POS 3012 - Environmental Politics

Institution:

Manhattanville College

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Description:

This course will examine several critical debates within the area of environmental politics. Issues concerning the needs of advanced industrial societies and those of the environment, environmental ethics, environmental activism, environmental protection and environmental regulation will be surveyed. The importance of environmental movements, how they are formed and whose interests are served by them will be examined in detail. Grass roots environmental movements will be studied, along with established environmental organizations, to determine the variety of resources open to those interested in environmental politics. Theories of environmental politics will be studied to provide a background and context for the on-going debates regarding "rights" and the "environment." Powrelations between advanced industrialized nations and developing nations will be examined in order to identify areas of commonality as well as those are contested. ( Not offered in Fall of 2007) (Fall)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.manhattanville.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 694-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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