Environmental Security and Human Rights

Course aim

This course encourages critical analysis of the links between environmental politics, environmental security, human rights and social justice, particularly in the global South.

Course content

The global South; justice and environment movements; critical approaches to security; concepts of human and environmental security; environmental issues in the South and their relationship to human rights and social justice; role of political regimes, international financial institutions and transnational corporations in environmental politics in the South; case studies from the South with a focus on Asia.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Admission to Honours/PG program. Not available to students who have completed POLI 2025 Environmental Politics.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	2 hours x 8 sessions over 2 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 8 sessions over 2 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Research Essay, Research Essay Proposal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.