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74026-01 - Blockseminar: Climate Change, Conflict, and Economic Adaptation: Perspectives on Migration and Sustainable Development (3 KP)

Semester Herbstsemester 2024
Angebotsmuster einmalig
Dozierende Elisa D'Amico (elisa.damico@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn)
Inhalt The course will consist of weekly readings, supplemented by in-person synthesis oft he readings
scheduled for November 15th. The primary focus of the course will be on a project, which can take
one of two paths: an academic-style analysis or a policy proposal. These projects may be tailored
to various geographic scales, ranging from individual countries or subnational units to regional or
cross-national.
Data necessary for the completion of these projects will be provided by the instructor upon request
and may include resources such as the EMDAT Disaster database, UN Population Statistics,
Climate Change Laws of the World, Land Cover Data from the European Space Agency, economic
and global market prices data, Climate Adaptative Resilience data, Greenhouse Gas Emission data,
Water Resource data, etc. Students are expected to utilize this data to conduct either qualitative
or quantitative analysis, producing academic papers, or to excecute descriptive work for policy
proposals.
Academic-style papers should address research questions pertinent to the chosen geographic
focus. For instance, inquiries may include the impacts of climate disasters on population
distribution or economic sectors within a specific locale, an assessment of how existing climate
laws mitigate these impacts, how such laws contribute to greater climate resilience, etc. Policy
proposals must identify and address existing environmental challenges, such as water scarcity in
a specific geographic unit, and propose feasible policy solutions at the local, state, or international
level. A template for the academic projects and policy proposals will be provided.
Project presentations are scheduled for November 15th-16th, to be followed by the submission of
a 5-9 page paper for grading. Students must finalize their project topics and locations by the first
week of October and are required to provide progress updates by the last week of October.
Lernziele Upon completion of this course, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the complex
interactions between climate change, conflict, migration, and economic adaptation, particularly in
vulnerable regions. They will analyze the effectiveness of existing climate policies, develop critical
assessment skills, and propose tailored solutions for vulnerable contexts. Additionally, students
will enhance their research, analytical, and communication skills through academic-style analysis
or policy proposal projects, contributing meaningfully to the discourse on climate policy and
sustainable development.
Literatur Abel, Guy J., Michael Brottrager, Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, and Raya Muttarak. "Climate, conflict
and forced migration." Global environmental change 54 (2019): 239-249.
Akter, Sonia, and Bishawjit Mallick. "The poverty–vulnerability–resilience nexus: Evidence from
Bangladesh." Ecological Economics 96 (2013): 114-124.
Biermann, Frank, and Ingrid Boas. "Protecting climate refugees: the case for a global protocol."
Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development 50, no. 6 (2008): 8-17.
Black, Richard, Stephen RG Bennett, Sandy M. Thomas, and John R. Beddington. "Migration as
adaptation." Nature 478, no. 7370 (2011): 447-449.
Ide, Tobias, P. Michael Link, Jürgen Scheffran, and Janpeter Schilling. "The climate-conflict
Nexus: pathways, regional links, and case studies." Handbook on sustainability transition
and sustainable peace (2016): 285-304.
Moore, Henrietta L. "Global prosperity and sustainable development goals." Journal of
International Development 27, no. 6 (2015): 801-815.
Paterson, Matthew, and Xavier P-Laberge. "Political economies of climate change." Wiley
Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 9, no. 2 (2018): e506.
Scheffran, Jurgen, Michael Brzoska, Jasmin Kominek, P. Michael Link, and Janpeter Schilling.
"Disentangling the climate-conflict nexus: Empirical and theoretical assessment of
vulnerabilities and pathways." Rev. Eur. Stud. 4 (2012): 1.
Véron, René. "Small cities, neoliberal governance and sustainable development in the global
south: A conceptual framework and research agenda." Sustainability 2, no. 9 (2010): 2833-
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Teilnahmevoraussetzungen No prerequisties are required. However, familiarity with statistics or mixed methods coursework
is recommended.
Number of places is limited to 35 students. In case of overbooking, priority will be given to students of the Master's Program in European Global Studies.
Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung Via MOnA.
Unterrichtssprache Englisch
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Datum Zeit Raum
Donnerstag 19.09.2024 12.00-13.00 Uhr - Online Präsenz -, --
Freitag 15.11.2024 09.00-17.00 Uhr Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015
Samstag 16.11.2024 09.00-17.00 Uhr Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015
Module Modul: Fields: Environment and Development (Master Studiengang: African Studies)
Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master Studiengang: African Studies)
Modul: Gesellschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor Studiengang: Osteuropa-Studien)
Modul: Gesellschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor Studienfach: Osteuropäische Kulturen)
Modul: Resources and Sustainability (Master Studiengang: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources )
Modul: Transfer: Europa interdisziplinär (Master Studiengang: Europäische Geschichte in globaler Perspektive )
Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Arbeit, Migration und Gesellschaft (Masterstudium: European Global Studies)
Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (Masterstudium: European Global Studies)
Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Staatlichkeit, Entwicklung und Globalisierung (Masterstudium: European Global Studies)
Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Masterstudium: European Global Studies)
Prüfung Lehrveranst.-begleitend
An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich
Wiederholungsprüfung keine Wiederholungsprüfung
Skala 1-6 0,5
Belegen bei Nichtbestehen nicht wiederholbar
Zuständige Fakultät Universität Basel
Anbietende Organisationseinheit Europainstitut

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