Oct. 27: Leah Stokes, Short Circuiting Policy: Interest Groups and the Battle Over Clean Energy and Climate Policy

On Tuesday, October 27 at 12:15 p.m., Leah Stokes of UC Santa Barbara will give a talk titled, "Short Circuiting Policy: Interest Groups and the Battle Over Clean Energy and Climate Policy in the American States," as part of the DEC Energy Seminar Series. Dr. Stokes, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at UCSB, works on energy, climate and environmental politics. Within American Politics, her work focuses on representation and public opinion; voting behavior; and public policy, particularly at the state level. Within environmental politics, she researches climate change, renewable energy, water and chemicals policy.

In her talk, Dr. Stokes will discuss how energy policy processes work, and why seeming victories can turn into losses when the opposition has enough resources to roll back laws.

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