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| ENVT0875-1 | Political Science and Environment
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| Duration : | 12h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Marc Mormont |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| This course introduces to political sciences and to political analysis of environmental questions.
1. Concepts : politics, policy and polity.
2. Life cycle of policies
3. Political actors in the environmental field
4. Environmental policies and their frames of reference
5. Environmental administration. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Understanding of some basic concepts in political science.
Scope and problems of environmental policies.
Political changes and challenges in environmental policies. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Each students will read and comment at least one paper from the bibliography. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Three days each including a lecture and the discussion of a case study. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Syllabus. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Students will organise themselves in small groups (two or three students). They will realize a case study on a specific problem (urban project, nimby conflict, public controversy). This case study will develop the political aspects of the problem. It will be presented to other students ans discussed. The selection of case studies will be mde in the first course and discussed withthe teacher. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| NOTHING |
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Contacts :
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| Marc MORMONT
tel 063 230 868
mmormont@ulg.ac.be |
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