Government 347cm - Seminar: Topics in International and Comparative Politics-Climate Migration

Sem:T-Climate Migration

Fall
2024
01
4.00
Greg White

W 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM

Smith College
GOV-347cm-01-202501
gwhite@smith.edu
Humans have long migrated in response to environmental change, but in recent decades (in the context of climate change), “climate migration” has become the focus of intense ideological, normative and empirical debates. This seminar approaches these debates, how they have evolved, and what is at stake. The course treats the implications for various policy domains and issue areas – e.g., border control, refugee reception, adaptation to climate change already in the pipeline, reparations, constructions of ideological whiteness, future scenario-building and apocalypticism. The course focuses primarily on social science analyses, but also engages novels and feature and documentary films. Enrollment limited to 12. Juniors and seniors only. Instructor permission required.

[CE] JR/SR only

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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