Global Environmental Politics

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Three lecture. International environmental policies, issues and concerns involving environmental ethics, resource use, global environmental divisions, ecological degradation, biodiversity and other global changes. Students will be able to: describe and explain components of the different environmental political theories; describe, examine, and integrate key international relations theories; .describe, explain, and analyze specific global environmental problems in the context of international politics; identify continuing and emerging global environmental issues; summarize and evaluate trends in global environmental politics; identify effects of power on global environmental politics; recognize and explain state interests, political economic motives, and global divisions in resource use and other indications of imputed values of nature; analyze the various arguments concerning environmental policies and practices; and identify possible pathways to future research. Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 . General Education: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Institutions in the Americas