-Seminar 1 to Seminar 7 shall be written analytically
in great detail. There should be a great degree of clarity
-Structure coherence and logical flow in
arguments should be highly evident in each seminar
THERE SHOULD BE CRITICAL ENGAGEMENTOF
ARGUMENTS WITH RELEVANT LITERATURE
-Seminars should be separate from each
other and clearly labelled
-Each Seminar discussion should be 300
words long
The entire seminars workbook should be
2,000 words excluding bibliography in APA Style
PLEASE FOLLOW STRICTLY THE UPLOADED
QUESTIONS OF EACH SEMINAR (1 TO 7) SHOULD BE ANSWERED ANALYTICALLY AND IN GREAT
DETAIL
CRITICAL OBSERVATION MUST BE HIGHLY EVIDENT
THE MAIN POINTS OF EACH SEMINAR SHOULD BE
CLEAR
SHOW EXAMINER THAT YOU REALLY KNOW THE
SUBJECT
I REALLY WANT TO GET A GRADE A
Students are to produce a workbook of 1,500 to 2,000 words. The workbook
is to provide an overview of the discussion undertaken in each seminar,
specific contributions made by the student to the discussion as well as
reflections on what the student learnt from the group discussion.
EACH SEMINAR SHOULD CONSIST OF AN INTRODUCTION
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION EVERYTHING SHOULD BE CLEARLY LABELLED
EACH SEMINAR SHOULD BE ANALYTICAL AND
ANALITICALLY AND CRITICALLY DISCUSS POINTS RAISED DURING CLASS DISCUSSION, ANALYTICALLY
AND CRITICALLY DISCUSS OBSERVATIONS DURING CLASS DICUSSION THE EXAMINER MUST BE
SHOWN THAT YOU KNOW THE SUBJECT THOUROUGHLY
I WILL UPLOAD A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION SO
THAT YOU HAVE THE OBJECTIVES AND TITLES OF EACH SEMINAR
TITLES AND OBJECTIVES OF EACH SEMINAR ARE FROM
SLIDES 11 TO 16 OF POWERPOINT ENTITLED LECTURE 1
READINGS OF EACH SEMINAR
SEMINAR 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE BASICS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE
Objective:
The main goal of this part is for students
to be able to know the basics (e.g. definitions, terminology) of climate change
so that everyone can follow discussions that will take place later on in the
module.
Key topics:
What is climate change? What are the main
effects of climate change and who is impacted?
What are some main agreements/protocols
that have been signed? What do they suggest?
What are the main challenges in formulating
a new policy that tackles climate change?
Readings:
Gupta, J., 2010. A history of international
climate change policy. WIREs Climate Change, 1(5), pp.636-653.
Held, D. and Roger, C., 2018. Three Models
of Global Climate Governance: From Kyoto to Paris and Beyond. Global Policy,
9(4), pp.527-537.
IPCC Report: Summary for Policy makers
Suggested readings:
Chomsky, N., Pollin, R. and Polychroniou,
C., 2020. Climate Crisis and the Global Green New Deal: The Political Economy
of Saving the Planet. London: Verso.
Delbeke, J. and Vis, P., 2015. EU climate
policy explained. London: Routledge.
Eggleton, R., 2013. A short introduction to
climate change. Port Melbourne, Vic.: Cambridge University Press.
FitzRoy, F. and Papyrakis, E., 2010. An
introduction to climate change economics and policy. London: Earthscan.
Gupta, J., 2014. The history of global
climate governance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hulme, M., 2009. Why we disagree about
climate change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Jordan, A., 2011. Climate change policy in
the European Union. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Krauss, L., 2021. The Physics of Climate
Change. London: Head of Zeus.
Leal Filho, W., 2020. Handbook of Climate
Change Adaptation. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Salimi Turkamani, H., 2021. From Kyoto to
Paris: Problematic route of state responsibility for climate change.
Environmental Law Review, 23(4), pp.321-335.
