Environmental Politics

Course aim

This intermediate course leads to developed critical analysis of environmental security and social movements for justice and the environment, particularly in the global South.

Course content

This course includes an analysis of the roles of social, environmental and justice movements, particularly in the less affluent global South. It explores the ocncept of environmental security and the role of political regimes, international financial institutions and transnational corporations in environmental politics in the South, particularly in Asia.

Textbook(s)

Doyle, T. and McEachern, D. 2008, Environment and Politics , 3rd Edition, Routledge, London and New York

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	2 hours x 8 sessions over 2 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 8 sessions over 2 weeks
Directed Study	7 hours x 1 session
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE (INTENSIVE)
External (Online activities)	35 hours x 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

Tutorial Paper, Research paper, Research proposal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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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.