Module POC2114 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC2114: Green Politics in Theory and Practice
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
An introduction to green political thought
The social construction of environmental issues
The science-policy nexus
The challenges of managing the commons
Sustainable development
The policy tool-box
Environmental policy-making in Britain
Environmental policy-making in the EU
UN environmental conferences / country positions
UN environment conference simulation
Environmental movements
Green Parties
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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25 | 125 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled learning and teaching | 22 | 11 x 2 hour Seminars |
Scheduled learning and teaching | 3 | Simulation 1 x 3 hours |
Guided independent study | 45 | Reading to prepare for seminars |
Guided independent study | 30 | Preparation and writing of essay |
Guided independent study | 25 | Preparation of country position for simulation negotiation |
Guided independent study | 25 | Writing reflective report on the simulation process and outcomes |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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.
Basic reading:
N. Carter (2007) The Politics of the Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy, Cambridge University Press (2nd edition).
A. Dobson (2007) Green Political Thought, Routledge (4th edition).
A. Jordan (2002) The Europeanization of British Environmental Policy, Palgrave.
A. Jordan and A. Lenschow (eds) (2008) Innovation in Environmental Policy: Integrating the Environment for Sustainability, Edward Elgar.
C. Knill and D. Liefferink (2007) Environmental Politics in the European Union: Policy-making, Implementation and Patterns of Multi-level Governance, ManchesterUniversity Press.
J. Connelly, G. Smith, D. Benson and C. Saunders (2012) Politics and the Environment, Routledge.