pol2gep global environmental politics
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
POL2GEP
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject introduces students to the major areas of contestation in global environmental politics. It maps the emerging global framework for addressing environmental problems and examines the key claims of environmental movements and their critics. This involves examining the main environmental controversies in the Australian and global contexts, including climate change, biotechnology, energy generation, whaling, forests, water, and the tensions between trade liberalisation and environmental protection. The main premise of the subject is to demonstrate the ways in which emerging environmental actors, interests and agendas challenge the basic norms and institutions of a system of global governance underpinned by sovereign states and global economic institutions.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorBen Habib
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 15 credit points of any first year Politics subject and 15 credit points of any Humanities and Social Sciences subject, or subject coordinator's approval
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects POL3GEP
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Global Environmental Politics | Recommended | Porter, G, Brown, J. and Chasek, P.S 2010 | 5TH EDITION, BOULDER: WESTVIEW PRESS |
| Readings | Green Planet Blues | Recommended | Conca, K. and Dabelko, G.D. (eds.) 2010 | 4TH EDITION, BOULDER, CO: WESTVIEW PRESS |
| Readings | The Politics of the Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy | Recommended | Carter, N 2007 | 2ND EDITION CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Written work that demonstrates a broad understanding and critical evaluation of the different institutional responses to global ecological problems
- Activities:
- Take-home exam
02. Written work that demonstrates a broad understanding of the different ways in which new environmental issues, actors, interests and agendas have challenged the basic norms and institutions of global governance
- Activities:
- Research Essay
03. Written work that demonstrates a broad understanding of the diverse claims of the modern environment movement
- Activities:
- Research Essay, Take-home exam
04. Written work that demonstrates a broad understanding of the main environmental issues in global politics and their lines of contestation
- Activities:
- Research Essay, Take-home exam
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