Follow up to "Copenhagen Accord - missing numbers"
Dear all again I might be able to answer my own question. Have just found a report from David Doniger from NRDC Climate Center who refers in his blog to such a draft being circulated but says that it turned out to be an illustrative example reportedly offered by the EU at the November negotiating session in Barcelona - http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ddoniger/the_copenhagen_accord_a_big_st.html But still keen for any insights on this, particularly from those who were there. Lorraine - Original Message - From: Lorraine Elliott Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010 11:50 am Subject: Copenhagen Accord - missing numbers To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu > Hi all > > I've just come across a posting from Joan Russow (see below) which suggests > that at some stage late in the piece at Copenhagen there was a version of the > Accord that included actual commitments in both the Appendixes. I just want > to check whether this was an actual part of the drafting process - ie was > this option actually considered as part of the negotiation and was then > dropped - or whether this was just an informal attempt to see what the > appendixes might look like if announced commitments were included. > > Can anyone help? > > http://www.pej.org/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=7906&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 > > Cheers > Lorraine > > Dr Lorraine Elliott > Senior Fellow in International Relations > Department of International Relations > Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies > College of Asia and the Pacific > The Australian National University > Canberra, ACT 0200 > AUSTRALIA > > e: lorraine.elli...@anu.edu.au > t: +61 2 61250589 > f: +61 2 61258010 > Dr Lorraine Elliott Senior Fellow in International Relations Department of International Relations Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies College of Asia and the Pacific The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA e: lorraine.elli...@anu.edu.au t: +61 2 61250589 f: +61 2 61258010
Copenhagen Accord - missing numbers
Hi all I've just come across a posting from Joan Russow (see below) which suggests that at some stage late in the piece at Copenhagen there was a version of the Accord that included actual commitments in both the Appendixes. I just want to check whether this was an actual part of the drafting process - ie was this option actually considered as part of the negotiation and was then dropped - or whether this was just an informal attempt to see what the appendixes might look like if announced commitments were included. Can anyone help? http://www.pej.org/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=7906&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Cheers Lorraine Dr Lorraine Elliott Senior Fellow in International Relations Department of International Relations Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies College of Asia and the Pacific The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA e: lorraine.elli...@anu.edu.au t: +61 2 61250589 f: +61 2 61258010
Copenhagen - does this say it all?
Dear allFrom my favourite cartoonist, the fabulous Judy Horacek ... (http://horacek.com.au/ to acknowledge copyright and source)Lorraine Dr Lorraine ElliottSenior Fellow in International RelationsDepartment of International RelationsResearch School of Pacific and Asian StudiesCollege of Asia and the PacificThe Australian National UniversityCanberra, ACT 0200AUSTRALIAe: lorraine.elli...@anu.edu.aut: +61 2 61250589f: +61 2 61258010 <>
Global Financial Crisis
Dear all I've been asked to write an article on the impact of the global financial crisis on the environment in East Asia (North and Southeast Asia). I have some stuff on this but thought it might be useful to draw on the collective wisdom of the list for any suggestions ... even writings on other parts of the world would be useful as the comparison could be interesting and I can also use this material when I teach my global environmental politics course again next year. Will compile results and post. Cheers all Lorraine Dr Lorraine Elliott Senior Fellow in International Relations Department of International Relations Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies College of Asia and the Pacific The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA e: lorraine.elli...@anu.edu.au t: +61 2 61250589 f: +61 2 61258010
Re: Copenhagen result
greed > to the Accord, although don't count on it to associate itself > with the Accord formally.) The Accord was reportedly > endorsed by all of the regional groups, and in the COP plenary > the spokepeople for both AOSIS and the African group supported > its adoption as a COP decision. > > > >-- Second, the US did support a mandate for the AWG-LCA to > negotiate a legally-binding agreement for adoption in Mexico > City (along with the EU, AOSIS and others). The proposal > was killed by China and India. > > > >-- Third, the position articulated by South Africa about > adoption of a KP second commitment period amendment reflects the > view of the G-77 generally. > > > >With respect to Wil's comments, and Matt's responses: > > > >1. I agree with Wil on this point. Pretty much > everybody had given up on a legal agreement in Copenhagen by the > end of the Barcelona meeting in November, and many had seen the > writing on the wall much earlier. I have to strongly > disagree with Mat's view that the Copenhagen Accord was > easy. Given the total opposition by China (and to a lesser > degree India) to any form of listing of their intensity target > or any form of international review, getting agreement on the > Copenhagen Accord was a huge stretch -- so if one regards the > Accord as a pretty modest outcome, just imagine what getting a > legal agreement will be like!! > > > >2. Generally agree with Wil on this too, although I agree > with Mat that the legal nature of the KP has been significant. > > > >3. Nothing to add here. > > > >4. The Copenhagen Accord may well be the high water > mark for climate agreements anytime soon, so let's hope it > proves to be significant!! > > > >Finally a few additional comments: > > > >-- The Copenhagen meeting proves the utter dysfunctionality of > the UNFCCC process. The final night, a handful of > essentially rogue states, led by Sudan, blocked a COP decision > adopting a political agreement by the Heads of State/Government > of all of the major world powers. > > > >-- The Copenhagen meeting also revealed the complete breakdown > of the G-77 as a negotiating group. In the closing > plenary, some developing countries openly criticized their G-77 > "brethren" (read China) for preventing inclusion of more > ambitious emission reduction numbers in the Copenhagen Accord. > > > >Best Dan > > Dr Lorraine Elliott Senior Fellow in International Relations Department of International Relations Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies College of Asia and the Pacific The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA e: lorraine.elli...@anu.edu.au t: +61 2 61250589 f: +61 2 61258010
Re: Copenhagen result
Pam Thanks for this ... and particularly for pointing out my error in not seeing the 'a year' for the USD100 billion by 2020. Much appreciated. L Chasek wrote: I'm in the middle of editing the ENB summary on this crazy meeting, but I'll take a minute to respond. See my comments below. Pam Pamela S. Chasek, Ph.D. Executive Editor, Earth Negotiations Bulletin IISD Reporting Services 300 East 56th Street #11A New York, NY 10022 USA Tel: +1 212-888-2737- Fax: +1 646 219 0955 E-mail: p...@iisd.org International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) www.iisd.org IISD Reporting Services - Earth Negotiations Bulletin www.iisd.ca Subscribe for free to our publications http://www.iisd.ca/email/subscribe.htm -Original Message- From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu [mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Lorraine Elliott Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 9:01 PM To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: Re: Copenhagen result Hi all A few quick questions in finding one's way through the Accord - surely some of the most garbled syntax adopted at an international negotiation? While the 2 degrees celsius number is mentioned at least twice, as I read it there isn't actually a /formal /commitment to that as a stabilization target. PAM: No, as I understand it, there is no formal commitment. Furthermore, since countries will be able to indicate whether they want to be associated with this or not, it has even less meaning. And it was only "taken note of" by the COP -- not adopted. Article 5 is rather confusing but it seems to say that mitigation actions by non-Annex I parties will be subject to their own MRV processes unless they are seeking 'international support' in which case they will be subject to the same international MRV as for Annex I parties. Have I read this correctly? PAM: As I understand it, if they receive international support for their mitigation actions, they will be subject to international MRV. If no support is provided (think China), then they will do their own domestic MRV. Clarification on article 8 - $100 billion by 2020 of which $30 billion should be forthcoming in the period 2010-12, yes? PAM: Actually it says $100 billion a year by 2020. Appendix I - on emissions targets for Annex I parties by 2020, also includes a column for base year. Does this mean that countries can set their own base year rather than being tied to the 1990 levels in the KP? PAM: Yes, Annex I parties can set their own, as I understand it. Cheers (or not as the case may be) Lorraine -- Dr Lorraine Elliott Senior Fellow in International Relations Department of International Relations Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA t: +61 2 6125 0589 f: +61 2 6125 8010 e: lorraine.elli...@anu.edu.au http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/admin/elliott.php http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/tec
Re: Copenhagen result
