Government 254 - Colloquium: Global Environmental Politics

This colloquium is an introduction to global environmental politics (GEP). GEP is a relatively recent addition to the field of international relations – emerging at the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s. As a subfield of study, it examines central questions about the environment; state sovereignty; the international system; traditional concepts in political theory such as citizenship and justice; policy processes at the local, national, and international levels; and north-south politics. At bottom, it encourages an axamination of the political character of humanity’s interaction with the earth. Designation: International Relations. Prerequisite: GOV 241 or equivalent. Enrollment limited to 24.