Stern, N., 2008. The Economics of Climate
Change. American Economic Review, 98(2), pp.1-37.
Thakur, S., 2021. From Kyoto to Paris and
Beyond: The Emerging Politics of Climate Change. India Quarterly: A Journal of
International Affairs, 77(3), pp.366-383.
Tol, R., 2022. The Economic Impacts of
Climate Change. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 22(1), pp.4-25.
Popular Science:
Figueres, C., 2021. The Future we Choose.
[S.l.]: Manilla.
Kunzig, R. and Broecker, W., 2009. Fixing
climate. London: GreenProfile/Sort Of Books.
MacKay, D., 2016. Sustainable
energy–without the hot air. Cambridge, England: UIT.
Weizsäcker, E., Lovins, A. and Lovins, L.,
2006. Factor four. London: Earthscan.
SEMINAR 2 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Objective:
The main objective of this part two is for
students to comprehend that the development of the EU approach to the issue of
climate change was not easy not straightforward. Indeed, several phases can be
identified starting from the late 1970s to the present
Key topics:
What are some periods we can identify in
the development of EU policy on climate change? What were the main challenges
in the formation of a unified front with regard to the formulation of an EU
climate policy?
Was the EU a leader or a follower of
international developments?
Readings:
Böhringer, C., 2014. Two Decades of
European Climate Policy: A Critical Appraisal. Review of Environmental
Economics and Policy, 8(1), pp.1-17.
Skjaerseth, J., 1994. The Climate Policy of
the EC: Too Hot to Handle?. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 32(1),
pp.25-46.
Suggested readings:
Delreux, T. and Ohler, F., 2019. Climate
Policy in European Union Politics. Oxford Research Encyclopedias, Politics,.
European, Council., 1990. Presidency
conclusions European Council. Dublin, Ireland.
Jordan, A., van Asselt, H., Berkhout, F.,
Huitema, D. and Rayner, T., 2012. Understanding the Paradoxes of Multilevel
Governing: Climate Change Policy in the European Union. Global Environmental
Politics, 12(2), pp.43-66.
Skjaerseth, J., 1994. The Climate Policy of
the EC: Too Hot to Handle?. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 32(1),
pp.25-46.
Anderson, J., 2009. Can Europe Catalyze
Climate Action?. Current History, 108(716), pp.131-137.
SEMINAR 3: EU INSTITUTIONS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Objective:
This part of the module aims at exploring
the role of some of the main EU institutions with regard to climate change.
Specifically, the focus will be on the European Commission, the European
Parliament, the Council, and the European Council.
Key topics:
How did each of the Institutions shape its
approach to climate change? What was the role of specific leaders, and how did
these institutions interact with one another?
Readings:
Wendler, F., 2019. The European Parliament
as an Arena and Agent in the Politics of Climate Change: Comparing the External
and Internal Dimension. Politics and Governance, 7(3), pp.327-338.
Wurzel, R., Liefferink, D. and Di Lullo,
M., 2019. The European Council, the Council and the Member States: changing
environmental leadership dynamics in the European Union. Environmental
Politics, 28(2), pp.248-270.
Suggested readings:
Biedenkopf, K., 2015. The European
Parliament in EU external climate governance. In: S. Stavridis and D. Irrera,
ed., The European Parliament and its International Relations. London:
Routledge, pp.92-108.
BMJ, 2010. European Parliament sets sights
high for Cancun climate change talks. 341(dec02 3), pp.c6971-c6971.
Burns, C., 2016. The European Parliament
and climate change: a constrained leader?. In: R. Wurzel, J. Connelly and D.
Liefferin, ed., The European Union in International Climate Change Politics.
London: Routledge, pp.132-151.
Burns, C., Carter, N., Davies, G. and
Worsfold, N., 2013. Still saving the earth? The European Parliament’s
environmental record. Environmental Politics, 22(6), pp.935-954.
