The post-American era
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Lecture 1
Course Introduction
A. The organization of the course
B. Theme introduction
First, from you…
☯What are your previous subjects and future research interests? ☯How do you understand “superpower”? ☯How much do you know already about EU and US? ☯What do you expect to learn from this course?
Topics
Part II: THEORY – EU and US Environmental Politics via Three Theoretical Lenses
1. Global Environmental Politics/ International Relations 2. Environmental Sociology of Networks and Flows 3. World-Systems Theory/ Climate Change Politics
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Teaching methods
1. Plenary lectures: 40 minutes 2. Oral presentations by students: 10 minutes 3. Film session: 30 minutes
The rise of the others
In the past 500 years, 3 major power shifts:
☯ 1st: 15th century-end of 18th century, the rise of the west world, the modernization process ☯ 2nd: end of 19th century-20th century, the rise of US as a superpower, dominated during 20th century ☯ 3rd: currently, the rise of the others (including non-state actors)….a new world order emerged - The biggest oil refinery is in India - The biggest manufacturers are in China - The biggest movies industry is Bollywood, not Hollywood - The world top 10 department stores, 2 in China, only 1 in US - … State (and environmental states) are under pressure!
Topics
Part I: INTRODUCTION –Environmental Politics of Superpowers
1. Introduction: Comparative setting of US and EU environmental politics 2. Theory: comparative and global environmental politics 3. Historical perspectives on US environmental policy and politics 4. Historical perspectives on EU environmental policy and politics
2011-2012 学期1 环境学院研究生课程
Environmental Politics of Superpowers : The United States and EU
超级大国的环境政治:美国和欧盟
Lei ZHANG 张磊 School of Environment and Natural Resources Renmin University of China 中国人民大学环境学院 2011.09.14
Questions/ Comments?
Texts
Two types of readings will be offered:
1. The required reading is a set of texts put together as a course reader, which will be downloadable before the lecture starts. The required reading should be read before each lecture and should be used for writing commentaries. 2. The recommended reading is supplemental literature on particular topics. All the texts will be made available for downloading in:
opics
Part III: EU and US in two cases
1. Climate change politics 2. GMO politics
Topics
Part IV: Conclusion
1. Future Prospects for EU and US Environmental Politics: American dream, European dream or Chinese dream?
Teaching objectives
By the end of course lectures, students will
(i) gain an understanding of key features of domestic environmental politics in the US and EU, including the role of state actors, the private sector, and civil society in constituting and challenging these politics; (ii) acquire insights on the ways in which these two mega-power are involved in and influence global environmental and related politics; and (iii) obtain a beginning appreciation of three leading theoretical approaches to the study of global environmental governance: World-Systems Theory, Global Environmental Politics/ International Relations, and the Sociology of Networks and Flows.
Grading and evaluation
Will be based on:
-written commentaries (50%), -oral presentation (30%), -course attendance & participation (20%)
Readings
1. Required:
Globalization and the Transformation of Environmental Governance: An Introduction
2. Supplementary:
Whose crisis whose future China’s Rise Isn’t Our Demise