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This course analyses the resource and environmental aspects of public policy.
Has green politics come of age? Around the world from Tunisia to New York we’ve seen spontaneous movements challenging four difficult and intersecting sustainability problems: dangerous environmental change, growing social inequality, weakening democracy and a paradigm of growth that has contributed to skyrocketing youth unemployment and resource extraction beyond the capacity of the planet (Jackson, 2009; Hansen 2009; Rockstrom et al 2009, Wilkenson and Pickett, 2009; Hayward 2012).Field teachingFrom time to time field classes held in sites in Christchurch's 'Transition city' - you will be notified of these alternative meeting places and efforts will be taken to accommodate the needs of all the class.
The pedagogy that drives my work in this course is liberation education, students are encouraged to see themselves as citizens who can effect change, to think about their situation and that of others, and to read a few key texts in depth,– to spark deeper thinking and critical reflection.Students are also given the opportunity to apply their reading and reflection to real world case studies in both Christchurch and Westport, to think about the potential and possibilities for a greener, socially just political economy. This is not an ordinary lecture series, its a course I hope stays with you in some way and practice that you come prepared to contibute actively to class discussion prepared to read and listen to a range of view poitns that may differ significantly from your own.
30 points in POLS at 200 level. Students without 30 points at 200 level in POLS but with at least a B average in 75 points in appropriate courses may be admitted with the approval of the Programme Coordinator.
Bronwyn Hayward
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Essay boxes are located on the 5th floor Locke, outside the POLS office, Locke 501.
Domestic fee $1,393.00
International fee $5,825.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .