I can tell you a few of the topics that my students really get into in my class:
Diamonds - this is huge and every year I have students in my class just because they've heard other students talk about this issue Whaling - students love the 'vote buying' controversies and there are some great youtube videos on the topic Population policies - in particular I have students think about why people have children, what is the role of government, NGOs, IGOs etc... Food security - compare to obesity epidemic in the United States E-waste - again there are some great youtube videos on this Biodiversity - I talk a lot about food here -- how global food trends affect biodiversity, cultural food differences (e.g. shark fin soup) Hope this helps! Shannon Shannon K. Orr, Ph.D. Scholar in Residence - BGSU Institute for Cultural Studies Assistant Professor/Graduate Coordinator Political Science Department Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43402 (419) 372-7593 -----Original Message----- From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu [mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Raul Pacheco-Vega Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:19 AM To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: Highly relevant (not-to-be-missed) topics on Global Environmental Politics? Dear all, It's been a while since I have participated in the GEP-ED discussions. Hoping the new semester is treating you well. I am hoping to teach for the very first time (fingers crossed) a Special Topics in International Relations with a focus on Global/International Environmental Politics this January (undergraduate level). I'm trying to design the syllabus in a way that I cover *most* of the highly relevant topics in GEP/IEP. I am hoping to do a cursory review of several international environmental treaties (Rotterdam, Stockholm, Kyoto and the Copenhagen COP 15 rounds). The question that has had me pondering for the past few weeks has been whether there are any *key* topics that I should not miss in a course like this. Climate change seems to have become a predominant topics in the GEP literature, yet my own research interests (hazardous waste, toxics, pollutant release inventories, wastewater) drive me to not want to focus solely on climate change. If you teach a GEP/IEP course, which subject topic would you say is "a must"? Thanks! Raul No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.113/2399 - Release Date: 09/29/09 05:54:00
