SENV3451A-L14
International Env Negotiation
International Environmental Negotiation
This course will introduce students to the exciting world of negotiations that address environmental issues that cross international borders. Negotiated agreements are the primary approach to managing complex, transboundary environmental issues and are becoming increasingly important as countries, intergovernmental organizations and non-state actors engage with and craft policies to address issues as far-ranging as climate change, land use change, wildlife conservation, food insecurity, water management and marine pollution. There is still a lot of work to be done! Some of these negotiations are ongoing, while other treaties have been concluded and are being renegotiated. This course will integrate general concepts and cases related to negotiation and the crafting of international agreements with negotiation simulations designed to help students develop their own negotiating skills. Students will learn about addressing issues particular to environmental negotiations, such as scientific complexity and uncertainty, as well as issues common to all multiparty negotiations, including different sources of power and coalition dynamics.
Required Text:
Susskind, Lawrence E., Environmental Diplomacy: Negotiating More Effective Global Agreements, Oxford University Press, 1994.
This course will introduce students to the exciting world of negotiations that address environmental issues that cross international borders. Negotiated agreements are the primary approach to managing complex, transboundary environmental issues and are becoming increasingly important as countries, intergovernmental organizations and non-state actors engage with and craft policies to address issues as far-ranging as climate change, land use change, wildlife conservation, food insecurity, water management and marine pollution. There is still a lot of work to be done! Some of these negotiations are ongoing, while other treaties have been concluded and are being renegotiated. This course will integrate general concepts and cases related to negotiation and the crafting of international agreements with negotiation simulations designed to help students develop their own negotiating skills. Students will learn about addressing issues particular to environmental negotiations, such as scientific complexity and uncertainty, as well as issues common to all multiparty negotiations, including different sources of power and coalition dynamics.
Required Text:
Susskind, Lawrence E., Environmental Diplomacy: Negotiating More Effective Global Agreements, Oxford University Press, 1994.
- Term:
- Summer 2014 Sch of Environment, School of Environment Vermont
- Location:
- Wright Memorial Theater SEM(WTH SEM)
- Schedule:
- 9:00am-11:00am on Wednesday at WTH SEM (Jun 23, 2014 to Aug 1, 2014)
10:00am-12:00pm on Thursday at WTH SEM (Jun 23, 2014 to Aug 1, 2014)
11:00am-12:00pm on Monday at WTH SEM (Jun 23, 2014 to Aug 1, 2014) - Type:
- Seminar
- Instructors:
- Catherine Ashcraft
- Subject:
- School of the Environment
- Department:
- School of the Environment
- Division:
- School of the Environment
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Levels:
- Undergraduate, Non-degree
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 50004
- Subject Code:
- SENV
- Course Number:
- 3451
- Section Identifier:
- A