Module manager: Dr Hugh Dyer
Email: h.c.dyer@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2012/13
PIED5562M
This module is approved as an Elective
Form of teaching: 5 weekly seminars x 2 hours commencing week 1 Why should I take this Module? This module will provide an introduction, at postgraduate level, to the international politics of global environmental change - an important and growing area of the international agenda. Students will acquire a broad base of knowledge and understanding in the relevant issues and arguments, and be able to develop more specialised knowledge through focussed research leading to the assessed essay. On completion of the module, students should be able to analyse the emerging international relations of the environment in a global context. Transferable skills of research, presentation and writing will be developed through the course work and assessed essay. Introduction: environment in international relations Limits of the state Regimes in the international system Global commons: oceans, antarctica, atmosphere, space International agreements & institutions Brief Reading List Brenton, T. The Greening of Machiavelli: The Evolution of International Environmental Politics Eckersley, R. The Green State: rethinking democracy and sovereignty Elliott, L. The Global Politics of the Environment Vogler, J. & M. Imber The Environment and International Relations Young, O. International Cooperation: Building Regimes for Natural Resources and the Environment
This module will provide an introduction, at postgraduate level, to the international politics of global environmental change and an important and growing area of the international agenda.
- On completion of the module, students should be able to analyse the emerging international politics of the environment in a global context.
- Transferable skills of research, presentation and writing will be developed through the course work and assessed essay.
Students will acquire a broad base of knowledge and understanding in the relevant issues and arguments, and be able to develop more specialised knowledge through focussed research leading to the assessed essay.
1. Environment in international relations
2. Limits of the state
3. Regimes in the international system
4. Global commons: oceans, antarctica, atmosphere, space
5. International agreements & institutions
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 140 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 10 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150 | ||
- Reading and research and preparation for seminar discussions and presentations
- reading and research for essay preparation
Non-assessed draft essays submitted during semester receive feedback from tutor.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | 3,000 words | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 10/04/2013
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