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| INTR3010 | Global Environmental Problems | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Göktuğ KIPRIZLI | | Co-Lecturer | Assoc. Prof. Ayça Eminoğlu | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide students with a solid understanding of the linkages between the global environmental governance, the global economy, and the world?s natural resources. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | The student reflects critically on the causes of global environmental problems. | 2,7,11 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | The student assesses and evaluates the ways in which diverse actors engage in in the global environmental governance. | 2,7,11 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | The student defines the concepts, theories and debates that characterize the field of global environmental studies. | 2,7,11 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | The student uses critical reasoning to evaluate contemporary environmental challenges and their impact on global development, inequality, and injustice. | 2,7,11 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| It involves an in-depth exploration of the history, perspectives, actors, institutions and economic relationships as they relate to the environment in international relations. In particular, the first part of the course covers the conventional way of analyzing the causes of and cooperation on contemporary environmental challenges through the lenses of theories of international relations, and focuses on the main actors and processes of international environmental, climate, and sustainability politics as well as the most important principles and concepts. The second part of the course engages with strands of ecological approaches consisting of green political thought and the paradigms of sustainable development and renewable energy. The third part of the course will acquaint students with the relationships between environmental degradation and greater phenomena such as health, development, trade, and finance. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to Course and Key Concepts in Global Environmental Problems | | | Week 2 | Global Environmental Problems and Their Causes | | | Week 3 | Theoretical Approaches: International Relations and the Environment | | | Week 4 | Theorizing Science in Global Environmental Problems | | | Week 5 | Key Actors and Organizations In Global Environmental Governance | | | Week 6 | International Cooperation and Regimes | | | Week 7 | What is global green politics? | | | Week 8 | Preparation for Mid-term Exam | | | Week 9 | Mid-term | | | Week 10 | Sustainable Development in Combating Global Environmental Problems | | | Week 11 | Renewable Energy as an Alternative Pathway | | | Week 12 | Global Environmental Change and Health | | | Week 13 | Trade, Development and the Environment | | | Week 14 | International Aid, International Finance, and the Environment | | | Week 15 | Preparation for Final Exam | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Chasek, P. S. et al. (2018). Global environmental politics. Routledge. | | | 2 | Speth, J. G., & Haas, P. M. (2007). Global environmental governance. Pearson Education India. | | | |
| 1 | Cancilla, R., & Gargano, M. (Eds.). (2009). Global Environmental Policies: Impact, Management and Effects. Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated. | | | 2 | Simmons, I. G. (2008). Global environmental history: 10,000 BC to AD 2000. Edinburgh University Press. | | | 3 | Urpelainen, J. (2022). Global Environmental Politics: The Transformative Role of Emerging Economies. Columbia University Press. | | | 4 | Change, G. E. (1992). Understanding the Human Dimensions. Stern, PC, 308. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 04.2024 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06.2024 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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