Bürgin, A., 2014. National binding
renewable energy targets for 2020, but not for 2030 anymore: why the European
Commission developed from a supporter to a brakeman. Journal of European Public
Policy, 22(5), pp.690-707.
Candel, J., Princen, S. and Biesbroek, R.,
2021. Patterns of coordination in the European Commission: an analysis of
interservice consultations around climate change adaptation policy (2007–2018).
Journal of European Public Policy, pp.1-24.
European Commission. 1988. The Greenhouse
Effect and the community: Communication to the Council; Commission work
programme concerning the evaluation of policy options to deal with the
“Greenhouse Effect.”. COM. (88) 656
Groenleer, M. and Van Schaik, L., 2007.
United We Stand? The European Union’s International Actorness in the Cases of
the International Criminal Court and the Kyoto Protocol. JCMS: Journal of
Common Market Studies, 45(5), pp.969-998.
SEMINAR 4 AND SEMINAR 5 SIMULATION AND DEBREIFING
Objective:
Students will engage in a multi-party
role-play simulation that involves taking collective decisions to stop global
warming.
The simulation will take 3-4 hours, but
please note that projections for the rise in temperatures will rise as time
passes and the parties cannot agree on collective future actions. A part of the
lecture will be used for debriefing.
Simulation material will be distributed
later in the semester
THIS SHOULD BE A JOINT SEMINAR
SEMINAR 6: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Objective:
The main goal of session five is to discuss
and analyse the most recent developments with regard to climate change policy
within the EU. This part will cover the last 10 years with a specific focus on
the European Green Deal.
Key topics:
What are the latest developments with
regard to EU climate change? What is the European Green Deal and what are its
main ambitions? What will be the main challenges in achieving the goals of the
Green Deal
Readings:
Dobbs, M., Gravey, V. and Petetin, L.,
2021. Driving the European Green Deal in Turbulent Times. Politics and
Governance, 9(3), pp.316-326.
Eckert, S., 2021. The European Green Deal
and the EU’s Regulatory Power in Times of Crisis. JCMS: Journal of Common
Market Studies, 59(S1), pp.81-91.
Oberthür, S. and Groen, L., 2017.
Explaining goal achievement in international negotiations: the EU and the Paris
Agreement on climate change. Journal of European Public Policy, 25(5),
pp.708-727.
Skjærseth, J., 2021. Towards a European
Green Deal: The evolution of EU climate and energy policy mixes. International
Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 21(1), pp.25-41.
Suggested readings:
Adelle, C., Biedenkopf, K. and Torney, D.
ed., 2018. European Union External Environmental Policy: Rules, Regulation and
Governance Beyond Borders. Palgrave Macmillan.
Claeys, G., Tagliapietra, S. and Zachmann,
G., 2019. How to make the European Green Deal work. Policy Contribution Issue
n˚13. Bruegel.
Eckert, E. and Kovalevska, O., 2021.
Sustainability in the European Union: Analyzing the Discourse of the European
Green Deal. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 14(2), p.80.
Elkerbout, M., Egenhofer, C., Ferrer, J.,
Cătuţi, M., Kustova, I. and Rizos, V., 2020. The European Green Deal after
Corona: Implications for EU climate policy. Policy Insights CEPS,.
European Commission. (2019). The European
Green Deal. COM (2019) 640
European Council. (2020). European Council
meeting (10 and 11 December 2020) – Conclusions. EUCO 22/20 (11 December 2020)
Krämer, L., 2020. Planning for Climate and
the Environment: the EU Green Deal. Journal for European Environmental &
Planning Law, 17(3), pp.267-306.
Huber, R., Maltby, T., Szulecki, K. and
Ćetković, S., 2021. Is populism a challenge to European energy and climate
policy? Empirical evidence across varieties of populism. Journal of European
Public Policy, 28(7), pp.998-1017.
Rosamond, J. and Dupont, C., 2021. The
European Council, the Council, and the European Green Deal. Politics and
Governance, 9(3), pp.348-359.
