Module POL3077 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3077: Global Environmental Politics and Policy
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
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:
Introduction to Global Environmental Politics and Policy
- What are global environmental politics & policy?
- Conflicting views of the (global) environmental problematique
Domestic Determinants: Global Environmental Politics “On the Ground”
- Environmental values & attitudes
- Environmental behaviour
- Social activism & environmental movements
- Electoral politics & the environment: are “green” parties the answer?
- The political economy of global environmental policy
International Determinants: Cooperating on Global Environmental Policies
- Setting the stage: world politics & international cooperation
- International environmental regimes
- Non-state actors in global environmental politics: IGOs, NGOs, and Secretariats
- Are international environmental regimes the answer?
Environmental Issues
- Case Study 1: Persistent organic pollutants
- Case Study 2: Global warming
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | 251 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 36 | 18 x 2 hour seminars |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 8 | 4 x 2 hour quantitative research tutorials |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 5 | 5 x 1 hour lab sessions |
| Guided independent activity | 46 | Examination preparation and completion |
| Guided independent activity | 12 | Completion of quantitative lab assignments |
| Guided independent activity | 33 | Statistical software/methodology tutorials |
| Guided independent activity | 84 | Essay preparation and completion (including the submission of the essay research question, proposal, and the essay presentation.) |
| Guided independent activity | 76 | Reading assignments |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Statistical software resources
- Institute for Digital Research and Education's “Resources to help you learn R" page at www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/r/
- Code School's “Try R” short course at http://tryr.codeschool.com/
- Quick R website at http://www.statmethods.net
Other Learning Resources
Documentaries
This section provides a handful of documentaries on environmental issues discussed in class. While far from exhaustive, these videos provide a useful starting point for understanding the difficulties (and opportunities) associated with solving global environmental problems.
- Climate of Doubt." http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/climate-of-doubt/
- The Inconvenient Truth." http://www.takepart.com/an-inconvenient-truth/film
- The 11th Hour." http://www.11thhourfilm.com/11th-hour-film-documentary.htm
- Crude." http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/crude-real-price-of-oil/
- The End of the Line." http://endoftheline.com/
- A Fierce Green Fire." http://www.afiercegreenfire.com/
- Who Killed the Electric Car?" http://www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com/
- Trashed." http://www.trashedfilm.com/
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.
Ronnie D. Lipschutz. 2004. Global Environmental Politics: Power, Perspectives, and Practice. Washington, DC: CQ Press.
Ken Conca and Geoffrey D. Dabelko. 2010. Green Planet Blues: Four Decades of Global Environmental Politics, 4th Edition. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
Paul F. Steinberg and Stacy D. VanDeveer. 2012. Comparative Environmental Politics: Theory, Practice, and Prospects. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Deborah Lynn Guber. 2003. The Grassroots of a Green Revolution: Polling America on the Environment. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Pamela S. Chasek, David L. Downie, and Janet Welsh Brown (2013). Global Environmental Politics, 6th Edition. New York, NY: Westview Press.
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
