International Environmental Policies(RI311)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI311 | International Environmental Policies | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | French |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Feride Selcan SERDAROĞLU POLATAY sserdaroglu@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | To help students to analyze current environmental issues in the global governance, mainly the conservation and sustainable use of the biodiversity and climate change. The course explores the evolution of ecopolitics through the philosophical origins of ecocentrism and anthropocentrism and the transition from a state-level protection to a multilevel sustainable development paradigm. |
| Content | See "Weekly Contents" |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
1) To explain basic concepts of the scientific and political ecologies 2) To understand the philosophical basis of national and international environmental politics 3) To explain the role of the state as regards the internatiional protection of the environment and the limits of its sovereignty 4) To understand the emergence of international collective action 5) To understand contradictory aspects of different international environmental regimes |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | This is a lecture course. The students are compelled to do complementary readings and to make presentations in parallel with the course program. |
| References |
ÇOBAN Aykut, Çevre Politikası. Ekolojik Sorunlar ve Kuram, İmge Yayınevi, 2020. DALBY Simon, Rethinking Environmental Security, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023. DRYZEK John S., The Politics of the Earth. Environmental Discourses, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2005. GEMENNE François, Géopolitique du climat, 3e édition, Armand Colin, 2021. GEMENNE François et al., L'Atlas de l'anthropocène, 3e édition, Sciences Po Les Presses, 2021. LIPIETZ Alain, Qu’est-ce que l’écologie politique ? La grande transformation du XXIe siècle, La Découverte, 1999 ORHAN Gökhan, Semra Cerit MAZLUM, Yasemin KAYA, Uluslararası Çevre Rejimleri, Dora , 2017 YOUNG Oran, Addressing the Grand Challenges of Planetary Governance. The Future of the Global Political Order, Cambridge University Press, 2023 Documentaries: Home Anthropocene: The Human Epoch? A Plastic Ocean My Octopus Teacher The Call of the Mountain The True Cost Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret Seapiracy? Extinction: The Facts? A Life On Our Planet An Inconvenient Truth 1 and 2: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Before the Flood Ice on Fire Climate crisis: Extinction Climate crisis: Wildfires |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Definition of ecology and ecosophy |
| 2 | Classification of environmental problems |
| 3 | Social environmentalist movements |
| 4 | Political environmentalism: Green Parties |
| 5 | International ecopolitics: From national environmental policies to global environmental governance |
| 6 | Actors of ecopolitics I: States |
| 7 | Actors of ecopolitics II : Non-state actors and multilevel governance |
| 8 | Sustainable development and related UN Conferences |
| 9 | From sustainability to green economy, UN Sustainable Development Goals |
| 10 | Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing |
| 11 | Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Additional Protocol on Liability and Redress |
| 12 | UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol |
| 13 | Paris Agreement: States' changing positions and problems |
| 14 | Environment and global security issues |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cases of environmental social movements from the world |
| 2 | Environmental NGOs and the strategies of companies |
| 3 | States' SDG implementation strategies |
| 4 | Cases of national biodiversity conservation programs |
| 5 | National climate change policies |
| 6 | Environment and natural resource sharing related conflicts |
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 3 | 60 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 3 | 60 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have a detailed knowledge on the principal concepts, actors and components of the international system | X | ||||
| 2 | To master the fundamentals such as history, law, economics, sociology and political science required by the multidisciplinary nature of International Relations | X | ||||
| 3 | Pouvoir analyser la pratique à partir d’une infrastructure théorique assimilée | X | ||||
| 4 | To have acquired the capability of specializing on a particular theme and/or region | X | ||||
| 5 | In the light of Galatasaray University’s traditional and institutional links with Europe, to have developed the ability to contribute to Turkey’s accession process to the EU in a concrete manner | X | ||||
| 6 | To interpret and explain Turkish foreign policy through its domestic components as well as from the perspective of the international system | |||||
| 7 | To have reached the necessary level of competence to be able to undertake a career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as other state institutions and/or the private sector | X | ||||
| 8 | Possess the required skills to work at various international organizations and NGOs | X | ||||
| 9 | To be in perfect command of French, teaching language of Galatasaray University, and of English, its mandatory language, at the academic -with a view to write a thesis/project/book in the field of International Relations- as well as the professional level | X | ||||
| 10 | To have the capacity to utilize the methodological instruments acquired throughout the studies at any conceptual and/or academic work | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assignments | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Presentation | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 19 | 19 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 5 | ||