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S D 4300 - The Politics of Sustainable Development (3)

When Offered: On Demand
This course provides a critical approach to the study of sustainable development policy, politics, and practice. We will examine several of the recurring political controversies that surround issues concerning sustainable development, as well as the main political, legal, analytical, and ethical approaches used to craft policy responses to environmental and developmental problems. In particular, we will focus on global institutions and organizations at the heart of these controversies. This course covers the following themes: global environmental governance and the commons; climate change, energy politics and risk; international economic institutions and global development; institutions governing food, agriculture, and plants; and institutional reform, revolution, and social change. The course is intended to provide a deeper understanding of the power struggles and competing interests that define sustainable development policy and practice.