Monday, 8 February 2010

Climate Change and Conflict Class



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)

This link is about 'resource wars'






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

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