Global Climate Governance - Einzelansicht

 In case of a strike in public sector transport, we meet on Zoom:

https://uni-potsdam.zoom.us/j/69002312424

Meeting ID: 690 0231 2424

Passcode: 6478925876

This link is only valid for our meeting on 11 April 2024.  The general Zoom link for this course effective 12 April 2024 will be posted on Moodle.

Purpose and Contents

This seminar provides an overview of global climate governance, incl. overarching conceptual frameworks, a variety of empirical subdomains, and central challenges encountered in global climate governance. Using a portfolio approach to examinations, students will prepare a range of individual and group assignments throughout the semester.

Learning Goals

Knowledge

Students will

• gain an overview of theoretical concepts and empirical domains of global climate governance and
• understand the strategic challenges in managing long-term climate policy challenges.

Skills

Students will undertake a range of assignments, both individually and in small groups. In particular, they will broaden their skills basis by

• introducing the class to two mandatory readings and
• responding to a central, yet hitherto unsolved, global climate policy challenge.

Competences

Students will

• apply a range of concepts and methods to generic global climate (and environmental) governance challenges,
• diagnose as well as propose remedies for long-term environmental climate challenges,
• work individually as well as in groups on a diverse set of assignments.
• explore new ideas for, e.g., for subsequent use in their Master thesis, and
• work individually as well as in groups on a diverse set of assignments.

Textbook & Readings

Luterbacher, Urs and Detlef F. Sprinz. 2018. Global Climate Policy: Change in an International Context. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press →University of Potsdam library (electronic & print copies available).

All other readings can be found on →Moodle.

You may receive 5-10 ECTS.

M.A., doctoral student status, or special students in Political Science, Public Administration, MAIB, MPM, MA NIA, Economics, and Business Administration; exceptions at the discretion of the instructor.

Course Requirements and Grading

Students are expected to attend all classes and read all required readings before class so as to allow for informed discussions.

This course comprises a portfolio of assignments. Students receiving 5-7 ECTS conduct Assignment #3 as a group assignment; students wishing to receive 9-10 ECTS undertake Assignment #3 as an individual assignment. Please inform the ⟶instructor if you wish to receive 9-10 ECTS by 03 May 2023.

Please check www.sprinz.org -> Teaching for specimen syallabi.

The draft syllabus for the summer term 2024 will be posted there during the first week of classes.  Please familiarize yourself with the draft syllabus in advance of the first meeting of classes (11 April 2024).

M.A., doctoral student status, or special students in Political Science, Public Administration, MAIB, MPM, MA NIA, Economics, and Business Administration; exceptions at the discretion of the instructor.