Political Science

Bruce E. Tonn

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Bruce E. Tonn

Bruce E. Tonn

Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1982

btonn@utk.edu

Fields of Interest:

Urban and Regional Planning; Public Policy

Bruce Tonn’s researches focuses on environmental and energy policy, futures studies, sustainability, and policy decision making methods. His research interests also include uncertainty methods, technology policy, computers in society, and social theory.

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Events

  1. Guest Speaker Miles Kenney-Lazar: “Defending Accumulation: Global Rubber and the Embrace of Sustainability Capitalism”

    Guest Speaker Miles Kenney-Lazar: “Defending Accumulation: Global Rubber and the Embrace of Sustainability Capitalism”

    Rubber plantations have been sites of social and environmental injustice since their colonial expansion. Several initiatives have emerged in recent years to address these...

    Guest Speaker Miles Kenney-Lazar: “Defending Accumulation: Global Rubber and the Embrace of Sustainability Capitalism”
    Date
    Location
    Frieson Black Cultural Center
    Guest Speaker Miles Kenney-Lazar: “Defending Accumulation: Global Rubber and the Embrace of Sustainability Capitalism” 03:00 pm - Frieson Black Cultural Center

  2. “Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region

    “Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region

    DESCRIPTION OF EVENT The visit of Dr. Vincent Adams to give a keynote at the University of Tennessee Knoxville in October 2022. Dr. Alexander’s lecture will be “ “Oil Don’t...

    “Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region
    Date
    Location
    Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs
    “Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region 05:00 pm - Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs

  3. “Palm Oil Diplomacy”: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED II

    “Palm Oil Diplomacy”: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED II

    Join us for the UT Global Studies Speaker Series as we proudly present a lecture titled “Palm Oil Diplomacy: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED...

    “Palm Oil Diplomacy”: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED II
    Date
    Location
    International House
    “Palm Oil Diplomacy”: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED II 03:30 pm - International House

  4. Vols Making an Impact in Political Communications

    Vols Making an Impact in Communications

    The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, College of Communication & Information, Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration, and Department of Political...

    Vols Making an Impact in Political Communications
    Date
    Location
    Communications Building
    Vols Making an Impact in Political Communications 05:00 pm - Communications Building

  5. Interest Group Simulation with Political Communications Alumni

    Interest Group Simulation with Political Communications Alumni

    The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, College of Communication & Information, Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration, and Department of Political...

    Interest Group Simulation with Political Communications Alumni
    Date
    Location
    Communications Building
    Interest Group Simulation with Political Communications Alumni 12:00 pm - Communications Building

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