Governance & Public Law
Faculty in this group examine the institutions and function of democracy. Faculty interests include the relationships among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, the legal framework for governance, policy development and implementation, dynamics across public, private, and nonprofit sectors, the use of technology in governance, the emergence of collaborative structures for managing resources, intergovernmental relations, federalism, collaborative governance, dispute resolution, and dialogue and deliberation.
Faculty Members
Faculty Research
NSF grant to fund study of snowmelt-dependent agricultural systems
9/14/11
Multidisciplinary team led by IU professor Elinor Ostrom to conduct research on impact of climate change, capacity for adaptation
Good360, IU collaborate to measure impact of 'product philanthropy'
8/24/11
The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Good360, formerly Gifts In Kind International, have completed the first year of a unique, ongoing collaboration designed to measure the impacts of corporate gifts-in-kind to non-profit organizations.
Public managers need skills for collaboration and negotiation, report says
6/8/09
Public managers increasingly make decisions and address problems as part of networks of agencies and organizations. As a result, they need to develop skills that are essential to collaborative problem-solving, says a new report co-authored by an Indiana University professor.
SPEA publication addresses challenges of carbon capture and storage
5/29/09
Carbon capture and storage, or CCS, is a promising tool that may help the United States meet future energy needs while controlling emissions of greenhouse gases linked to climate change, Indiana University researchers say in a new policy brief.