GOV 232 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS

An examination of the dynamics of international environmental politics since its emergence on the world stage in 1972. The course explores different perspectives in global environmental politics, actors and institutions, the creation of international agreements to address global and transboundary environmental problems and their effectiveness, and the major debates in the field, including the reach and limitations of global environmental governance, environmental security and conflict, ecological justice, and the role of transnational activist networks in global environmental diplomacy. Issues include climate change, biodiversity loss and deforestation, toxins, and shared resources.