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University of Brighton
College of Arts and Humanities
School of Humanities
BA Globalisation: History, Politics, Culture
Course code: HC373
Essays:
Two 2000 word essays, chosen from the list of questions below. 44%
You must discuss your essay question with your tutor in a pre-essay tutorial.
Seminars:
Seminars will be assessed on a weekly basis. 44% You are expected to enter the seminarswith points (written down) which refer to the different readings. These points may becollected at the start of the seminar, and used to structure discussions.
Global Politics (1 items)
Each week you should aim to read chapters or articles from 2 or 3 different texts as part ofyour seminar preparation. These can be texts listed below or on Student Central as wellas any handouts given out in the lecture. You should also search the Internet for the latestnews and information on these topics. Likewise, you will normally be expected to readchapters or articles from 2 or 3 different texts or Internet/news sources as part of yourpreparation for the special session.
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ESSAY TITLES
1) Assess the role and effectiveness of the state in global environmental politics.
2) Critically assess the concept of sustainable development.
3) Assess the view that whereas conflict in the twentieth-century centred upon politics andideology, in the twenty-first century it will be over resources.
4) Where do you stand in the climate-gate episode?
5) Critically evaluate the concept of ecological modernisation.
6) Assess the view that contemporary global environmental governance is not up to thetask of tackling environmental degradation.
7) Assess the contribution of wind power to tackling climate change as well as the politicalprospects for its widespread implementation.
8) The urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions makes the case for nuclearenergy. Do you agree?
9) Should concern for the environment focus on human needs or should other forms of lifecount too?
10) Do we need a World Environment Organisation? Are we likely to get one?
11) Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the environmental movement.
12) Critically evaluate the case for deliberative environmental democracy.
13) Some environmentalists believe that we need an 'enlightened elite' not democracy todeal with environmental decline. Where do you stand in this debate?
14) Should science take precedence over democracy in our efforts to tackle climatechange?
15) Critically asses the case for genetically modifying crops.
16) Assess the view that many green organisations have anti-scientific tendencies.
17) Negotiate with PH
Essay handing-in dates:-
1) Friday week 5
2) Friday week 10
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Week One: Globalisation and environmental decline (29 items)Seminar:1) The ‘globalisation of environmental hazards’: critically evaluate the interrelationshipbetween globalisation and environmental decline.2) Assess the role and effectiveness of the state in global environmental politics.3) What is meant by the ‘greening of sovereignty’? Is this process taking place? Special session: Please bring newspaper, magazine and Internet articles on aspects of environmentalpolitics, globalisation and the global environment for discussion.
The state and the global ecological crisis - John Barry, Robyn Eckersley, c2005Book | chapters 1, 8 and 12
World on the edge: how to prevent environmental and economic collapse - Lester RussellBrown, 2011
Book
Global environmental politics - Pamela S. Chasek, David Leonard Downie, Janet WelshBrown, Gareth Porter, c2006
Book
The global environment in the twenty first century: prospects for internationalco-operation - Pamela S. Chasek, 2004
Book | Introduction, chapters 1 and 4
The global politics of the environment - Lorraine M. Elliott, 2004Book
Global transformations: politics, economics and culture - David Held, 1999Book | chapter 8
The global transformations reader: an introduction to the globalization debate - DavidHeld, Anthony G. McGrew, 2000
Book | Chapter 36
Exploring environmental issues: an integrated approach - David D. Kemp, 2004Book | Chapter 1
Exploring environmental issues: an integrated approach - David D. Kemp, 2004Book | Chapter 1
Globalization and the environment: greening global political economy - Gabriela Kütting,2004
Book | Chapter 1
Introduction to global politics - Richard W. Mansbach, Kirsten L. Rafferty, 2008Book | Chapter 14
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Global politics in a changing world: a reader - Richard W. Mansbach, Edward Rhodes,c2009
Book | Chapter 12
The global casino: an introduction to environmental issues - Nicholas J. Middleton, 2003Book
