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Barry Rabe
Professor Emeritus
Climate + Energy
About
Barry Rabe was an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Environmental Policy; J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy at the Ford School of Public Policy; Professor of the Environment, College of Literature, Science and the Arts; Professor of Environmental Policy, School for Environment and Sustainability; and Professor of Political Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
Barry's research examines the intersection of environmental protection and energy development in federal systems, with special interest in the role of American states and Canadian provinces in policy development and implementation. Much of his work in recent years has examined sub-federal climate policy and public opinion on climate issues, including ongoing collaboration in the development of the National Surveys on Energy and the Environment (NSEE). He has also expanded research in the past few years to consider policy issues related to state and local development of shale gas resources and serves on the 2013-14 National Research Council Committee on Risk Management and Governance Issues in Shale Gas Development.
Publications
- Greenhouse Governance: Addressing Climate Change in America, editor (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 2010).
- Statehouse and Greenhouse: The Emerging Politics of American Climate Change Policy (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 2004).
- Beyond NIMBY: Hazardous Waste Siting in Canada and the United States (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 1994). (Published jointly with the National Planning Association, Washington, DC, and the C.D. Howe Institute, Toronto).
- When Federalism Works (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 1986). (Co-authored with Paul E. Peterson, and Kenneth K. Wong).
- Fragmentation and Integration in State Environmental Management (Washington, DC: Conservation Foundation, 1986).
Research
- “Energy Policy Durability,” Alfred Sloan Foundation and American Academy of Arts & Sciences, 2015-2016 (Co-investigator)
- “Great Lakes Policy Research Network Initiative,” Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2012-2014 (Co-principal investigator)
- “Pricing Carbon: Provincial Formation of Energy and Climate Policy,” Canadian Studies Faculty Research Grant Program, 2010-2012 (Principal investigator)
- “State and Nation: Michigan Opinion on Climate Change in a National Context,” Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, University of Michigan, 2010-11.
- “The National Conference on Climate Governance,” Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation and Oak Hill Foundation, in collaboration with the Miller Center of Public Affairs, 2008-2010. (Project Director)
Education
Ph.D., University of Chicago (political science)
M.A., University of Chicago (social sciences)
B.A. Carthage College (history, urban studies)
Affiliations
- Co-Chair, National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology Subcommittee on Assumable Waters, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2015-16.
- Presidential Transition 2016 Panel on Collaboration Across Boundaries, National Academy of Public Administration, 2015-16.
- Committee on Risk Management and Governance Issues in Shale Gas Development, National Research Council, 2013-14
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