Postgraduate Course: Political Ecology (GEGR11001)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Geosciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The global scale and complexity of current environmental issues has prompted a number of critiques of mainstream environmentalism. This course explores a range of different theoretical approaches to nature-society issues within Geography and related disciplines including: political and cultural ecology, social nature(s), animal geographies, environmental ethics and environmental feminisms. The ways in which environmental problems intersect with issues of social justice are a central focus of this course. In addition, the manner in which theory shapes our understanding of what counts as environmental issues will be emphasised. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 14:00 - 18:00, Zone: Central. Room 2.13 Geography, Drummond Street |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To develop a detailed and thorough understanding of political ecology and how it relates to development and sustainability
To critically examine mainstream environmentalism in a global context
To explore how environmental issues are often bound up in issues of social justice, including gender, race, class and caste
To develop a detailed understanding of the relationships between socio-economic development and environmental change
To introduce students to current theoretical debates on the relationships between nature and society which will also mean they have an understanding of the ways in which this subject is developed and they will be aware of the range of techniques of enquiry employed
To provide opportunities to enhance a range of academic and study skills so that students are able to critically identify and analyse complex problems |
Assessment Information
4000 word essay (90%)
300 word abstract of essay topic (10%) |
Special Arrangements
| Availability for visiting students is dependant upon demand from internal students. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Bryant R L, (1998) "Power, Knowledge and Political Ecology in the Third World: A Review" Progress in Physical Geography 22(1), 79-94.
Cronon, W. (1996). The Trouble with Wilderness; or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature. Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature. W. Cronon. New York, W.W. Norton and Company: 69-90.
Castree, N. (2001). &«Socializing Nature: Theory, Practice, and Politics.&ª Social Nature: Theory, Practice and Politics. N. Castree and B. Braun. Oxford, Blackwell.
Fitzsimmons, M. (1989). "The Matter of Nature." Antipode 21(2): 106-120.
Ostrom E, 1992, "The Rudiments of a Theory of the Origins, Survival, and Performance of Common-Property Institutions", in Making the Commons Work: Theory, Practice, and Policy Eds D Bromley, (ICS Press, San Francisco) pp 293-318.
Peet, R., & Watts, M. (2004). Liberation Ecologies: Environment, Development and Social Movements (second ed.). London: Routledge.
Sundberg, (2004) J. Identities in the making: conservation, gender, and race in the Maya Biosphere reserve, Guatemala, Gender, Place and Culture 11 (1) (2004), pp. 43$ú66.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Andrea Nightingale
Tel: (0131 6)50 2526
Email: andrea.nightingale@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Patrizia Mencuccini
Tel: (0131 6)50 2572
Email: patrizia.mencuccini@ed.ac.uk |
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