Geographies of global change: remapping the world - Peter J. Taylor, Michael J. Watts, R. J.Johnston, 2002
Book | Part V
The globalization reader - Frank J. Lechner, John Boli, 2011Book | Part IX
The greening of sovereignty in world politics - Karen Litfin, c1998Book
Introduction to global politics - Richard W. Mansbach, Kirsten L. Rafferty, 2008Book | Chapter 14
Politics in the developing world - Peter J. Burnell, Vicky Randall, 2008Book | Pages 353-72
GlobalizationsJournal
The globalization of environmental crisis - Jan Oosthoek, Barry K. Gills, 2008Book | Chapter 1
Democracy's dilemma: environment, social equity, and the global economy - RobertPaehlke, 2004
Book | Chapters 1 and 8
Global political economy - John Ravenhill, 2008Book | Chapter 14
Global issues: an introduction - John L. Seitz, 2008Book | Chapter 5
Worlds apart: globalization and the environment - James Gustave Speth, Yale University.School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, c2003
Book
The bridge at the edge of the world: capitalism, the environment, and crossing from crisisto sustainability - James Gustave Speth, 2009
Book | Chapters 1-3
The Environment and international relations - John Vogler, Mark F. Imber, ESRC GlobalEnvironmental Change Programme, 1996
Book
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The environment and international relations - Mark Imber, John Vogler, 1996Book
The globalization of world politics: an introduction to international relations - John Baylis,Steve Smith, Patricia Owens, 2008
Book | pp.350-69
The global transformations reader: an introduction to the globalization debate - DavidHeld, Anthony G. McGrew, 2000
Book | pp.374-86
Week 2: Environmental security: resource nationalism, ‘water wars’ &the Arctic oil race (14 items)Seminar:1) What does environmental security mean or entail?2) Assess the view that whereas conflict in the twentieth-century centred upon politics andideology, in the twenty-first century it will be over resources.Special session: •Can the case for fracking be made on the grounds of energy security?•In what ways, if at all, is water becoming an issue in Middle Eastern politics?•Assess the potential environmental and security impacts of the discovery of oil and gasunder the Arctic circle.Prior to this session you will be divided into three groups and each group will be assignedone of the above issues to tackle. Each group will put together a report on their particularissue, and it should be based on the latest research and information. The reports shouldbe written in a style that is accessible to your fellow students as they will be posted onstudent central for them to read. In the session each group will outline their report in theform of a brief presentation. You will then be expected to answer questions and deal withany criticisms.
The meaning of environmental security: ecological politics and policy in the new securityera - Jon Barnett, 2001
Book | Introduction
Darfur: the long road to disaster - Millard Burr, Robert O. Collins, c2006Book
Problems in the history of modern Africa - Robert O. Collins, 1997Book | Problem 2
Environmental security - Simon Dalby, c2002Book | Chapters 1 and 9
Famine that kills: Darfur, Sudan - Alexander De Waal, c2005Book
Environmental conflict - Paul F. Diehl, Nils Petter Gleditsch, 2001Book
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Ecology of war & peace: counting costs of conflict - Tom H. Hastings, c2000Book
Environment, scarcity, and violence - Thomas F. Homer-Dixon, c1999Book
Inequality, globalization, and world politics - Andrew Hurrell, Ngaire Woods, 1999Book | Chapter 5
The Earthscan reader in sustainable development - Phil O'Keefe, John Kirkby, LloydTimberlake, Earthscan, 1995
Book | Chapter 8
Global issues: an introduction - John L. Seitz, 2008Book | Chapter 4
Well-oiled diplomacy: strategic manipulation and Russia's energy statecraft in Eurasia -Adam N. Stulberg, c2007
Book
Ecology, politics and violent conflict - Mohamed Suliman, Stiftung Entwicklung und Frieden,Institute for African Alternatives, 1999
Book
War on the land: ecology and politics in Central America - Bill Weinberg, 1991Book
Week 3: The politics of climate change (13 items)Seminar:1) Critically assess the evidence for and against global warming.2) Where do you stand in the climate-gate episode?3) Did the Copenhagen climate summit fail? If so, why?Special session:The Copenhagen Climate SummitPrior to this session you will be split into groups and assigned a particular country thatattended the summit. You will be expected to defend your position and conduct during theCopenhagen summit by making a brief presentation and then by answering questions anddealing with any criticisms. At the end of session the UN Secretary-General (a.k.a. yourlecturer) will pass judgement on the merits of each case.
