Christopher J. Bosso
Professor and Associate Dean
School of Social Science, Public Affairs, and Public Policy
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
150 Meserve Hall
(617) 373-4398
(617) 373-5311 (fax)
c.bosso@neu.edu
Vita
Areas of Study
U.S. Politics and Public Policy, Environmental and Food Policy, Regulatory Policy, Science, Technology, and Public Policy.
Recent Publications
- Environment, Inc.: From Grassroots to Beltway. University Press of Kansas, 2005. Lynton Caldwell Award for best book in environmental politics and public policy, awarded by the Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Section of the American Political Science Association.
- With W.D. Kay, “A Nanotech Velvet Revolution? Issues for Social Science Inquiry,” STEP Ahead, the Newsletter of the Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Section, v. 3, no. 2 (Fall 2005): 2-4.
- With Deborah L. Guber, "Maintaing Presence: Environmental Advocacy and the Permanent Campaign," in Environmental Policy: New Directions for the 21st Century, 6th Ed., Norman Vig and Michael Kraft, eds. CQ Press, 2005: 78-99.
- "Rethinking the Concept of Membership in Nature Advocacy Organizations," Policy Studies Journal, v.31, no.3 (August 2003): 397-412.
Selected Professional Activities
- President, New England Political Science Association, 2007-2008 http://www.neu.edu/nepsa
- Director, Nanotechnology and Society Research Group Group http://nsrg.neu.edu
- President, Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honorary Society 2004-06.
- Chair, Department of Political Science, 1995-2001.
Courses 2007-2008
Fall 2007
- POL G333 Science, Technology & Public Policy
Courses 2006-2007
Spring 2007
- POL G330 Environmental Politics and Policy Seminar
Courses 2005-2006
Fall 2005
2006 Spring
- POL U150 American Government (Honors)
- POL U600 Senior Seminar in American Politics
- HNR U342 Honors Seminar in Food and Politics