Hi all A few quick questions in finding one's way through the Accord - surely some of the most garbled syntax adopted at an international negotiation? While the 2 degrees celsius number is mentioned at least twice, as I read it there isn't actually a /formal /commitment to that as a stabilization target. Article 5 is rather confusing but it seems to say that mitigation actions by non-Annex I parties will be subject to their own MRV processes unless they are seeking 'international support' in which case they will be subject to the same international MRV as for Annex I parties. Have I read this correctly? Clarification on article 8 - $100 billion by 2020 of which $30 billion should be forthcoming in the period 2010-12, yes? Appendix I - on emissions targets for Annex I parties by 2020, also includes a column for base year. Does this mean that countries can set their own base year rather than being tied to the 1990 levels in the KP? Cheers (or not as the case may be) Lorraine -- Dr Lorraine Elliott Senior Fellow in International Relations Department of International Relations Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA t: +61 2 6125 0589 f: +61 2 6125 8010 e: lorraine.elli...@anu.edu.au http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/admin/elliott.php http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/tec
'Free' technology assistance
Dear all One of my MA students (from Indonesia) asked in class today whether there were any examples of industrialised/developed countries providing technology assistance to developing countries in the broad area of environmental protection/sustainable development 'free' - that is, say, not as part of tied program aid, or perhaps even without cost. I didn't know the answer but promised to try to find out. Can anyone on the list give me any such examples? Cheers Lorraine -- Dr Lorraine Elliott Senior Fellow in International Relations Department of International Relations Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA t: +61 2 6125 0589 f: +61 2 6125 8010 e: lorraine.elli...@anu.edu.au http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/admin/elliott.php http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/tec
Re: Highly relevant (not-to-be-missed) topics on Global Environmental Politics?
Hi Raul I teach my MA-level Global Environmental Politics course (in an International Relations Dept) around themes into which I weave case studies; each 'topic' has two weeks devoted to it, one that introduces the literature, key concepts and political issues and the second week that looks at a particular case study of that 'theme'. I start with a history/timeline (how did we get to where we are; what were the key moments), then do institutions (governance/institutional capacity etc) with a specific case study on the debates about a World Environment Organisation, IPE of the environment (this year the case study was climate/trade and border tax adjustment), agency beyond the state (NGOs, civil society, private governance arrangements, case study this year on the Forest Stewardship Council), allocation/ethics (case study on CBDR principle) and environment and security. We're almost at the end of the academic year in this part of the world - this week and next week's topics are on the allocation/ethics/justice of global environmental change/governance and as all of my students are international students and as all but one come from either developing countries or economies in transition, this is an issue that particularly grabs them. I try to include examples from environmental challenges other than climate change, in an effort to get across the message that CC isn't the only environmental game in town, even if it is an important one. I also find that students generally like it when I talk about the issues that I'm working on, the research/fieldwork that I'm doing, related workshops etc - it reinforces the idea of research-led teaching, so I am sure your students will respond well if you introduce your own research interests. Good luck with the course. Lorraine - Original Message - From: Raul Pacheco-Vega Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 5:19 pm Subject: Highly relevant (not-to-be-missed) topics on Global Environmental Politics? To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu > 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 Dr Lorraine Elliott Senior Fellow in International Relations Department of International Relations Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies College of Asia and the Pacific The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA e: lorraine.elli...@anu.edu.au t: +61 2 61250589 f: +61 2 61258010
Re: Global-Scale Failures and Missing Institutions
ic Studies, > Athens University of Economics and Business, GR10434 Athens, Greece. > >19 Center, Tilburg University, 5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands. > >* Author for correspondence. E-mail: brian.wal...@csiro.au > > > > > >craig k harris > >department of sociology > >michigan agricultural experiment station > >national food safety and toxicology center > >institute for food and agricultural standards > >michigan state university > >http://www.msu.edu/~harrisc/ > <http://www.msu.edu/~harrisc/> > > > > > > > -- > Ronnie D. Lipschutz > Professor of Politics, UC Santa Cruz > Santa Cruz, CA 95064 > > From Sept. 2, 2009 - March 26, 2010 > Dept. of Politics and Int'l Relations > Founders West 119 > Royal Holloway, University of London > Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX UK > e-mail: rlip...@ucsc.edu; ronnie.lipsch...@rhul.ac.uk > Phone: 44 (0)1784 443148 Dr Lorraine Elliott Senior Fellow in International Relations Department of International Relations Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies College of Asia and the Pacific The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA e: lorraine.elli...@anu.edu.au t: +61 2 61250589 f: +61 2 61258010
