Module POLM222M for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM222M: The Politics, Policy and Practice of Sustainable Development
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to provide you as professional policy makers and public managers with an advanced introduction to the concept of sustainable development and the policy-making challenges presented by its various features. You will develop an understanding of the trade-off between environmental protection and economic development. The module aims to widen your understanding of environmental policy challenges by analysing problems in various national contexts. On completing this module you will have a firm grasp of the key debates in sustainable development and will be able to critically assess strategies to produce sustainable development.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the complexities of implementing sustainable development across different policy sectors and governance scales 2. Evaluate critically current practice of sustainable development implementation 3. Identify examples of sustainable development good practice and the policy lessons that can be drawn |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Appraise and critically evaluate government reports and public policy 5. Synthesise and comment critically on a corpus of academic public policy literature 6. Systematically link public administration concepts and theories to real world examples |
| Personal and Key Skills | 7. Intensively study in an independent and directed manner over in short time scales to produce work of a consistent high-quality standard 8. Communicate complex ideas and evidence in seminar presentations and workshop activities 9. Reflect on the process of learning and evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Sanderson, H., Hildén, M., Russel, D.,Penha-Lopes, G. and Capriolo, A (eds)(2018) Adapting the Future for Climate Change in Europe. Elsevier: New York. Ch 6.
Turnpenny J, Russel DJ (2017). The Idea(s) of ‘Valuing Nature’: Insights from the UK’s Ecosystem Services Framework. Environmental Politics , 26 , 973-993
Connelly, J., Smith, G., Benson, D. & Saunders, C. (2012) Politics and the Environment. Routledge, Oxford. Ch 5.
Jordan (2008) The Governance of Sustainable Development: Taking Stock and Looking Forward. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 26, 17-33.
Jordan and Lenschow (eds) (2008) Innovation in Environmental Policy: Integrating the Environment for Sustainability. Edward Elgar.
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005) Eco-system and Human Well-Being: Policy Responses, Island Press.
Steurer, R. and Martinuzzi, A. 2005. Towards a new pattern of strategy formulation in the public sector: first experiences with national strategies for sustainable development in Europe. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 23 455-472.