Sustainable development - Susan Baker, 2006Book | Chapter 4
Governing climate change - Harriet Bulkeley, Peter Newell, 2010Book | Chapter 1
The ethics of climate change: right and wrong in a warming world - James Garvey, 2008Book | Chapter 1
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The politics of climate change - Anthony Giddens, 2011Book
Global warming: the hard science - Leslie Daryl Danny Harvey, 2000Book
Why we disagree about climate change: understanding controversy, inaction andopportunity - M. Hulme, 2009
Book | Chapter 9
Six degrees: our future on a hotter planet - Mark Lynas, 2008Book
Debating climate change: understanding debate and agreement - Elizabeth L. Malone,2009
Book | Chapter 1
The hockey stick and the climate wars: dispatches from the front lines - Michael E. Mann,c2012
Book
The global casino: an introduction to environmental issues - Nick Middleton, 2013Book
The global politics of unequal development - Anthony Payne, 2005Book | Chapter 8
Global environment outlook 2000 - United Nations Environment Programme, 1999Book
A climate of injustice: global inequality, North-South politics, and climate policy - J.Timmons Roberts, Bradley C. Parks, c2007
Book | Chapters 1 and 7
Week 4: The politics of sustainability (24 items)Seminar:1) Is it time to give up on sustainable development on environmental grounds?2) Assess the case for and against international environmental summits.3) Are ecofeminists correct to assert that there is an organic connection between womenand the environment? If so, should women take the lead in tackling environmentaldecline?Special session: •Critically assess the case made by the deep ecology movement.•Critically evaluate the concept of ecological modernisation.•Assess the strengths and weaknesses of international environmental regimes.For this session, you will be divided into three groups and each group will be assigned oneof the above issues to tackle. Your responses will be in the form of a brief presentation. You will then be expected to answer questions and deal with any criticisms.
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Green development: environment and sustainability in the Third World - W. M. Adams,2001
Book
Poverty and development into the 21st century - Tim Allen, Alan Thomas, Open University,2000
Book | Chapter 7
Sustainable development - Susan Baker, 2006Book
Environmental management and development - Christopher J. Barrow, 2005Book
Environmental management and development - Christopher J. Barrow, MyiLibrary, 2005Book
A poverty of reason: sustainable development and economic growth - Wilfred Beckerman,c2003
Book | Chapters 1 and 7
Understanding sustainable development - John Blewitt, 2008Book | Chapter 5
Understanding sustainable development - John Blewitt, Dawsonera, 2008Book | Chapter 5
Paths to a green world: the political economy of the global environment - Jennifer Clapp,c2005
Book | Chapters 1-3
Politics and the environment: from theory to practice - James Connelly, Graham Smith,2003
Book | Chapter 2
Introduction to development studies - Hennie Swanepoel, Frik de Beer, 1999Book | Unit 4
The principles of sustainability - Simon Dresner, 2002Book
An introduction to sustainable development - Jennifer A. Elliott, 1999Book
The companion to development studies - Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter, 2002Book | Pages 294-7
Structural adjustment and the environment - David Reed, World Wide Fund for Nature,1992
Book | M.Redclift, ‘Development and the environment: managing the contradictions?’,
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The politics of sustainable development: theory, policy and practice within the EuropeanUnion - Susan Baker, 1997
Book | D.Richardson, ‘The politics of sustainable development’
The Development dictionary: a guide to knowledge as power - Wolfgang Sachs, 1992Book | Later eds a/v
Capitalism and development - Leslie Sklair, 1994Book | pp.123-39
Worlds apart: globalization and the environment - James Gustave Speth, Yale University.School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, c2003
Book
From modernization to globalization: perspectives on development and social change - J.Timmons Roberts, Amy Hite, 2000
Book | pp.328-39
Culture and global change - Tracey Skelton, Tim Allen, 1999Book | A.Thomas, ‘Modernisation versus the environment? Shifting objectives of
progress’, pp.45-57
"A Critique of Deep Ecology" by Richard Sylvan | Radical PhilosophyWebpage
Accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals: options for sustainedand inclusive growth and issues for advancing the United Nations development agendabeyond 2015
Webpage
The sustainability debate: Idealism versus conformism—the controversy over economicgrowth - S. W. Verstegen, J. C. Hanekamp, 2005-12
Article
Week 5: Global environmental governance and the politics of nuclearenergy (27 items)Seminar:1) Assess the view that contemporary global environmental governance is not up to thetask of tackling environmental degradation.2) Where do you stand in the debate about nuclear energy?Special session: In what ways, if at all, should the existing system of global environmental governance bereformed?For this session, you will be divided into three groups and each group will discuss thisquestion and then present their proposals in the form of a brief presentation. You will thenbe expected to answer questions and deal with any criticisms.