Case studies on trade/climate
Dear colleagues Later this (southern hemisphere) semester an economist colleague and I will be co-teaching a workshop on climate change and trade for our respective masters program students (my course on Global Environmental Politics, hers on Economic Globalisation and the Environment). We are looking for a case study on climate change and trade that will enable us to break our students into small groups to prepare a presentation based on either real or hypothetical country profiles - ie if you were the representatives of this country, what would your position on this climate/trade proposal be? The trade aspect is open - it could be the use of trade sanctions to encourage compliance, or it could focus on restrictions on trade in commodities that rely on particular energy forms (eg biofuels, or coal, or ...) or it could be something to do with how emissions trading will work. If anyone has used case studies of this kind, or can direct me to a good source ... very much appreciated. Lorraine Dr Lorraine Elliott Senior Fellow in International Relations Department of International Relations Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies College of Asia and the Pacific The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA Associate Dean (Higher Degree Research) ANU College of Asia and the Pacific e: lorraine.elli...@anu.edu.au t: +61 2 61250589 f: +61 2 61258010
Re: ISA 2010 panel on comparative regional environmental governance
Dear colleagues Just on this topic, I will be in Den Haag next week as coordinator of a comparative regional environmental governance authors' workshop coordinated by GARNET - the EU funded Network of Excellence on Global Governance, Regionalisation and Regulation. This is one of three parallel projects (the other two on security and economics/trade). The project will result in three edited books, one of which will be on comparative regional environmental governance, due out some time next year. Lorranie - Original Message - From: Michael Maniates Date: Saturday, May 23, 2009 3:20 am Subject: ISA 2010 panel on comparative regional environmental governance To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu > Dear Colleagues, > > I'm posting this note on behalf of Jörg Balsiger, who was unable to post this > himself because of a technical glitch with the gep-ed list. Please reply > directly to Jörg or Miriam at the email addresses they provide below. > > Yours, > Mike Maniates > occasional gep-ed troubleshooter > > --- > > We're planning to propose a panel on comparative regional environmental > governance for ISA 2010 and are looking for people who might like to > participate. > > The panel proposal, which is part of a larger effort to organize a workshop > on the topic, is roughly the following: "As climate change negotiators > prepare for Copenhagen to decide on the outlines of a future global climate > change regime, there is growing recognition that actual mitigation and > adaptation will have to take place much closer to home. In other > environmental issue areas as well, the transaction costs of global regimes, > as well as a creeping "global convention fatigue," are producing a shift in > the locus of impetus, implementation, and innovation to regional levels. > > Compared to global approaches, regional initiatives can benefit from enhanced > commonalities and familiarity among key actors, and the ability to tailor > actions to a specific constituency. Yet, research in the emergent > sub-discipline of regional environmental governance suffers from some > distinct flaws. Central among them is the almost complete absence of > comparative work. There is, for instance, little reflection on how a 'region' > is defined across the globe, nor do the prevailing single-case studies > contribute to systematic theory development. The proposed panel will address > these shortcomings through an explicit emphasis on the comparative study of > some of the central analytical elements: the nature of regions, the interplay > between the regional and other levels of governance, and the specifically > regional nature of actors and interactions between them." > > If you're interested, please write to me (joerg.balsi...@env.ethz.ch) > or Miriam Prys (miriam.p...@ir.gess.ethz.ch) > > Best regards, > > Jörg Balsiger, Institute for Environmental Decisions, Swiss Federal > Institute of Technology Zurich Miriam Prys, Center for Comparative and > International Studies, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich Dr Lorraine Elliott Senior Fellow in International Relations and Director of PhD Studies Department of International Relations Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies College of Asia and the Pacific The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA Associate Dean (Higher Degree Research) ANU College of Asia and the Pacific e: lorraine.elli...@anu.edu.au t: +61 2 61250589 f: +61 2 61258010
Re: FW: INTERPOL's Environmental Crime Programme needs your help!
