Dr. Arnold Vedlitz and his co-authors, Dr. Scott Robinson and Dr. James Stoutenborough, published their comparison of experimental and attitudinal approaches for measuring public policy support in a book devoted to experiments in public administration research. To compare the two approaches, the authors utilize a survey that measured public support for various water policies. Through […]
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ISTPP Director, Dr. Portney, Leads Study of Water-Energy-Food Nexus Governance
Led by ISTPP Director Dr. Portney, co-authors Dr. Vedlitz, Dr. Sansom, Dr. Berke, and doctoral candidate Mr. Daher delineate their article, “Governance of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: the Conceptual and Methodological Foundations for the San Antonio Region Case Study,” a strategy for conducting both applied and proof-of-concept research related to resource governance and policy systems and their influence on the water-food-energy nexus. […]
ISTPP Welcomes Dr. Hilderbrand as Research Fellow
Dr. Mary Hilderbrand, a senior lecturer in the Bush School of Government and Public Service, has been appointed a Research Fellow of the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy. Her research focuses on institutional and governance reform, political analysis of public policy processes, and the role of politics and governance in development. Dr. Hilderbrand […]
ISTPP Welcomes New Fellows in Community Resilience and Homeland Security
Dr. Berke is a professor of land use and environmental planning in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, and Director of the Institute of Sustainable Coastal Communities at Texas A&M University. His work lies at the intersection of land use planning, urban ecology, and community resilience to environmental hazards. Engaging the public in […]
Hannibal Presents Research at Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association
How do natural elements such as environmental hazards and disasters effect individuals’ attitudes and behaviors about water management? Dr. Hannibal examines this question using quantitative data from ISTPP’s representative national public opinion survey on the water-energy-food nexus combined with data from three different sources that provide information about local drought, crop damage, earthquakes, and floods. By incorporating […]
ISTPP Researchers Publish Book on Trust in Government
Arnold Vedlitz, Director Emeritus and Distinguished Research Scholar for ISTPP, and ISTPP Research Fellows Scott E. Robinson and James W. Stoutenborough, in their book Understanding Public Trust: Environmental Sustainability, Fracking, and Public Opinion in American Politics, provide a framework for a more complex and nuanced understanding of government trust than was available previously. Their research focuses […]
Dr. Liu Gave Invited Lectures at Peking University
Invited by the School of Government of Peking University, Dr. Xinsheng Liu, ISTPP Research Scientist and Assistant Director, gave a series of lectures on recent advancements in public policy theory and research during his visit to China in late May 2017. His lectures focused on one of the leading policy process theories – the Punctuated […]
Dr. Bryce Hannibal Presents Research on Food Waste in the Context of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
In his study, “Throwing It Out: Introducing a Nexus Perspective in Examining Citizen Perceptions of Organization Food Waste in the U.S.,” Dr. Hannibal explores public concern about food waste and what, if anything, they want done about it. An estimated 40% of food in the U.S. is wasted, along with the water and energy required […]
ISTPP’s Dr. Hannibal Presents Research on Public Opinion on Fracking at the 2017 American Sociological Association Conference
For this project, “Public Concern and Support for Regulation of UOGD: Individual and Contextual Influences on Texas Residents,” Hannibal and his ISTPP research partners examine the effect of county-level characteristics on individuals’ opinions and policy preferences about hydraulic fracturing in Texas. The rise of unconventional oil and gas development has led to an increase in […]
Dr. Portney et al. Publish on Food-Energy-Water Nexus Awareness in Environment & Behavior
Dr. Portney and his co-authors have published the first quantitative study on the public’s awareness of the food-energy-water nexus (FEW). So far, most researchers have worked to identify and model the scientific and technical connections between the nexus elements – food and energy, energy and water, and water and food. Recognizing that it is also […]