Energy for a sustainable world: from the oil age to a sun-powered future - VincenzoBalzani, Nicola Armaroli, 2010
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Book | Part 3
The global environment: institutions, law, and policy - Regina S. Axelrod, David LeonardDownie, Norman J. Vig, c2005
Book
Sustainable development - Susan Baker, 2006Book | Chapter 3
Sustainable development - Susan Baker, 2006Book
International organizations in global environmental governance - Frank Biermann, BerndSiebenhuner, AnnaSchreyogg, 2009
Book
Nuclear power is not the answer - Helen Caldicott, 2006Book | Chapter 1
The global environment in the twenty first century: prospects for internationalco-operation - Pamela S. Chasek, 2004
Book | Chapters 17-21
Power to save the world: the truth about nuclear energy - Gwyneth Cravens, 2008Book
Nuclear or not?: does nuclear power have a place in a sustainable energy future? - DavidElliott, 2009
Book | Chapters 8-11, 15-17
Sustainable energy: opportunities and limitations - David Elliott, 2010Book | Chapter 1.
The global politics of the environment - Lorraine M. Elliott, 2004Book
Global environmental governance: options & opportunities - Daniel C. Esty, Maria H.Ivanova, 2002
Book
Fueling our future: an introduction to sustainable energy - Robert L. Evans, 2007Book | Chapter 8
Nuclear energy in the 21st century: The World Nuclear University primer - Ian Hore-Lacy,c2010
Book
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The Earthscan reader in sustainable development - Phil O'Keefe, John Kirkby, LloydTimberlake, Earthscan, 1995
Book | chapters 1, 5 & 7
The God species: how humans really can save the planet - Mark Lynas, 2012Book
Sustainable energy - without the hot air - David J. C. MacKay, 2009Book
Nuclear power - Ewan McLeish, 2009Book
Governance in a globalizing world - Joseph S. Nye, John D. Donahue, Visions of Governancein the 21st Century (Program), Brookings Institution, c2000
Book | Chapter 4
Contesting global governance: multilateral economic institutions and global socialmovements - Robert O'Brien, 2000
Book | Chapter 4
The crisis of global environmental governance: towards a new political economy ofsustainability - Jacob Park, Ken Conca, Matthias Finger, 2008
Book | Chapters 1-3
The crisis of global environmental governance: towards a new political economy ofsustainability - Ken Conca, Matthias Finger, Jacob Park, 2008
Book | Chapters 1-3
Inequality, globalization, and world politics - Andrew Hurrell, Ngaire Woods, 1999Book | Pages 122-49 M.Redclift and C.Sage, ‘Resources, environmental degradation and
inequality’,
An introduction to sustainable development - Peter P. Rogers, Kazi F. Jalal, John A. Boyd,2007
Book | chapters 12 & 13
Global environmental governance - James Gustave Speth, Peter M. Haas, c2006Book
Global governance: drawing insights from the environmental experience - Oran R. Young,c1997
Book
Sustainable Development in a Dynamic World: Transforming Institutions ... - by ZmarakShalizi
Book | Chapters 3, 7 and 8
Week 6: Reading week
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Week 7:Environmental justice and the politics of renewable energy (23items)Seminar:1. Assess the view that for the foreseeable future it is unrealistic to rely on renewablesources to meet our energy needs.2. Should concern for the environment focus on human needs or should other forms of lifecount too?3. Do we have any obligations to future generations?4. Must there be social justice in order for there to be environmental protection? Are theretrade-offs between these two values? 5. Is the pursuit of environmental protection unfair upon the Global South?Special session:Critically evaluate the following sources of renewable energy in terms of the contributionthey can make to tackling climate change as well as the political prospects for theirwidespread implementation:-•Wind power•Wave power•Solar powerPrior to this session you will be divided into three groups and each group will be assignedone of the above issues to tackle. Each group will put together a report on their particularissue, and it should be based on the latest research and information. The reports shouldbe written in a style that is accessible to your fellow students as they will be posted onstudent central for them to read. In the session each group will outline their report in theform of a brief presentation. You will then be expected to answer questions and deal withany criticisms
