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Environmental Governance

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2023-2024

Admission requirements

Required course(s):

None required, but completion one of the 100-level Sharing Scarcity courses is recommended.

Description

This course investigates contemporary forms of environmental politics and governance. In recent decades, industrial pollution and anthropogenic climate change have put ‘the environment’ on the political and policy agenda. Increasingly, governments propose plans to tackle environmental problems in a variety of ways. This does not only raise questions about contemporary modes of environmental governing, but also about environmental politics and justice concerns.

The goal of this course is to offer BA students with an understanding of pressing environmental governance issues and strategies, including the ‘wickedness’ of environmental problems, emerging governance networks, prospects of green state regulations, the rise of green capitalism, environmental citizenship, and issues of environmental justice and decolonisation. Governance approaches are explored in urban, national and transnational contexts. The course will also address the role of private stakeholders and civil society actors, in a wider governance perspective. Throughout the course, special emphasis is put on governance related to climate change.

Course Objectives

After successfully having finished the course, students are able to:

  • Characterise different types of environmental governance;

  • Explain the role of state and non-state actors in environmental governance;

  • Reflect on normative aspects underlying environmental governance;

  • Communicate topical environmental governance issues to different audiences.

Timetable

Timetables for courses offered at Leiden University College in 2023-2024 will be published on this page of the e-Prospectus.

Mode of instruction

The course uses a mix of interactive lectures, group discussions and peer assessments. Interaction and discussions during class are typically based on the assigned readings that must be read in advance of the class.

Assessment Method

  • Final Paper (40%)

  • Policy Memo (30%)

  • Podcast (20%)

  • Participation (10%)

Reading list

Most readings consist of papers and/or book chapters and are assigned per theme and week (freely accessible online).

Registration

Courses offered at Leiden University College (LUC) are usually only open to LUC students and LUC exchange students. Leiden University students who participate in one of the university’s Honours tracks or programmes may register for one LUC course, if availability permits. Registration is coordinated by the Education Coordinator, course.administration@luc.leidenuniv.nl.

Contact

Dr. Shivant Jhagroe, s.s.jhagroe@fgga.leidenuniv.nl

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