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Friday, April 17, 2009—Regional Governance: Climate, Oceans, and Estuaries
Visiting Scholar Seminar Series Presented by Virginia Sea Grant, the Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy, and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science School of Marine Science.

Session 1: Climate of Opinion: Virginians’ Beliefs about Climate Change and Policy Preferences.
Barry Rabe, University of Michigan, and Chris Borick, Muhlenberg College.

Listen to audio of this session (mp3, about 90 minutes long). The best way to follow the presentations will be to download the slides and follow them as you listen to the audio.

Download session 1 slides.

Session 2: The Hope for Regional Governance: Climate, Ocean and Ecosystems.
Barry Rabe, University of Michigan, and Troy Hartley, Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

Video and audio of this session are now posted. The best way to follow the presentations will be to download the slides and follow them as you watch and listen to the video or audio.

Download Barry Rabe's session 2 slides.

Download Troy Hartley's session 2 slides.

Note: You will need Real Networks RealPlayer to view the video broadcast. RealPlayer may be downloaded free from http://www.real.com. Make sure to download the free player, unless you want to pay for the enhanced version.

About the Presenters
Barry Rabe is Professor of Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. Dr. Rabe will present on the institutional challenges and opportunities of climate governance and regional governance, in general, within the U.S. system of Federalism. He will discuss recent advances in the climate governance debate and the transition to the Obama Administration.

Chris Borick is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Public Opinion Research Center at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Borick will present recent public opinion survey research on climate change and policy preferences among Americans, including comparisons between Virginia and other states.

Troy Hartley is Virginia Sea Grant Director and a Research Associate Professor at VIMS. Dr. Hartley will present network analysis research on integrated fisheries and watershed management cases and discuss current models of regional governance in the Chesapeake Bay and the Mid-Atlantic Ocean.