Undergraduate Course: Environmental Politics (PLIT10136)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course examines environmental politics from a comparative and international perspective. Following an
introduction to the debates and concepts central to understanding environmental politics, the course explores
the key actors and dynamics shaping environmental policy and politics within and across states. We'll pay
particular attention to these actors: government institutions, parties, NGOs, business firms, experts and the
media. Key dynamics studied will be: power, justice, mobilization, capitalism and collective action. The
knowledge of national environmental politics will be the base from which to study the broader dynamics and
challenges of regional and global environmental politics. Throughout our course we will focus on a range of
environmental issues with particular emphasis on climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development. |
| Course description |
Beginning with an examination of green political thought, this course will provide a conceptually grounded, comparative analysis of contemporary environmental politics. An introduction to core debates and concepts will be followed by an analysis of key actors within and across states, including governments, business firms, NGOs and movements, media and experts. Our geographic focus will be wide ranging, covering politics at the local, state, regional and global level. Core substantive environmental issues we'll cover include climate change and biodiversity, and sustainable development. Some of the questions we¿ll address include: what makes environmental politics so contested? Who does and who should make environmental decisions? What makes international agreement on environmental issues more or less likely? Can capitalism be harnessed to address climate change?
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 4 Politics/International Relations courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
** as numbers are limited, visiting students should contact the Visiting Student Office directly for admission to this course ** |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2023/24, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
55 %,
Coursework
35 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Exam 55%
Coursework 35%
Tutorial Participation 10%
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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the key debates and concepts surrounding environmental politics
- Describe the key features of environmental politics on the domestic, regional and international level
- Assess and apply contending approaches to understanding environmental politics
- Articulate an informed view about current issues and developments in environmental policy and politics
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Elizabeth Bomberg
Tel: (0131 6)50 4248
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Brodie Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 3139
Email: |
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