About the course

This course introduces you to the history and development of climate politics. It also offers the chance to study and discuss how climate change affects people's lives and livelihoods in a global perspective.

You will discuss and analyse the central actors and institutions in the global climate regime, such as the UN or EU, and explore crucial political agreements and difficulties. During the course, you will also look at keyissues such as migration, mobility, conflict and urbanization. With theoretical and conceptual tools, you will develop an understanding of climate justice and the intersectional nature of climate change resulting in unequal effects on different regions and different groups in society.

Course content

Syllabus autumn 2024

Earlier syllabuses

Entry requirements and selection

Entry requirements

30 credits from completed courses and English 6

Selection

University credits completed 100%

Course literature

Module 1

Coen, David; Kreienkamp, Julia and Pegram, Tom (2020), Global Climate Governance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 108 pages.

Online access: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108973250

Harris, Paul G. (2021), Pathologies of Climate Governance - International Relations, National Politics and Human Nature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 278 pages.

Online access: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108526029

Magnusdottir, Gunnhildur and Kronsell, Annika: Gender, Intersectionality and Climate Institutions in Industrialised States. London: Routledge. 278 pages

Routledge Open access online: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003052821

Additional scholarly articles will also be used.

Module 2

Sillitoe, Paul (2021) The Anthropocene of Weather and Climate. Ethnographic Contributions to the Climate Change Debate. London: Berghahn Books, 354 pages. Open access: https://doi.org/10.3167/9781800732315

Hoffman, Susanna, Eriksen, Thomas Hylland and Mendes Paulo (2022) Cooling Down. Local Responses to Global Climate Change. London: Berghahn Books, 402 pages. Open access: https://doi.org/10.3167/9781800731899

Additional scholarly articles will also be used.

Course evaluation

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

Malmö Day-time 100%

Contact

For more information about the education:

gpsstudent@mau.se

This education is provided by

Faculty of Culture and Society

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Department of Global Political Studies

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