PL22064: Politics of a changing climate
[Page last updated: 03 June 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Credits: | 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 100 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 100% |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
Students who complete the unit successfully will be able to demonstrate:
1. a clear grasp of competing visions for socio-ecological transformation;
2. an understanding of the ways in which political ideologies underpin responses to environmental issues;
3. an ability to understand and contribute to contemporary debates about the advantages and drawbacks of democratic approaches to global environmental change.
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| Synopsis: | "Explore the forms of politics emerging in a changing climate.
You will look at major themes such as:
- competing visions for socio-ecological transformation
- the role of capitalism and colonialism in global ecological change
- the role and limits of technology in the politics of climate change
- climate diplomacy and challenges associated with implementing change;
- environmental justice and activism"
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| Content: | In this unit you will be introduced to the concepts and issues that define the contemporary agenda in environmental politics. You will examine competing visions for socio-ecological transformation and will study how climate change is linked to other political challenges.
The unit is informed by three streams:
- Concepts (e.g. climate change, sustainability, the Anthropocene);
- Visions (e.g. green capitalism, post-growth, ecosocialism, ecoauthoritarianism);
- Practical challenges (e.g. Green New Deal, geo-engineering, green activism).
The study of these streams will give you the opportunity to understand how a changed climate creates challenges and opportunities for political action, present and future.
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| Course availability: |
PL22064 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Economics
- UHES-AFB11 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics (Year 2)
- UHES-AKB11 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics with professional placement (Year 2)
- UHES-AKB11 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics with professional placement and study abroad (Year 2)
- UHES-AKB11 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Politics with study abroad (Year 2)
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AFB53 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations (Year 2)
- UHPL-AKB53 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with professional placement (Year 2)
- UHPL-AKB53 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with professional placement and study abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AKB53 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with study abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AFB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics (Year 2)
- UHPL-AKB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with professional placement (Year 2)
- UHPL-AKB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with professional placement and study abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AKB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with study abroad (Year 2)
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
- UHSP-AFB31 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB31 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics with professional placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB32 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB32 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy with professional placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB37 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB37 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with professional placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB35 : BSc(Hons) Sociology (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB36 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB36 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with professional placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB35 : BSc(Hons) Sociology with professional placement (Year 2)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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