Module POL3259 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3259: Climate Justice
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 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 at least the following topics:
- an introduction to the science and politics of climate change
- a theoretical analysis of the problem of climate change
- consideration of the bases of climate responsibility
- assessment of individuals and groups as bearers of climate duties
- exploration of the demands of intergenerational justice in the face of climate change
- climate displacement and resettlement
- geoengineering proposals
- climate denial
- hope and despair
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 256 |
...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 Activities | 44 | 22 x 2-hour seminars |
| Guided independent study | 100 | Private study reading and preparing for seminars |
| Guided independent study | 156 | Preparation for essay and pre-seen exam including researching and collating relevant sources; planning the structure and argument; writing up the essay |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org
World Resources Institute: https://www.wri.org/
IPCC: https://www.ipcc.ch/
Desmogblog: https://www.desmogblog.com/
Climate Equity Reference Project: https://climateequityreference.org/
Project Drawdown: https://www.drawdown.org/
Climate Action Tracker: https://climateactiontracker.org/
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change: http://wires.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WiresJournal/wisId-WCC.html
The Guardian, Climate Change: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-change
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.
Caney, S., 2006. ‘Cosmopolitan justice, responsibility, and global climate change’. Leiden Journal of International Law, 18 (4).
Draper, J., and McKinnon, C., 2018. The ethics of climate-induced community displacement and resettlement. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 9 (3).
Gardiner, S.M., 2011. A perfect moral storm: the ethical tragedy of climate change. Oxford University Press.
Jamieson, D., 2014. Reason in a dark time. Oxford University Press.
McKinnon, C., 2011. Climate change and future justice. Routledge.
McKinnon, C., 2018. ‘Sleepwalking into lock-in? Avoiding wrongs to future people in the governance of solar radiation management research’. Environmental Politics, published online 28 March 2018.
Moellendorf, D., 2013. The moral challenge of dangerous climate change. Cambridge University Press.
Preston, C. (ed), 2012. Engineering the climate. Lexington Books.Schlosberg, D., 2012. ‘Climate justice and capabilities: a framework for adaptation policy’. Ethics and International Affairs, 26 (4), 445-461.
Shue, H., 2014. Climate Justice. Oxford University Press.