Dear all I also know something about Interpol's work in this area (and had been invited to their stakeholder meeting in Lyon last year but was unable to attend - long way to go from Australia for just a day!). Andy Lauterback, who chairs Interpol's Evnt Crime Committee, is with the US EPA. I have a research project on transnational environmental crime here at the Australian National University (http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/tec). The American Society of Criminology had a special panel on this at their Annual Conference last year, focusing on research agenda for the UN - and we hope that the papers will come out in a publication by UNICRI (UN Inter-regional Crime and Regional Justice Research Institute). I can send a copy of my contribution to that panel if anyone is interested - just contact me off-list. The Australian Institute of Criminology will be convening a workshop on environmental crime at the end of February here in Canberra to continue to raise the profile of these issues. The UN Office of Drugs and Crime is also developing a growing interest - the Asia Pacific regional office is working to expand its Border Liaison Network to take account of wildlife smuggling for example, and UNEP has been working with the Regional Intelligence Liaison Office of the World Customs Organisation on 'Project Sky-hole patching' to deal with the black market in ODS and, more recently, waste trafficking. Happy to communicate with anyone off-list who might be interested in finding out more about our project here or the subject matter in general. Always looking for good opportunities for collaborative research, and I know that David Higgins at Interpol is keen to expand their networks with the academic community. Cheers Lorraine Dr Lorraine Elliott Senior Fellow in International Relations Department of International Relations Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA Associate Dean (HDR) College of Asia and the Pacific The Australian National University t: +61 2 6125 0589 f: +61 2 6125 8010 e: lorraine.elli...@anu.edu.au http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/admin/elliott.php http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/clusters/environ.php http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/tec Wendy Jackson wrote: Hi all, Yes, I have some experience with Interpol's Environmental Crime Division (wildlife issues). The Division is quite active in terms of addressing endangered species trade (as the email indicated), and cooperates with the CITES Secretariat in this regard. For example, there have been recent calls for countries to make better use of the Ecomessage system (see http://www.cites.org/eng/notif/2008/E068.pdf and http://www.interpol.int/Public/EnvironmentalCrime/Pollution/EcoMessage/default.asp), which is a great initiative. Note: the proper website address for the Environmental Crime Division is http://www.interpol.int/Public/EnvironmentalCrime/Default.asp. Regards, Wendy Jackson CITES Management Authority New Zealand On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Wallace, Richard mailto:rwall...@ursinus.edu>> wrote: Hello GEP-ED folks, Interesting stuff here. I had no idea that INTERPOL had an environmental crime division. Does anyone on the list have environmental INTERPOL experience? Cheers, Rich *From:* HIGGINS David [mailto:d.higg...@interpol.int <mailto:d.higg...@interpol.int>] *Sent:* Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:49 AM *Subject:* INTERPOL's Environmental Crime Programme needs your help! */It's our planet. It's our problem./* */Environmental Crime/* */We need your urgent support in the global fight /* * * */Why on earth?/* Environmental crime is big business. In fact, it's currently one of the most profitable forms of criminal activity taking place throughout the world today with tens of billions of dollars being made every year. And it's growing. From the illegal trade in wildlife and the illicit transport of hazardous wastes, to illegal fishing and the trade in stolen timber, environmental crime is a serious international problem that can both directly or indirectly affect a nation's economy, security or even existence. Unfortunately, such crimes are rather low on the priority list of many governments who turn a blind eye to what's going on right under their noses. By failing to tackle environmental crimes, the reality is that their actions are felt right across the globe. Take illegal logging for example. Not only does it contribute to deforestation but it can cause increased flooding and is known to be a major contributor to climate change. Or take the smuggling of ozone-depleting chemicals such as CFCs which are speeding up the thinning of the ozone layer in the earth'
Re: graduate programs in the UK/Europe
Hi Kate (and all) Keele University is another possibility - http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/spire/prospectivepgrads/Masters/envpol/environmental_politics.htm The School there has great people on international/global/environmental aspects. Lorraine Kate O'Neill wrote: Dear all, Following up on our recent discussion of new graduate programs (very helpful, thank you), I've a question regarding programs in the UK/Europe. A former undergraduate student of mine, who's now back home in Japan, is looking to do a Masters in the UK; specifically, she's interested in an international politics/policy program with an environmental track (slightly more than an environmental studies program with a policy track, though I've encouraged her to apply to as many as she can). And of course, I realize I'm not up to date on UK programs (and Europe more widely) - I can recommend Oxford and East Anglia without much difficulty, but then I'm into guesswork. I'm also suggesting that she look into programs on the continent, though language may be an issue for her (her English is great however). This is not an unusual case - a lot of my students are looking to the UK/Europe for grad school (although I'm doing my best to convince them that the EU may not quite be the starry ecotopia many of them think it is; still I always encourage education abroad). So: I'd love suggestions. As always, I can compile and then send them back to the list, Thanks so much, Kate *** Kate O'Neill Associate Professor Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management Division of Society and Environment UC Berkeley Mail: 207 Giannini Hall, MC 3114, Berkeley CA 94720 Office: 129 Giannini Hall Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Dr Lorraine Elliott Senior Fellow in International Relations Department of International Relations Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA Associate Dean (HDR) College of Asia and the Pacific The Australian National University t: +61 2 6125 0589 f: +61 2 6125 8010 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/admin/elliott.php http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/clusters/environ.php http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/tec
Re: Book review assignments ??
Hi Stacy I've used this as an assessment strategy in the past as well when I've been teaching global environmental politics and find that, as with most pieces of work, some do it well and others less so. I usually try to find a couple of good reviews in journals to give students as examples. I explain that a book review requires more than a summary of the book itself, that they need to engage with and provide a critical assessment of the main themes and ideas. I suggest that this will be stronger if they locate the book in the context of the main ideas or debates in the relevant literature and connect it to other materials that they have been reading in the course. In other words, I'm assessing their ability to think and analyse, rather than summarise and describe. I usually list a number of books from which students can choose one, and have always avoided edited books because they are notoriously difficult to review. I also try to include books that take different approaches so that students can engage with different kinds of literatures on GEP and choose a book that reflects their own interests. For example, perhaps something that takes an institutional approach, something that is more theoretical, something on a particular issue-area etc etc etc. Good luck with it. Lorraine Dr Lorraine ElliottReader in International Relations and Programme Director, MA International RelationsDepartment of Politics and International StudiesThe University of WarwickCoventry CV4 7AL Tel: + 44 (0)24 7652 3110Fax: +44 (0)24 76524221[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> stacy vandeveer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 14-Oct-04 2:53:04 pm >>>Colleagues,I have assinged a book review in my upper level GEP seminar.In the past, I have been only moderately succussful in giving the students enough information to help them produce decent book reviews.Do any of you have a handout or description -- or any tips -- about how to describe to students what a book review should entail.--StacyStacy D. VanDeveer2003-06 Ronald H. O'Neal ProfessorDepartment of Political ScienceUniversity of New HampshireDurham, NH 03824T: 603-862-0167F: 603-862-0178E: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
globalisation and the envt
Dear gep-ed folk I'm looking for a couple of pieces on globalization and the environment, with an emphasis on examples of how the various processes associated with globalization affect the environment and local communities - eg through trade, dumping, investment, globalisation of consumer demand, relocation of industries from one part of the world to another, movement of labour and people etc. In particular, what specific examples do we have of how these processes allow the causes and consequences of environmental degradation to be displaced or dumped from one part of the world to another ... Many thanks Lorraine Dr Lorraine Elliott Reader in International Relations and Programme Director, MA International Relations Department of Politics and International Studies The University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL Tel: + 44 (0)24 7652 3110 Fax: +44 (0)24 76524221 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