Energy for a sustainable world: from the oil age to a sun-powered future - VincenzoBalzani, Nicola Armaroli, 2010
Book | Part 4
Environmental ethics: an overview for the twenty-first century - Robin Attfield, 2014Book
The global environment: institutions, law, and policy - Regina S. Axelrod, David LeonardDownie, Norman J. Vig, c2005
Book
Understanding sustainable development - John Blewitt, 2008Book | Chapter 4
Understanding sustainable development - John Blewitt, Dawsonera, 2008Book | Chapter 4
Green planet blues: four decades of global environmental politics - Ken Conca, Geoffrey D.Dabelko, c2010
Book | Part 7
Politics and the environment: from theory to practice - James Connelly, Graham Smith,2003
Book | Chapter 1
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Sustainable energy: opportunities and limitations - David Elliott, 2010Book | Chapters 2, 4, 5, 8, 13
The global politics of the environment - Lorraine M. Elliott, 2004Book | Chapter 6
The wind farm scam: an ecologist's evaluation - John R. Etherington, c2009Book
Fueling our future: an introduction to sustainable energy - Robert L. Evans, 2007Book | Chapter 7
Global ethics and environment - Nicholas Low, 1999Book | Chapters 3, 6, 7 & 9
Sustainable energy - without the hot air - David J. C. MacKay, 2009Book | Chapters 4, 6, 10, 12
The global politics of unequal development - Anthony Payne, 2005Book | Chapter 8
The environmental responsibility reader - Martin Reynolds, Chris Blackmore, Mark J. Smith,Open University, 2009
Book | Chapters 4, 9, 17, 23
An introduction to sustainable development - Peter P. Rogers, Kazi F. Jalal, John A. Boyd,2007
Book | Chapter 7
An introduction to sustainable development - Peter P. Rogers, Kazi F. Jalal, John A. Boyd,Dawsonera, 2007
Book | Chapter 7
Environmental justice and the new pluralism: the challenge of difference forenvironmentalism - David Schlosberg, c2005
Book | Chapters 1 & 7
Defining environmental justice: theories, movements, and nature - David Schlosberg,c2007
Book | Chapters 1 & 8
Moral geographies: ethics in a world of difference - David M. Smith, c2000Book
Global environmental governance - James Gustave Speth, Peter M. Haas, c2006Book | Pages 82-8
Environmental justice: concepts, evidence and politics - Gordon P Walker, 2012Book | Chapters 1 & 2
Global ethics: an introduction - Heather Widdows, Dawsonera, 2011
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Book | Chapter 10
Week 8: The environmental movement: green parties, NGOs, lifestyles& protest (25 items)Seminar:1) Is it plausible to talk of an environmental movement?2) Direct action: when, if at all, is civil disobedience justifiable?3) ‘The appreciation of a high quality of life will supersede that of a high standard of living’(Naess). Is Naess being overly optimistic?4) Is green consumerism a contradiction in terms?5) Is the Green Party wasting its time in participating in British electoral politics?6) Evaluate the prospects for the transition movement.7) To what extent, if at all, are we witnessing a shift to green lifestyles?8) Assess the view that many green organisations have anti-scientific tendencies.Special session:This special session explores the complex interaction between citizens and theenvironment, focusing in particular upon how the state may shape or inform thisrelationship:•Should people be compelled to recycle?•Is eco-terrorism ever justified?•Are green taxes a necessary evil or just evil?For this session, you will be divided into three groups and each group will be assigned oneof the above issues to tackle. Your responses will be in the form of a brief presentation. You will then be expected to answer questions and deal with any criticisms.
