GOVT 3600 Environmental Politics
This course examines many current environmental issues including: air and water; natural resources; biodiversity; food politics; indigenous rights; collective action problems; security and conflict; international accords; climate change. Environmental issues affect politics at all levels, so we will examine national, state, and local action (or inaction) in the US and abroad. We will also study how these levels of government interact with the public, the media, non-governmental organizations, and interest groups. This course considers the political challenges various stakeholders face when addressing environmental issues, and postulates how actors might overcome these challenges.
Offered
Every other Spring, odd years