Samper, J., Schockling, A. and Islar, M.,
2021. Climate Politics in Green Deals: Exposing the Political Frontiers of the
European Green Deal. Politics and Governance, 9(2), pp.8-16.
Schreurs, M., 2016. The Paris Climate
Agreement and the Three Largest Emitters: China, the United States, and the
European Union. Politics and Governance, 4(3), pp.219-223.
Stoczkiewicz, M., 2018. The Climate Policy
of the European Union from the Framework Convention to the Paris Agreement.
Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law, 15(1), pp.42-68.
Strielkowski, W., Lisin, E. and Gryshova,
I., 2016. Climate Policy of the European Union: What to Expect from the Paris
Agreement?. Romanian Journal of European Affairs, 16(4), pp.68-77.
Wolf, S., Teitge, J., Mielke, J., Schütze,
F. and Jaeger, C., 2021. The European Green Deal — More Than Climate
Neutrality. Intereconomics, 56(2), pp.99-107.
SEMINAR 7 THE EU AS A GLOBAL LEADER
Objective:
This part will try and bring to class the
academic discussion on whether the EU is the global leader with regard to
climate change, and what are some of the main challenges and opportunities that
come with this role.
Key topics:
Has the EU become a global leader in EU
policy-making, and what does this mean for the future? What are some of the
challenges of coordinating efforts with other important actors and key states?
Readings:
Oberthür, S., 2011. The European Union’s
Performance in the International Climate Change Regime. Journal of European
Integration, 33(6), pp.667-682.
Oberthür, S. and Dupont, C., 2021. The
European Union’s international climate leadership: towards a grand climate
strategy?. Journal of European Public Policy, 28(7), pp.1095-1114.
Suggested Readings:
Bretherton, C. and Vogler, J., 2006. The
European Union as a global actor. London: Routledge.
Bäckstrand, K. and Elgström, O., 2013. The
EU’s role in climate change negotiations: from leader to ‘leadiator’. Journal
of European Public Policy, 20(10), pp.1369-1386.
Dobson, N. and Trevisanut, S., 2018.
Climate Change and Energy in the Arctic—The Role of the European Union. The
International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 33(2), pp.380-402.
European Environmental Agency, 2020. Trends
and Projections in Europe 2020: Tracking Progress Towards Europe’s Climate and
Energy Targets. EEA Report No 13/2020. EEA.
Iacobuta, G., Dubash, N., Upadhyaya, P.,
Deribe, M. and Höhne, N., 2018. National climate change mitigation legislation,
strategy and targets: a global update. Climate Policy, 18(9), pp.1114-1132.
Kilian, B. and Elgström, O., 2010. Still a
green leader? The European Union’s role in international climate negotiations.
Cooperation and Conflict, 45(3), pp.255-273.
Liefferink, D. and Wurzel, R., 2016.
Environmental leaders and pioneers: agents of change?. Journal of European
Public Policy, 24(7), pp.951-968.
Oberthür, S. and Groen, L., 2015. The
Effectiveness Dimension of the EU’s Performance in International Institutions:
Toward a More Comprehensive Assessment Framework. JCMS: Journal of Common
Market Studies, 53(6), pp.1319-1335.
Parker, C. and Karlsson, C., 2010. Climate
Change and the European Union’s Leadership Moment: An Inconvenient Truth?.
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 48(4), pp.923-943.
Skjærseth, J., Bang, G. and Schreurs, M.,
2013. Explaining Growing Climate Policy Differences Between the European Union
and the United States. Global Environmental Politics, 13(4), pp.61-80.
Torney, D., 2015. European Climate
Leadership in Question: Policies toward China and India. Massachusetts: MIT
Press.
Vogler, J., 2016. Climate change in world
politics. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
Wurzel, R., Liefferink, D. and Torney, D.,
2019. Pioneers, leaders and followers in multilevel and polycentric climate
governance. Environmental Politics, 28(1), pp.1-21.