DepSem:Environment Intl Pol

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This seminar will explore the global environment and world politics. It will introduce students to debates regarding environmental cooperation and management; the interplay of science, politics, uncertainty and risk; market and political failures and potential solutions for managing environmental issues. Students will use insights from these debates to evaluate the contemporary issues including sustainable development, energy, and climate change. Books include: Elizabeth DeSombre, The Global Environment and World Politics, 2nd edition, Continuum Press, 2007; J. Samuel Barkin and George Shambaugh, Anarchy and the Environment, SUNY Press, 1999; Ken Conca and Geoffrey Dabelko, Green Planet Blues, 5th edition, Westview Press, 2015.