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64380-01 - Seminar: Environment, Climate and Conflict (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2022 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Laurent Goetschel (laurent.goetschel@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The seminar provides an introduction to the most important concepts, debates and research results related to the environment, climate and conflicts. It deepens a selected number of issue areas such as resilience, migration and justice of transition, and looks at particular contexts such as the Horn of Africa. Based on these insights, different actors and policies are presented and discussed. The final session tackles the question if policies prompted by climate change might also contribute to peace. |
| Learning objectives | Participants know the debates about the environment, climate and conflicts. They are familiar with the most important empirical results and with key theoretical and analytical concepts. They know specific policy fields, different actors and their strategies. |
| Bibliography | Will be made available in the workspace upon beginning of the seminar |
| Comments | Attention: All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. The number of participants will be limited. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to students of Political Science. |
| Admission requirements | Attention: All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. The number of participants will be limited. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to students of Political Science. |
| Course application | Register in MONA |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 14.15-15.45 | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Seminarraum 02.004 |
Dates
| Modules |
Modul: Fields: Environment and Development (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Regionaler Fokus M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Vertiefung Politikwissenschaft M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Weltgesellschaft und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: Religion - Economics - Politics) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Grading of participants will be based on individual and group performances consisting of oral and written contributions. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |