| Course Title: Global Environmental Politics Governance |
| Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2024 |
| Description: Why can't countries agree to strict emissions limits to solve the climate crisis? How can we halt unprecedented biodiversity loss? In this course, we review how legacies of colonialism and neoliberalism shape global environmental politics. We examine how actors from NGOs to Indigenous Peoples to corporations influence official negotiations and alternative models. We explore how novel technologies and financial instruments like AI, cryptocurrencies and nature-based video games are changing environmental governance. This curriculum-to-career course emphasizes the skills--from policy briefs to elevator pitches to treaty and congressional negotiations-to advocate for sustainability and justice. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , SI - Speaking-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Catherine Corson | 413-538-3458 | ccorson@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024 | Lecture | Monday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 327 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits in Environmental Studies or social science courses. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ENVST-SS | ENVST-SS: Env Studies pre-2024 Minor - Social Science | This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Social Science area. |
| NXDEV0001 | NXDEV: Nexus in Development Studies | This course is approved for the Development Studies Nexus track. |
| IR0002 | INTREL-GC: Global Commons | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major's Global Commons focus. |
| IR0005 | INTREL-PE: International Political Economy | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major's International Political Economy focus. |
| IR0003 | INTREL-II: International Institutions | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major's International Institutions focus. |
| ENVST-CRSE | ENVST-EL: Env Studies Major Electives | This course is an approved elective for the Environmental Studies major and minor. |
| ENVST-CRSE | ENVST-EL: Env Studies Minor Electives | This course is an approved elective for the Environmental Studies major and minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 17 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |