Government 347 - SEM:INTL POLITICS & COMPAR POL

Topics course. This advanced seminar examines the political implications of treating environmental events and trends as matters of (inter)national security. It approaches the issue historically-examining the conceptual evolution of security over time and the relatively recent incorporation of environmental issues into security frameworks. Primary focus is devoted to climate change, but other ecological issues are examined as well: development, natural resource use, waste and pollution, biodiversity, etc. Prerequisite: 241, 242, 244 or 252

Topic: Environmental Security. Instructor permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores