Globalizations and the Environment
Objectives
The purpose of this seminar is to assure that the PhD students acquire skills and competences, regarding the preparation of its plan of research of doctoral thesis in Globalization and Environment, through: (a) theoretical and methodological skills, through an in-depth knowledge of a specialized bibliography, both nationally and internationally; (b) capacity to formulate a research problem relevant under this disciplinary area and sustain it through a solid justification and argumentation; and (c) communication skills orientated to scientific debate.
General characterization
Code
73218106
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
Teresa Maria Ferreira Rodrigues
Hours
Weekly - 2
Total - 280
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
None.
Bibliography
- Baylis, John & Steve Smith (2001) The globalization of world politics: an introduction to international relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Dauvergne, Peter (2012) Handbook of global environmental politics. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
Farrell, Mary, Björn Hettne & Luk van Langenhove (2005) Global politics of regionalism: theory and practice. London: Pluto Press.
- Global Strategic Trends - Out to 2040, Strategic Trends Programme, 4ª ed. Ministry of Defence, Swindon, 2011
Mythen, Gabe (2004) Ulrich Beck: a critical introduction to the risk society. London: Pluto Press.
-Sciubba, Jennifer Dabbs (2011) The future faces of war: population and national security. Santa Barbara, Calif: Praeger.
Teaching method
This Seminar applies complementary methodologies, namely (a) tutorial sessions, individual and/or small groups, being the latter organised according to thematic affinities within the framework of the seminar; (b) thematic sessions with invited lecturers regarding an in-depth analysis on specific issues; and (c) plenary sessions in which individual research projects are presented and discussed.
Evaluation method
Evaluation method - individual report(80%), regular attendance and participation in the sessions(20%)
Subject matter
At this Seminar it will be discussed the major issues regarding the scientific debate on Globalization and Environment in order to (i) identify and analyze the challenges, threats, risks and opportunities arising from Globalization and the current perception of risk; (ii) assess the major present risks and balances in a global world; (iii) the impact of political action and Community´s interactions, with a prospective approach, vis a vis sustainable development; (iv) identify the relations between power , security and identity; (v) to analyse the relation and mutual influence between State and local government and decentralization policies; (vi) enhancing new concepts of security (human security, energy security and health security) and (vii) to develop the concepts of environmental education, education for life, longlife learning and training for citizenship.