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by phone:  719/255-4043 
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    Dr. Patricia M. Keilbach
    Political Science Department
    University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
    1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
    Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7150

Educational background: Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Oregon, 2001; specialization in International Relations and Comparative Politics

Research and Teaching Interests: International Environmental Politics, International Political Economy, Gender in International Politics, European Politics, Transatlantic Relations, Comparative Environmental Politics and Policy, International Law and Organization, Model United Nations

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RECENT NEWS, EVENTS and PUBLICATIONS:

April 22, 2009

"The Role of the United Nations in the Challenge of Global Environmental Governance"

Guest Lecture by Dr. Patricia Keilbch, Department of Political Science at UCCS, to the Pikes Peak Chapter of the United Nations Association-USA

PIKES PEAK CHAPTER—UNA-USA CELEBRATES EARTH DAY

Earth Day was celebrated in style by the Pikes Peak Chapter-UNA-USA as members and guests gathered on Wednesday evening, April 22 at Giuseppe’s Depot Restaurant for dinner and an address by Dr. Patricia Keilbach, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.  Following a delicious buffet dinner, President Joan Mikow welcomed all members and guests, including many of Professor Keilbach’s students and our youngest prospective member, Abraham Benson, just 12 weeks old. 

Joan opened the program portion of the event by introducing Bill Berry, Education Chair.  Bill presented Sarah Curley, a senior at Rye High School, winner of the Chapter’s essay contest.  Sarah read aloud her winning work, an impassioned letter to President Obama, calling on him to urgently address a host of overdue environmental actions needed to enhance and preserve our planet now and for future generations.  For her outstanding effort, Sarah was awarded $100 along with enthusiastic congratulations from all present.

Pat Richard Amato continued the festivities with a special award to Ruth Khan.  Ruth served as newsletter editor for the Chapter from 2004-2008.  A lovely plaque noted her many years of outstanding service to the board.

Claire Drozd introduced Dr. Patricia Keilbach, featured speaker for the evening. Professor Keilbach led the audience on a fascinating journey into the heart and soul of UNEP, the United Nations Environment Program.  She emphasized the vast scope of the program’s work including over 1,000 international environmental treaties, ranging from protection of specific species to the global atmosphere.  She also noted UNEP’s far-reaching efforts to bring consensus among the nations of the world as we work to preserve and protect Mother Earth.  Professor Keilbach also touched on the shortcomings of the program and the continuing need for it to restructure and re-tool itself to meet its many challenges.

 The event concluded with a short recap from one of Professor Keilbach’s students who reported on his attendance at the Model UN conference in California.  He emphasized how much the students learned about the intricate dealings of diplomacy and working through differences in ideology.

Read the May 2009 Newsletter of Pikes Peak Chapter of the United Nations Association-USA

Visit the UCCS Model UN Program

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 RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

March 2009
Ashgate Press

Edited by Miranda Schreurs, Free University of Berlin, Germany, Henrik Selin, Boston University, USA, and Stacy D. Van Deveer, University of New Hampshire, USA
Transatlantic Environment and Energy Politics: International and Comparative Perspectives (2009) Ashgate Press.

Patricia M. Keilbach, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Chapter 7. Transatlantic food fights in an era of globalization: when menus, rules and choices collide.

Environmental and energy policies have become increasingly significant in European and North American politics. This fascinating book uses a wide range of case studies that embrace climate change, product standards, chemical regulations, renewable energy policies, food safety and genetically-modified organisms to examine areas of conflict and cooperation in the transatlantic relationship.

While there are many areas where the European Union and the United States are following divergent policy paths, there are also many signs that a more cooperative transatlantic relationship could emerge in the future. Transatlantic Environment and Energy Politics is highly relevant to understanding how the European Union and North America can cooperate more effectively in meeting today's many global environmental and energy policy challenges. It is essential reading for all advanced students and scholars.

Reviews: ' …offers an outstanding collection of cutting-edge research on environment and energy politics. Due to its both international and comparative focus, it is of great interest for academics as well as professionals and policy analysts. The book includes valuable insights not only for those interested in these policy areas, but also for readers interested in global governance more generally.'
Christoph Knill, University of Konstanz, Germany

'A valuable and much needed contribution to the comparative study of European and American regulatory policies. Its comprehensive and exhaustively researched essays present a fascinating and informative portrait of the distinctive ways policy-makers on both sides of the Altantic have addressed – or failed to address – a wide range of contemporary regulatory issues and problems.'
David Vogel, University of California, Berkeley, USA

'There is an assumption amongst environmental policy analysts that European laws and policies are much stronger than those in North America. This comprehensive, coherent and thought provoking volume brings together a strong team of scholars from both sides of the Atlantic to assess whether this widely shared view has any basis in reality.'
Andrew Jordan, University of East Anglia, UK

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Volume 9, Number 3, August 2009

Keilbach, Patricia M.
The Power of Words in International Relations: Birth of an Anti-Whaling Discourse (review)
Global Environmental Politics - Volume 9, Number 3, August 2009, pp.__forthcoming.

Charlotte Epstein. 2008. The Power of Words in International Relations: Birth of an Anti-Whaling Discourse. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press

Reviewed by Patricia M. Keilbach
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Charlotte Epstein’s book will find its way on to the required reading lists of students, scholars and practitioners interested in understanding how ideational and normative forces shape outcomes in international relations. While this is not the first time the shift from whaling to anti-whaling has been analyzed, this is the first contribution to the literature to uncover the social powers creating a change in understanding of the relationship between humans and whales. Epstein’s book stands out not only because it provides a very rich analysis of the historical trends in whaling. Rather, what makes this book exceptional is that this lens on whaling gives us significant insight into the power of words, ideas, and normative interests and how they work to reshape international relations. Epstein’s book uncovers the real story about whaling, successfully explaining why worldwide attitudes toward whaling shifted in the second half of the twentieth century from acceptance to moral censure. Material forces do not explain this shift: whales had been known to be endangered because of whaling and yet humans had failed to act on those material interests, even in face of near collapse of the industry. The new anti-whaling ethics emerged because states reconstructed their interests, and Epstein shows us how and why.

Throughout the ages humans have been virtually spellbound by whales. These massive and majestic creatures conjure images of both danger and intrigue. One simultaneously imagines the challenges of Moby Dick in his quest for revenge against the giant whale Ahab, and the courage of Paikea the Whale Rider who traveled the vast distance on a back of whale to found a civilization. These mammals are resource-rich, providing an abundance of materials for human consumption and economic gain. They are also highly intelligent and social creatures, traveling vast distances, living long lives, communicating and developing organized social structures and connections. For these and other reasons, the interaction between humans and whales has a mixed history. [...] (forthcoming, August 2009, GEP).

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World Politics: The Menu for Choice, 9th Edition
Harvey Russett, Bruce Starr, David Kinsella
ISBN-10: 0495410683  ISBN-13: 9780495410683
576 Pages   Paperbound

© 2010     Published.

 Instructors Manual by Patricia M. Keilbach, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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