Class begins on Monday, February 8th from 2-4
Please note that on Wednesdays class is held from 1-3 instead of 2-4
Final paper for class is due on April 9th: paper will be an exploration of an African conflict believed to be influenced by environmental variation
Week 1: Environmental Security-- Climate and Conflict
Day 1: Introductions and an Overview of the Field
Climate changes and Conflict
For class, please review:
http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/spm.html
One of these reports:
http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch9.html
http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch8.html
http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch10.html
http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch10.html
http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch16.html
And please read the first two articles listed below:
And read at least one of the articles listed below (note- the first link contains 5 separate pieces)
Day 2a: Tenets of Environmental Security
Day 2b: Evidence and Case Studies for Environmental Security
Readings for class:
Week 2: Monday February 15th
PLEASE NOTE THAT CLASS ON WEDNESDAY IS MOVED TO TUESDAY IN LIBRARY FROM THREE TO FIVE
Day 1: The Politics of Environmental Security
Readings:
Day 2: The Critiques of the Environmental Security Narrative
Readings:
Readings for Week 3
Week 3: Political Ecology and Local Approaches
Day 1: Political Ecologies and Questioning Security
Readings for Wednesday:
Day 2a: Local Environmental Security Narratives
Readings:
Day 2b: Markets, Migration, Food Insecurity and other Possible Stories
