LNAK10087U CANCELLED Global Environmental Governance (extended version)
GEG is an interdisciplinary, project oriented course organised
around different environmental themes, 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 and
regimes that regulate the interaction between society and
environment. The students will obtain a basic understanding of how
these institutions and regimes 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-studies.
Background:
The proposed course is part of the cross-faculty Global
Environmental Governance education programme, described at
http://geg.ku.dk/. Two faculties
have shares in the course and programme including: Faculty of
Science (IFRO and IGN) and Faculty of Law. Th ecourse also has
collaboration with the Department of Political Science
(Faculty of Social 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
different 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 and regimes, how they work, and what are some of
their limitations 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 insights in some of the different debates on 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 sciences, and
geography
Skills
- Can open up to different views on 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 link the theories contained in the curriculum with global
environmental issues and problems, consequences and solutions.
- Can bring knowledge about environmental problems into play in an
international political, legal and administrative
context.
You can find a good introduction to the topic in: 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.
- Exam registration requirements
Submitted project report
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
More than one external examiner
- Re-exam
The same as the ordinary
If the student has not handed in the project report, then it must be handed in two weeks prior to the deadline of registration for the re-exam. It must be approved before the exam.
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
- Course capacity
- No limit
- 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 (2-6d72446d6a7673326f7932686f)
Lecturers
Iben Nathan
Peter Pagh
other teachers and guest lecturers