The state and the global ecological crisis - John Barry, Robyn Eckersley, c2005Book | Chapters 9 - 11
The global environment in the twenty first century: prospects for internationalco-operation - Pamela S. Chasek, 2004
Book | Chapters 5 - 8
Global environmental politics - Pamela S. Chasek, David Leonard Downie, Janet WelshBrown, Gareth Porter, c2006
Book
Politics and the environment: from theory to practice - James Connelly, Graham Smith,2003
Book | Chapter 8
Green states and social movements: environmentalism in the United States, UnitedKingdom, Germany, and Norway - John S. Dryzek, 2003 [cased
Book | Chapters 1 & 8
Environmental movements in minority and majority worlds: a global perspective - TimothyDoyle, c2005
Book | Chapters 1 & 8
Building the next ark: how NGOs work to protect biodiversity - M. Gunter, Michael, c2004
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Book | Introduction & Epilogue
The transition handbook: from oil dependency to local resilience - Rob Hopkins, 2008Book
Prosperity without growth: economics for a finite planet - Tim Jackson, 2009Book | Chapters 1 & 12
Prosperity without growth: economics for a finite planet - Tim Jackson, Dawsonera, 2009Book | Chapters 1 & 12
The globalization reader - Frank Lechner, John Boli, 2000Book | M.E.Keck & K.Sikkink, ‘Environmental advocacy networks’ pages 392-99
The politics of sustainable development: theory, policy and practice within the EuropeanUnion - Susan Baker, 1997
Book | A.Naess, ‘Sustainable development & the deep ecology movement’ pages 61 -71
Environmental governance - James Evans, 2012Book | Chapter 8
Environmental governance - James Evans, 2012Book | Chapter 8
The God species: how humans really can save the planet - Mark Lynas, 2012Book
The Green challenge: the development of Green parties in Europe - Dick Richardson, ChrisRootes, 1995
Book
Environmental movements: local, national and global - Chris Rootes, 1999Book
Environmental protest in western Europe - Chris Rootes, 2007Book | Chapters 1 & 10
The globalization reader - Frank Lechner, John Boli, 2000Book | J.Smith, ‘Building political will after UNCED: EarthAction International’ pages 400
- 5
Contesting global governance: multilateral economic institutions and global socialmovements - Robert O'Brien, 2000
Book | Chapter 4
Defining environmental justice: theories, movements, and nature - David Schlosberg,c2007
Book | Chapter 4
Direct action in British environmentalism - Benjamin Seel, Matthew Paterson, Brian
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Doherty, 2000Book
Sustainable development: linking economy, society, environment - Tracey Strange, AnneBayley, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008
Book | Chapter 7
Earth First! and the anti-roads movement: radical environmentalism and comparativesocial movements - Derek Wall, 1999
Book
The globalization reader - Frank Lechner, John Boli, 2000Book | Pages 385-91
Week 9: Environmental citizenship and ecological democracy (19 items)Seminar:1) Evaluate the potential value of deliberative democracy in tackling environmentaldecline.2) In which ways, if at all, might technology facilitate deliberative environmentaldemocracy?3) Assess the prospects for and value of an environmental e-democracy.4) Some environmentalists believe that we need an ‘enlightened elite’ not democracy todeal with environmental decline. Where do you stand in this debate?5) Assess the case for the state promotion of environmental citizenship.6) Should climate change be taught in schools and colleges?7) Should living within ecological limits take precedence over political arrangements?Special session:An exercise in deliberative environmental democracyThe aim of this session is to determine whether it is possible to tackle a majorenvironmental challenge (see below) by employing deliberative democracy. In preparationfor this session, you should each prepare individually a brief written response to thischallenge, setting-out your ideas & proposals based on your own reading and thinking. Atthe beginning of the session you will each have two minutes to outline your case. As agroup you will then deliberate upon the merits of each case as the basis for formulating acollective response to dealing with this challenge. A range of deliberative techniques willbe utilised to facilitate the debates and decision-making processes. At the end of thesession, we will evaluate the success or otherwise of this experiment in deliberativeenvironmental democracy.The environmental challenge:According to a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences, global overpopulationwould ‘withstand war, disasters and disease’. In other words, even brutal world conflict orlethal pandemic would still leave unsustainable human numbers. So, given that theworld’s population will be an estimated 11 billion by the end of this century, how shouldwe tackle this global environmental challenge?Key features of deliberative democracy (DD):•DD is more than a debate; it is about coming up with a common action plan/proposal.•It is about deliberating upon the merits of different proposals/options. What are theirrespective advantages and disadvantages, strengths and weaknesses?•What are the costs & consequences of these options/proposals? Are they likely to beimplemented?
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•Which ideas from individual options/proposals can be utilized as part of a common actionplan? •It is about respecting and trying to understand the views of others.•It is about employing logic and rational argument to meet and deal with a particularproblem or challenge.•You can use the Internet during the session to gain information: it is about makinginformed decision-making.•Looking for common ground may entail trade-offs: what areas & issues are you preparedto compromise on in order to achieve a collective agreement?•With the common action plan/proposal: how will you convince opponents of its merits? What are you prepared to do or sacrifice to implement this proposal? How will it befunded? Is it politically feasible? •Concluding the forum: evaluating whether this exercise in deliberative democracy hasworked. What needed to be done to make it more effective?
