Riobart Breen, SFO, Ph.D.

Ríobart É. (Rob) Breen, SFO, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science

Director -  Franciscan Ecology Center

Office: Siena Hall 435
Contact Information: 518-783-2399 or rbreen@siena.edu

Courses:

Environmental Politics, Public Policy, Public Administration, Metropolitan Government, State & Local Government, Contemporary U.S. Politics, Environmental Justice, Travel Course: Government and Policy in Donegal, Ireland

Research Interests:

• Environmental Policy (Natural Resources, Ecosystem Management, Climate Change, Urban Sustainability, Environmental Justice, Environmental Education)

• Environmental Democracy

• Public Administration (Environmental Administration and Governance, Local Environmental Administration and Governance in Ireland)

• Public Policy Analysis (Complex Ecosocial Systems, Interpretive Methods, Narrative Analysis, Participatory Action Research, Simulations, Future Scenarios, GIS, Social Justice)

• Religion and Politics (Franciscan Care for Creation, American Catholicism and Catholic Social Thought)

Current Research:

• Environmental Democracy Analysis on the Kromma Kill Creekshed – Hudson River Watershed (Complex Ecosocial Systems Analysis)

• Ecosystem Management in the Adirondack Park

• Franciscan Ecosocial Justice Analysis

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