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Prospect for Environmental Policy as MPP Concentration in Korea
Dong-Young KimAssistant Professor
APPAM-KDIS Conference 2009
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Mission scenario Design course curriculum for
environmental policy as MPP concentration at the KDI School for the first time in Korea Different from Master of Environmental
Management (MEM), provided from Graduate Schools of Environmental Studies
Find what the School can do and needs
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Mission Framework Vision based on my experience (trained
in Korea and U.S.A) Reality Check and Korean Context
Strength and weakness Recommendations Learning from other countries
What can we learn from other countries’ cases? (US cases?)
Can the cases be generalized and applicable to Korea?
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Vision-driven approach
Concentration Mission Statement Professional education preparing people
for leadership and management roles in environmental public affairs, policy, and administration.
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Target Groups
Junior and mid-level (central and local) government officials
NGO or NPO professionals
Fresh college graduates
People who pursue Ph.D. in the field of environmental policy with MPP as a stepping stone
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What they should learn Knowledge
Various environmental policy options and tools (pros and cons)
Environmental policy process, including assessment process (institutions and politics)
Environmental policy analysis (quantitatively and qualitatively)
Complicated environmental systems (air, water, ecological system)
Local, regional, national, and global environmental issues
Relevant environmental regulation and laws
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Learning (2) Skills
Leadership Problem-solving and negotiation, Conflict
resolution with multiple stakeholders Communication (with stakeholders and
even engineers and scientists) Mindset (awareness)
Values and tradeoffs in public services (sustainability, citizen engagement, democratic values, transparency…)
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Curriculum for a concentration
MPP core courses (integrating environmental issues)
And as potential elective courses (select at least three)
Environmental policy and law Environmental policy process and conflict
resolution Environmental policy analysis Global environmental issues and treaty making Environmental science and policy Practicum
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Reality Check at the KDI School
KDI School (since 1997) Diverse student body (Approx. 100 MPP
annually) 30% international students (mostly from
developing countries) 70 % Korean (mid-level government officials, media, NGOs, college graduates)
45 credits for MPP (6 credits for core)
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Context (2)
KDI School Non-university setting Strong, applied economics, Korean
development experience as essential strength
Current courses related to environmental policy (offered by two professors)
Environmental policy Global environmental treaty making Conflict Resolution and negotiation Advanced workshop for multiparty negotiation
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In-house recommendations for KDI School
Recommendation 1: Utilize existing MPP core courses and other electives
Recommendation 2: Build on the historic and current strengths - ‘environmental policy analysis,’ ‘sustainable development’ and ‘global environmental issues’
Recommendation 3: Collaborate with neighboring universities to provide additional courses such as environmental law,environmental science and technology
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Recommendations (2)
Recommendation 4: Design a consensus-based process of strategic planning ( to determine goals over the next 3-5 years, assessment and feedback that include systematic data and the feedback of multiple stakeholders)
Recommendation 5:Identify standards of excellence for goals and objectives of environmental policy as concentration
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What can we learn from other countries?
What other countries are doing? What can we learn from them? Applicable to Korea? What kinds of challenges are expected?
Reading materials or case studies based on different political, institutional, economic, or social, cultural contexts
Policy making process, stakeholder involvement Availability of science and technology Democratic governance
Thank you