POLITICS 205

Governing Planet Earth: Debates in Environmental Politics


Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for POLITICS 205.

Description

Environmental problems play an increasingly important role in contemporary politics. This course examines the role of ideologies and institutions in shaping environmental governance challenges, from climate change and land-use conflicts to air and water pollution. Drawing from examples in New Zealand and around the globe, topics include limits to growth, sustainable development, ecological modernisation, ecolocalism and environmental justice.

Availability 2017

Not taught in 2017

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

POLITICS 205: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage I in Political Studies or Politics and International Relations

Restrictions

POLITICS 313