PHIL 180DClimate Justice

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In this Source Project course, we explore the fraught politics of the climate crisis with an emphasis on issues of justice. We examine the political and ideological forces that have entrenched climate injustice, campaigns of resistance from vulnerable frontline communities, and possibilities for a just transition advanced by activists and policymakers around the world. Our course materials weave together the past, present, and future of life on earth, highlighting the connections between climate justice and the regeneration of democratic institutions, the repair of historical injustices, the rebuilding of international solidarity, and the reimagination of global governance. Though our course is grounded in political theory and related social science disciplines, we also converse with scientists, journalists, policymakers, activists, and artists who have engaged the public to imagine the stakes of the crisis and the possible alternatives.