POLITICS 313
Governing Planet Earth
Please note: this is archived course information from 2019 for POLITICS 313.
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.
Assessment
Coursework + Exam
Availability 2019
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr Julie MacArthur
Points
POLITICS 313: 15 points
Prerequisites
30 points at Stage II in Political Studies or Politics and International Relations, or POLITICS 106 and 30 points at Stage II in Global Environment and Sustainable Development
Restrictions
POLITICS 205