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210069 SE BAK10: International Politics and Development (2021S)

Global Environmental Politics: Theory, Methods and Practice

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
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Die Lehre wird im SoSe 2021 zu Beginn voraussichtlich digital stattfinden. Je nach Lage wird auf hybride oder Vor-Ort-Lehre umgestellt. Die Lehrenden werden die konkrete Organisationsform und Lehrmethodik auf ufind und Moodle bekannt geben, wobei auch mit kurzfristigen Änderungen gerechnet werden muss.

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Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

This course will be ONLINE and use MOODLE

  • Friday 19.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
    Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Friday 26.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
    Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Friday 16.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
    Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Friday 23.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
    Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Friday 30.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
    Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Friday 07.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
    Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Friday 14.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
    Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Friday 21.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
    Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Friday 28.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
    Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Friday 04.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
    Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Friday 11.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
    Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Friday 18.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
    Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
  • Friday 25.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
    Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This lecture provides bachelor students with a comprehensive introduction to the most important issues of global environmental politics. The course goes beyond climate change issues and addresses several pressing environmental issues such as biodiversity protection, desertification, overfishing, whaling, acid rain, ozone depletion, and water consumption.
Current developments in global environmental politics are discussed from different theoretical and analytical perspectives to encourage students to develop and critically assess their own assumptions, perspectives, and approaches to diverse issues of global environmental politics. Furthermore, the lecture will address the linkages between environmental politics and other areas such as security, trade, health, development, agriculture, and gender.
The lecture is structured around the textbook “Global Environmental Politics. Understanding the Governance of the Earth” (Morin, Orsini, and Jinnah, 2020) and provides students with a compilation of sources and introductory texts from several Handbooks introducing students to global environmental politics, relevant concepts, theories, methods, and cases.
The course targets Bachelor students interested in the various themes of global environmental politics. While it may be an advantage if you have some knowledge of global environmental politics or political ecology, the course is still conceptualized to permit all students to participate.

The method of the course consists of
- short lectures and introduction to the topics of the course,
- reading of academic literature,
- preparation of sessions,
- Writing of excerpts and short essays
- group work during the course
- short students’ presentations,
- discussions.

Assessment and permitted materials

- Writings: Essay (by 15.04.20121) (30%) & Term Paper (50%)
- Active participation in class: group work and discussions (online) (20 %)

• 100 to 90 Points: Very good (1)
• 89 to 80 Points: Good (2)
• 79 to 70 Points: Satisfactory (3)
• 69 to 60 Points: Sufficient (4)
• >60 Points: Poor (5)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

• Active participation (you are allowed to skip only one session and must inform me in advance via email alice.vadrot@univie.ac.at . If you cannot attend the class a second time, please provide an excuse (doctor´s notice, etc.)
• Hand in all writings in time
• Writings: Essay (by 15.04.20121) (30%) & Term Paper (50%)
• Active participation in class: group work and discussions (online) (20 %)

Examination topics

Contents of all readings and issues discussed during the course

Reading list

This course will mainly use the following two books:

Morin, JF. et al. (2020) Global Environmental Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

O`Neill, K. (2017) The Environment and International Relations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

A final list of readings, including selected chapters from different Handbooks of Global Environmental Politics and key scientific papers will be circulated at the beginning of March.

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