PSC 318: Technology, Politics, and Environment (Spring 2024)
Global environmental problems, such as climate change, marine resource depletion, and species extinction, demand collaboration beyond national borders. This course examines how we attempt to solve global environmental problems – and why we often fail. You will learn key social scientific theories to understand the past and current efforts to solve (or postpone) global environmental challenges. It highlights a wide variety of actors and approaches in environmental governance so that you will be able to analyze real-world, environmental problems from multiple angles.