Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Humanities Arts Social Science

School

Politic Sc & Internat Studies

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

Seminar 2 Hours/ Week

Recommended prerequisite

Assessment methods

Reflections, long essay

Course enquiries

Dr Martin Weber

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

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Course description

Contemporary environmental problems have undeniably taken on crisis characteristics, which register in immediate local contexts, regionally, internationally, and globally. Scientists and many in the general public agree that political responses to the challenges entailed in this are inadequate, too slow, and too incoherent at present. In this course, we explore a) why this is the case; b) how ecological concerns are nevertheless beginning to reshape political and policy processes; c) what this means for received and entrenched understandings of political thought, political economy, development, and public policy; and how political analysts may or should respond. From climate change to global biodiversity, if you want to find out about 'making rules' for a better future, this course is for you.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile