Unit name | Climate Emergency |
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Unit code | SPOL30074 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Oscar Berglund |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School for Policy Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Addressing the Climate Emergency will get students to grapple with the greatest challenge of our time. After setting out the basic science and the scale of the climate emergency, the unit will proceed to address the political economy of climate change. It will then discuss climate justice as a concept and practice. This will be followed by studying the International Public Policy of climate change and some the actors involved, such as the IPCC. Lastly, the unit will look at how the climate emergency is being contested by social movements and the strategies adopted by these movements.
Aims:
Ultimately the unit aims to let students explore how they can contribute to addressing the climate emergency.
By the end of the unit students will be able to:
This unit will draw on a blended learning approach. Students will engage with asynchronous taught content (including, for example, narrated slides and other teaching and research materials) and will be tasked to complete activities in preparation for synchronous sessions to present and discuss ideas and clarify learning.
Part 1: Leaflet (600-1,000 words) 25% - Assesses ILOs 1-2
Part 2: Essay (2,000 words) 75% - Assesses ILOs 3-4
Dietzel, A. (2019) Global Justice and Climate Governance, Edinburgh: Edinburg University Press.
Harris, P. G. (2019) A Research Agenda for Climate Justice, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar
Berglund, O. & Schmidt, D. (2020) Extinction Rebellion: Breaking the Law to Change the World, London:
Palgrave
Gaarsmand Jacobsen, S. (2018) Climate Justice and the Economy: Social Mobilization, Knowledge and the
Political
Fitzroy, F. R. & Payrakis, E. (2016) An Introduction to Climate Change Economics & Policy, London:
Routledge