Deliberative democracy: essays on reason and politics - James Bohman, William Rehg,c1997
Book
Deliberative environmental politics: democracy and ecological rationality - Walter F. Baber,Robert V. Bartlett, 2005
Book
The internet and democratic citizenship: theory, practice and policy - Stephen Coleman,Jay G. Blumler, 2009
Book
Citizenship and the environment - Andrew Dobson, 2003Book
Environmental citizenship - Andrew Dobson, Derek Bell, c2006Book | Introduction, chapters 2, 8, 9 and 10
Democracy and green political thought: sustainability, rights and citizenship - BrianDoherty, Marius de Geus, 1996
Book | Chapters 4, 5, 8-11
Deliberative democracy and beyond: liberals, critics, contestations - John S. Dryzek, 2000Book
Citizens, experts, and the environment: the politics of local knowledge - Frank Fischer,2000
Book | Chapters 1-3, 8, 11-12
Digital democracy: discourse and decision making in the information age - Barry N. Hague,Brian Loader, University of Teesside. Community Informatics Research and ApplicationsUnit, 1999
Book | chapters 1-3, 10, 12
The myth of digital democracy - Matthew Scott Hindman, c2009
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Book
Ecological politics and democratic theory: the challenge to the deliberative ideal - MathewHumphrey, c2009
Book | Introduction, chapters 5-7
Ecological politics and democratic theory: the challenge to the deliberative ideal - MathewHumphrey, Dawsonera, 2007
Book | Introduction, chapters 5-7
Environmental governance: power and knowledge in a local-global world - GabrielaKutting, Ronnie D. Lipschutz, 2009
Book | Chapter 9
Democracy and the environment: problems and prospects - William M. Lafferty, JamesMeadowcroft, 1996
Book | chs 1 and 7
Liberal democracy and environmentalism: the end of environmentalism? - M. L. J.Wissenburg, Yoram Levy, 2004
Book
Global ethics and environment - Nicholas Low, 1999Book | Chapters 15 and 16
Environmental democracy - Michael Mason, 1999Book
The environmental responsibility reader - Martin Reynolds, Chris Blackmore, Mark J. Smith,Open University, 2009
Book | Chapters 7, 24, 27, 31
Deliberative democracy and the environment - Graham Smith, 2003Book | Chapters 3-5
Week 10: G-M crops, bio-fuels and the politics of food (34 items)Seminar:1) Critically evaluate the case for biofuels.2) Should crops be genetically modified?3) Critically assess the role and effectiveness of the UN Food & Agricultural Organisation(FAO).4) G-M crops or organic food production: with global population rising and arable landdeclining, which route should we take to feed the world in the coming years?5) What is meant by food security? What are the strengths and weaknesses of thisconcept?6) Evaluate the case for food sovereignty.Special session:In what ways, if at all, should the global food system be reformed?
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For this session, you will be divided into three groups and each group will discuss thisquestion and then present their proposals in the form of a brief presentation. You will thenbe expected to answer questions and deal with any criticisms.
Globalization and food sovereignty: global and local change in the new politics of food -2014
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The food wars - Walden. F. Bello, 2009Book
Outgrowing the Earth: the food security challenge in an age of falling water tables andrising temperatures - Lester R. Brown, 2005
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World on the edge: how to prevent environmental and economic collapse - Lester RussellBrown, 2011
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Corporate power in global agrifood governance - Jennifer Clapp, Doris A. Fuchs, c2009Book
The global food crisis: governance challenges and opportunities - Jennifer Clapp, Marc J.Cohen, 2009
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The global food crisis: governance challenges and opportunities - Jennifer Clapp, Marc J.Cohen, 2009
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The global governance of food - Sara R. Curran, 2010Book
Algae energy: algae as a new source of biodiesel - Ayhan Demirbas, M. Fatih Demirbas,2010
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Food rebellions!: crisis and the hunger for justice - EricHolt-Gimenez, Raj Patel, Annie Shattuck, 2009
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Food security and global environmental change - John Ingram, Polly Ericksen, Diana M.Liverman, 2010
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Global food and agricultural institutions - D. John Shaw, 2009Book
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Reading Lists
Food wars: the global battle for mouths, minds and markets - Tim Lang, Michael Heasman,2004
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The God species: how humans really can save the planet - Mark Lynas, 2012Book
Food security - Bryan McDonald, 2010Book
Food politics: what everyone needs to know - Robert L. Paarlberg, c2010Book
Stuffed and starved: markets, power and the hidden battle for the world food system - RajPatel, 2008
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Global economic and environmental aspects of biofuels - David Pimentel, c2012Book
Global economic and environmental aspects of biofuels - David Pimentel, 2012Book
