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John Scholz

JOHN SCHOLZ is Frances Eppes Professor of Political Science at Florida State University. (Ph. D., University of California/Berkeley, 1978)  His earlier research has analyzed government regulatory policies from the federal to the local level involving issues of occupational safety and health, water pollution, and taxation, focusing in particular on enforcement and compliance issues.  His current research analyzes the problems of developing and maintaining cooperative solutions to collective action problems, emphasizing the role of policy networks, private partnerships, and collaborative government programs in resolving collective problems involved in resource management. For example, his recently coedited Adaptive Governance and Water Conflict analyzes the problems of fragmented authority in water policy and the challenges facing agencies and stakeholders in developing innovative approaches to develop integrated solutions to water conflicts.