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Political Science

Climate Crisis: Averting Chaos in a Warming World

When:

29 June - 10 July 2020

School:

SOAS Online Academic Summer School

Institution:

SOAS University of London

City:

London

Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Credits:

15.0 EC

Fee:

1200 GBP

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About

This online course provides a critical introduction to understanding the politics of climate change under conditions of economic and political crisis. It presents a critical perspective on the relationship between the environment and development, nature, society and the Anthropocene, and focuses on the dynamics of socio-environmental change, giving attention to its material and economic, political and organisational as well as cultural and ideological dimensions. The foundation of the course is a theoretical consideration of the history, politics and economics of climate change under capitalism. This is followed by an interrogation of the diplomacy of climate change negotiations, including the Paris Agreement and the IPCC reports, feminist approaches to the environment and ecosocialism. Finally, the course examines contemporary questions to do with technology and the climate, racism and climate denial, and the potential of the movements to force capitalist states and corporations to act to address the climate crisis on the scale that is required.

Course leader

Feyzi Ismail

Target group

You will have completed one year of undergraduate study at the time of joining the Academic Summer School. Professional experience can be acknowledged as equivalent to a university qualification.

Course aim

- A critical understanding of the key theoretical debates on the environment, political ecology and climate change, including an understanding of the debate over the Anthropocene.
- An understanding of the nature and history of the carbon economy.
- An understanding of the relationship between climate movements, the state, carbon industries and corporations, and mechanisms for sustainable transitions, and applying this understanding to country case studies.
- A capacity to identify, understand and critique the agreements and policies of the institutions and governments involved in climate negotiations at a global level.

Interested?

When:

29 June - 10 July 2020

School:

SOAS Online Academic Summer School

Institution:

SOAS University of London

Language:

English

Credits:

15.0 EC

Fee:

1200 GBP, - Save £200 if you apply by 30th April - 10% discount if you apply for two courses over 6 weeks - 15% discount for SOAS

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