Food is different: why we must get the WTO out of agriculture - Peter Rosset, 2006Book
Food is different: why we must get the WTO out of agriculture - Peter Rosset, 2006Book
The politics of food: the global conflict between food security and food sovereignty -William D. Schanbacher, 2010
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The politics of food: the global conflict between food security and food sovereignty -William D. Schanbacher, 2010
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Global issues: an introduction - John L. Seitz, 2008Book | Chapter 3
Development as freedom - Amartya Sen, 1999Book | chapter 9
Soil not oil: climate change, peak oil and food insecurity - Vandana Shiva, 2008Book
Waste: uncovering the global waste scandal - Tristram Stuart, 2009Book
The globalization of world politics: an introduction to international relations - John Baylis,Steve Smith, Patricia Owens, 2008
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Book | C.Thomas, ‘Poverty, development and hunger’ pp.468-89
Food, Inc: how industrial food is making us sicker, fatter, and poorer -- and what you cando about it - Karl Weber, c2009
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Food, Inc: how industrial food is making us sicker, fatter, and poorer -- and what you cando about it - Karl Weber, c2009
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The global food economy: the battle for the future of farming - Anthony John Weis, 2007Book
The global food economy: the battle for the future of farming - Anthony John Weis, 2007Book
Geographies of global change: remapping the world - Peter J. Taylor, Michael J. Watts, R. J.Johnston, 2002
Book | S.Whatmore, ‘From farming to agribusiness: global agri-food networks’ pp.57-67
Food sovereignty: reconnecting food, nature & community - Hannah Wittman, AnnetteAurelie Desmarais, Nettie Wiebe, 2011
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Week 11: A world environment organisation or a new environmentalorder? (9 items)Seminar:1) Evaluate the role and effectiveness of the UNEP.2) Do we need a World Environment Organisation? Are we likely to get one?3) A WEO or a NEO?Special session:Design a new environmental order.For this session, you will be divided into three groups and each group will respond to thischallenge in the form of a brief presentation. You will then be expected to answerquestions and deal with any criticisms
A world environment organization: solution or threat for effective internationalenvironmental governance? - Frank Biermann, Steffen Bauer, c2005
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Environment, society, and international relations: towards more effective internationalenvironmental agreements - GabrielaKeutting, 2000
Book | Introduction
The global environment in the twenty first century: prospects for internationalco-operation - Pamela S. Chasek, 2004
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Book | Conclusion
Paths to a green world: the political economy of the global environment - Jennifer Clapp,c2005
Book | Chapter 8. Later edition available
Worlds apart: globalization and the environment - James Gustave Speth, Yale University.School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, c2003
Book | D.C.Esty and M.H.Ivanova, ‘Toward a Global Environmental Mechanism’ pp.67-84
The new ecological order - Luc Ferry, c1995Book
Environmental governance: power and knowledge in a local-global world - GabrielaKutting, Ronnie D. Lipschutz, 2009
Book | Chapter 7
UNEO: towards an international environmental organization - Andreas Rechkemmer,Towards an International Environment Organization, c2005
Book | Introduction
ESSAY TITLES
1) Assess the role and effectiveness of the state in global environmental politics.
2) Critically assess the concept of sustainable development.
3) Assess the view that whereas conflict in the twentieth-century centred upon politics andideology, in the twenty-first century it will be over resources.
4) Where do you stand in the climate-gate episode?
5) Critically evaluate the concept of ecological modernisation.
6) Assess the view that contemporary global environmental governance is not up to thetask of tackling environmental degradation.
7) Assess the contribution of wind power to tackling climate change as well as the politicalprospects for its widespread implementation.
8) The urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions makes the case for nuclearenergy. Do you agree?
9) Should concern for the environment focus on human needs or should other forms of lifecount too?
10) Do we need a World Environment Organisation? Are we likely to get one?
11) Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the environmental movement.
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12) Critically evaluate the case for deliberative environmental democracy.
13) Some environmentalists believe that we need an 'enlightened elite' not democracy todeal with environmental decline. Where do you stand in this debate?
14) Should science take precedence over democracy in our efforts to tackle climatechange?
15) Critically asses the case for genetically modifying crops.
16) Assess the view that many green organisations have anti-scientific tendencies.
17) Negotiate with PH
Essay handing-in dates:-
1) Friday week 5
2) Friday week 10
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