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| Udgave: |
Forår 2013 Samf |
| ECTS points: |
10 ECTS |
| Punkter: |
10 ECTS |
Semester: |
Spring 2013 |
| Uddannelsesdel: |
Kandidat niveau |
| Kontaktpersoner: |
Kirsten Worm
(Coordinator for courses in English: Anders Berg-Sørensen)
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| Skema- oplysninger: |
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| Undervisnings- form: |
Teaching approach will be a combination of lectures, plenary and/or group discussions as well as student presentations. Emphasis will be on analysing the cases of global environmental regimes applying alternative theoretical approaches in the field of International Relations (IR).
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| Formål: |
The purpose of the course is to analyze major global environmental regimes using alternative theoretical approaches in the field of International Relations. Alternative theoretical approaches will be applied, both the classical approaches: neo-realist (Tragedy of the Commons) and neo-institutionalism (Epistemic Communities) as well as modern approaches such as constructivism to (securitization ) and neo-marxism (Greening of the economy).
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| Indhold: |
The course will address the emergence of the global environmental regime in the UN as a result of the global environmental conferences in Stockholm (1972), Rio (1992), Johannesburg (2002) and Rio + 20 (2012). Within the global regime individual cases that will be analyzed are: climate change, ozone depletion, acid rain, biodiversity, biosafety and deforestation. Besides special attention will be placed on the role of the EU in the global environmental negotiations and on EU climate and energy politics in particular.
For all of the cases the questions will be: How was the issue placed on the global environmental agenda? Who were the lead countries and the laggards? Is the regime strong or weak? Answers to the question will be found in available literature in the field of IR. Other relevant questions will be the North - South Dialogue and the role of NGOs.
Finally the issues of global environmental governance and private environmental governance will be addresses e.g. the changing roles of the state, private enterprises and civil society.
Issues addressed in the course
1. Cross cutting issues
a. Introduction to global environmental politics (GEP).
b. The evolution of the global environmental regime 1972s-2012.
c. The North-South Dialogue.
d. The role of NGOs and civil society.
e. The Role of EU in global environmental negotiations.
2. Cases: Global Environmental Agreement
a. Climate change (The Climate Convention and the Kyoto Protocol)
i. EU Climate and Energy Policy.
b. Ozone Depletion (The Wienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol).
c. Acid Rain(The Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution).
d. Loss of Biodiversity (The BiodiversityConvention).
e. Biosafety (The Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols).
f. Deforestation. The UN Forest Principles.
3. IR theories
a. Classical theoretical approaches to the study of GEP
i. Neorealism and neo-institutionalism.
b. Constructivism i.e securitization of environment.
c. Neo-marxism i.e. Greening of the economy.
d. Global environmental governance.
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| Kompetence- beskrivelse: |
The course will contribute to the future study of International Relations. Besides, it will provide useful qualifications for employment in national and international institutions addressing environmental policy in general and climate change in particular.
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| Målbeskrivelse: |
The objectives of the course is to provide the student the ability to:
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Describe major issues on the global environmental agenda incl. the regime formation, major actors, major issues of debate related to the issue in question and relate them to the global environmental negotiations from the Stockholm Conference in 1972 to date.
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Explain basic differences between alternative IR theories, neorealism, neoliberalism, neomarxism and constructivism.
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Apply a theory to a selected cases i.e. global environmental regimes. Theory may be a theoretical approach, a concept or a framework for analysis.
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Apply the literature presented in the selected petitum.
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Ability to discuss strength and weaknesses in the thoughts presented by the authors represented in the selected petitum.
Criteria for compliance with these objectives
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The grade 12: is given for the excellent presentation that demonstrates high level of command of all aspects related to above mentioned objectives.
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The grade 7: is given for the good presentation that demonstrates good command of major aspects related to the above mentioned objectives.
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The grade 2: is given for presentation meeting only the minimum requirements for acceptance.
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| Lærebøger: |
Basic Books
Andresen, Steinar; Elin L. Boasson and Geir H. Stokke, Kristian Rosendal, Regine Andersen and Lars Guldbradsen: (2012): International Environmental Agreements: An Introduction. Routledge.
Biermann, Frank and Philipp Pattberg (2012): Global Environmental Governance Reconsidered. HIT Press.
Bretherton, Charlotte & John Vogler (2006): The European Union as a Global Actor. Routledge.
Buzan, Barry, Ole Wæver and Japp de Wilde (1998): Security – a new framework for analysis. Boulder, Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Chasek, Pamela S and Lynn M. Wagner (2012): The Roads from Rio: Lessons Learned from Twenty Years of Multilateral Environmental Negotiations. Routledge.
Chasek, Pamela S, David L Downie and Janet Welsh Brown (2010): Global Environmental Politics, 5th ed. Westview Press.
Guldbrandsen, Lars H. (2010): Transnational Environmental Governance: The Emergence and Effects of the Certification of Forests and Fisheries. Edward Elgar.
Harris, Paul (2009): The Politics of Climate Change. London and New York.
Luterbacher, Urs & Detlef F. Sprintz (2001): International Relations and Global Climate Change.
Newell, Peter and Matthew Paterson (2010): Climate Capitalism. Global Warming and the Transformation of the Global Economy. Cambridge University Press.
Oberthür, Sebastian & Marc Pallemaerts (2010): The New Climate Policies of the European Union: Internal Legislation and Climate Diplomacy. VUB Press.
Robert, Timmons, and Bradley C. Parks (2006): A Climate of Injustice: Global Inequality, North-South Politics and Climate Policy. MIT Press.
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| Faglige forudsætninger: |
No previous courses in environmental politics are required.
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| Eksamensform: |
An oral exam based on a synopsis written by the student.
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| Kursus hjemmeside: |
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| Undervisnings- sprog: |
Kun engelsk
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| Sidst redigeret: |
13/11-2012 |