Environmental Justice and Security
Political Science and Public Administration
Institute of Social Sciences
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Justice and Security | SKY110 | Elective | Doctorate degree | 1 | Spring | 7 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Günay GÖNÜLLÜ
Associate Prof. Dr. Örgen UĞURLU ORTAÇ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Identify and analyze the power dynamics in the construction of environmental policies, risk management, and ecosystem/biodiversity conservation.
2) Know the relationship between the concept of environmental justice with environmental security and conflict concepts.
3) Become capable of assuming the perspectives of “the Other”, those groups, cultures, and communities that are usually disadvantaged or marginalized from processes of governance or ecosystem management.
4) Gain practical thinking about environmental justice conflicts in local, regional, national, and world-historical contexts.
5) Have the knowledge to criticize policies and propose new policies, seeing the relationship between sustainability and intergenerational justice.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||
| 1 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | High | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | High | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Environmental Policies
Course Contents
The course focus on the subjects of learning theory and historical background of the environmental justice and security; explaining the casual dynamics of the environmental policies; recognizing the current threats; finding solutions.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction to The Environmental Justice Concept2) The Birth of The Environmental Justice Movement
3) Natural Resource Management and NIMBY Problem in Environmental Justice
4) Poverty, Social Marginalization and Inequality
5) Environmental Justice for The Others: Environmental Refugees, Racism, Genocide and Gender
6) Environmental Conflict and Environmental Security
7) Food Justice and Security, Water Justice and Security
8) Energy Justice and Security
9) Climate Justice, Refugees Problem During the Climate Change
10) Distributive Justice Concept
11) Environmental Footprint and Social Cost Systems
12) Political and Social Ecology
13) Regional and Global Examples of Environmental Justice Movements
14) From Thomas More to Ernest Callenbah Environmental Justice in The Utopias
15) Set Up Your Own Utopia: What Kind of Urbanization and Development?
16) Final Exam/Presentation
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Number |
Percentage |
|
|---|---|---|
Contribution of Presentation/Seminar to Course Grade |
2 |
50% |
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
1 |
50% |
Total |
100% |
|
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required