LNAK10087U Global Environmental Governance (extended version)
GEG is an interdisciplinary, project oriented course organised
around an environmental theme, which may change from year to year.
The course concludes with an oral examination.
This course consists of four main components: (1) An
introduction to the general field of “global environmental
governance” (2) Examination of different environmental governance
themes (3) A project assignment (4) Self-studies
Re 1. General introduction
The course will introduce key concepts and issues of relevance for
global environmental governance as seen from various professional
perspectives (political science, geography, law and life science).
Moreover, the course will introduce the most important of those
governmental and non-governmental international institutions that
regulate the interaction between society and environment. The
students will obtain a basic understanding of how these
international institutions interact with institutions at regional
and national levels. It is intended to provide insights in the
global and international character of environmental problems, and
in those mechanisms of governance and regulation that have special
significance for the solution of environmental problems. The aim of
the introduction is to create a common conceptual framework for the
subsequent work.
Re. 2. Examination of different environmental themes.
The second component is an examination of different environmental
themes in the light of global environmental governance, again
drawing on the various professional approaches, research
traditions, analytical frameworks, etc. Examples of possible
environmental themes are: biodiversity, water, forest, climate
change. Focus is on the global and international levels of
governance, but also with a view to how these levels interact with
the regional and local levels.
Re 3. Project reports
The students will work in teams in preparing a written assignment.
Re 4. Self-study
In total, the curriculum will add up to approximately 1200 pages.
The individual students will have to compose part of their own
curriculum (approximately 600 pages). They must submit their
proposed curriculum to the course coordinator for approval no later
than three weeks before oral exams, and familiarise themselves with
this part of the literature by self-study.
Background:
The proposed course is part of the cross-faculty Global
Environmental Governance education programme, described at
www.geg.ku.dk. Three Faculties
are involved in the course and programme including: Faculty of
Science (IFRO and IGN), Faculty of Law, and Faculty of Social
Science (Department of Political Science).
Objective:
The objective of the course is to equip the students with
interdisciplinary skills, which will assist them in dealing with
global environmental governance in an international and/or national
context. They will be enabled, moreover, to obtain knowledge about
scientific issues of relevance to global environmental problems,
and gain understanding of some of the international processes,
which bring this knowledge into play.
Knowledge
- Has extensive knowledge about relevant international
organisations, how they work, and how they interact in relation to
the task of governing the society-nature relationship.
- Has extensive understanding of political and institutional issues
in the relationship between global, national and local levels of
environmental governance
- Has understanding of natural science aspects of the global
environmental problems and their eventual solutions, main focus is
on the green environment. Skills
- Understand and link knowledge and insights from own professional
background with corresponding knowledge and insights from other
professions including political science, law, life science, and
natural sciences
Skills
- Is able to critically evaluate information related to social and
physical aspects of global environmental problems and their
eventual solutions.
- Is able to work in teams when addressing global environmental
problems
Competences
- Can take technical, natural science and social science aspects
into consideration when working with global environmental issues
and problems, consequences and solutions.
- Can bring natural science based knowledge about environmental
problems into play in an international political, legal and
administrative context.
The course book is: O’Neil, Kate (2009): The Environment and
International Relations, Cambridge University Press
Another good introduction, which is also part of the course
readings, is: Najam, Adil; M. Papa, N. Taiyab (2006): Global
Environmental governance, a reform agenda. IISD. Chapter 1. A
primer on the GEG Reform Debate.
http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2006/geg.pdf
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 2
- Guidance
- 2
- Lectures
- 48
- Preparation
- 125
- Project work
- 85
- Theory exercises
- 12
- Total
- 274
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- Credit
- 10 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Oral examination, 30 minutes under invigilation30 minutes oral examination including assessment. The exams take out in a brief presentation by the individual student of the obligatory written assignment, and relate to the curriculum.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
More than one external examiner
- Re-exam
- If 10 or fewer register for the reexamination the examination form will be oral.
Criteria for exam assesment
See Learning Outcomes
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- LNAK10087U
- Credit
- 10 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 3
- Schedule
- A (Tues 8-12 + Thurs 8-17)
- Course capacity
- No limitations
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Natural Resources and Environment
Contracting departments
- Department of Food and Resource Economics
- Law
- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
Course responsibles
- Iben Nathan (2-6c71436c697572316e7831676e)
Lecturers
Iben Nathan
Peter Pagh
other teachers and guest lecturers