
Week 8 (October 25)<\/p>\n
(Tools and Techniques) What is \u201cgrassroots lobbying?\u201d How is it done? Who can do it? How is it funded? <\/p>\n
Week 9 (November 1)<\/p>\n
(Tools and Techniques) \u201cLet\u2019s all just vote!\u201d How have ballot initiatives and referenda affected both advocacy and representative democracy?<\/p>\n
Week 10 (November 8)<\/p>\n
(Tools and Techniques) What is the role and value of public opinion research? What are some of the basic research techniques? How do advocates use their research? <\/p>\n
In a broader sense, what constitutes effective tactics in a well designed advocacy campaign? <\/p>\n
Week 11 (November 15)<\/p>\n
In a broader sense, what constitutes effective tactics in a well designed advocacy campaign? <\/p>\n
Week 12 (November 22)<\/p>\n
How should an advocate weigh means and ends? Does a worthy end justify any means? Or does a successful end always justify the means retrospectively?<\/p>\n
Week 13 (November 29)<\/p>\n
What constitutes effective advocacy? Put differently, what makes a good lobbyist? How is such a thing measured?<\/p>\n
Week 14 (December 6)<\/p>\n
What are the specific trademarks and attributes of effective advocacy?<\/p>\n
Course Readings<\/p>\n
Students will be assigned occasional topical articles as the course progresses. The following five texts are required reading and will be the subject material of several of the lectures.<\/p>\n
Rules for Radicals; Saul Alinsky; Random House, New York, New York; 1971<\/p>\n
The Lobbyists: How Influence Peddlers Get Their Way in Washington; Jeffrey Birnbaum; Three Rivers Press; Washington, DC; 1993<\/p>\n
Total Lobbying: What Lobbyists Want (And How They Try to Get It); Anthony Nownes; Cambridge University Press; New York, New York; 2006<\/p>\n
The Prince; Niccolo Machievelli; various editions available<\/p>\n
Thank You For Smoking; Christopher Buckley; Harper Collins; New York, New York; 1995<\/p>\n
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