Karen T Litfin
POL S 403
Examination of contemporary developments in the field of international relations. Content varies according to the nature of developments and research interests of the instructor.
Description: We will study environmental ethics and green political theory with an emphasis on North-South relations. We will ask such questions as: How is the debate between anthropocentrism and ecocentrism illuminated by questions of global inequity? What is the relationship between environmentalism and questions of social justice? How might political ecology and postcolonial theory be mutually supportive? How do global perspectives enhance or detract from concrete ecological engagement at the level of local politics and personal responsibility?
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General method of instruction
The course will involve extensive writing and may include a service learning component, depending upon the level of interest among the students.
Text: Texts have not yet been determined.
Class assignments and grading