Postgraduate Course: Led by locals: power and participation in conservation (BIME11193)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh Medical School |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course takes a critical approach to study the social and political dimensions of conservation practice. |
| Course description |
In this course, we will draw on theory and concepts from social sciences, including political ecology, in order to study the role of power and participation in conservation practice.
We will consider a diverse range of perspectives, reflecting the plurality of knowledge and worldviews that exists across actors and stakeholders in conservation.
Social politics of conservation are highly contextual and fast evolving, therefore the case studies and examples presented in the course will reflect topical issues and students will be asked to draw on their own environment and experiences, with core themes as follows:
1. Scales of governance and participation
2. Social groups in conservation e.g. race, indigeneity, political entities and other self-organised groups e.g. community, institutions.
3. Power in conservation
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Effectively critique empirical research on the social-political dimensions of conservation
- Demonstrate a conceptual and theoretical understanding of how power and participation shape conservation practice and outcomes for equality
- Understand different approaches to participatory conservation, their strengths and limitations in different applied contexts
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Reading List
Core reference textbooks for this course are:
- Baldauf, C. ed., 2020. Participatory Biodiversity Conservation: Concepts, Experiences, and Perspectives. Springer Nature.
- Benjaminsen, T.A. and Svarstad, H., 2021. Political Ecology: A Critical Engagement with Global Environmental Issues. Cham: Palgrave MacMillan
- Carpenter, C., 2020. Power in Conservation: Environmental Anthropology Beyond Political Ecology. Routledge
Weekly reading lists will be released as the course progresses. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Personal and intellectual autonomy, outlook and engagement, research and enquiry.
You will develop intellectual autonomy by directing the focus of your assessments and discussions. You will be encouraged to explore knowledge generated within your own environment and draw on your own experiences. You will also build personal autonomy by developing understanding of your own position and process through reflection.
Engagement with others perspectives and knowledges will broaden your outlook and develop your capacity to communicate effectively and inclusively within a diverse community.
You will develop your research skills by engaging with both theoretical and empirical scientific literatures to enable a depth of enquiry. You will also draw on literature and sources of knowledge outside of peer-review publications to develop skill in utilising these critically and effectively within
a scientific process.
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| Keywords | political ecology,conservation,participatory,diversity,governance,stakeholder,power |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Flora Rendell-Bhatti
Tel:
Email: frendell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Stepha Heck
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
Email: stepha.heck@ed.ac.uk |
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