DSPO 25A23 - Environmental Politics
DSPO 25A23 · Fall semester 2026-2027
- Language of tuition
- English
- Course type
- Cours séminaire
- Number of hours
- 24
- Credits
- 5
Information
Description
The objective of the course is to explore the articulation between environmental attitudes and worldviews and how they contribute to shape green political action in a context of imminent global ecological crisis (global warming, threats on biodiversity, scarcity of resources). The course covers a diversity of social sciences approaches from anthropology to political science and sociology: how conceptions of nature shape our attitudes to its enjoyment, understanding and exploitation; the challenges to environmentally friendly public policies at the national, the European and the international levels, including; the role of individuals from collective mobilisation to the emergence of the “citizen-consumer”; the parliamentary and the extra-parliamentary strategies of environmental movements and of the counter-movements, in the EU and beyond.
Prerequisites
Students are required to come prepared for every session, having read/watched/listened to the references listed on the syllabus. They are also expected to write a short blog post for each session, which allows them to reflect on their readings and preparations for the session. The blogs foster reflexivity and eventually contribute to clarify learning outcomes and progress. Preparation makes it possible to participate in class exercices.
Teaching format
Interactive lectures and seminars combined.
Assessment
Assessment for this class is based on
Readings
Main readings 5
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Bocquillon, P. (2024) Climate and Energy Transitions in Times of Environmental Backlash? The European Union ‘Green Deal’ From Adoption to Implementation. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 62: 124–134. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13675.
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Dubuisson-Quellier, S. (2022). How does affluent consumption come to consumers? A research agenda for exploring the foundations and lock-ins of affluent consumption. Consumption and Society, 1(1), 31-50. https://doi.org/10.1332/UHIW3894
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Kelly Levin, Benjamin Cashore, Steven Bernstein, Graeme Auld, “Overcoming the tragedy of super wicked problems: constraining our future selves to ameliorate global climate change”, Policy Sciences, 2012, 45:123–152, doi: 10.1007/s11077-012-9151-0
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Raul Pacheco-Vega (2020) “Environmental regulation, governance, and policy instruments, 20 years after the stick, carrot, and sermon typology”, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning
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TALLENT T, JAN M, SATTELMAYER L. More than Symbols: The Effect of Symbolic Policies on Climate Policy Support. American Political Science Review. Published online 2026:1-21. doi:10.1017/S0003055425101408
Further readings 4
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Burke, Miriam, Ockwell, David and Whitmarsh, Lorraine 2018. “Participatory arts and affective engagement with climate change: The missing link in achieving climate compatible behaviour change?” Global Environmental Change 49, pp. 95-105.
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Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim « Indigenous knowledge meets science to solve climate change”, TEDWomen 2019
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Jessica F. Green, 2021 ,“Beyond Carbon Pricing: Tax Reform is Climate Policy”, Global policy, 12 (3), p 372-379.
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Kelsey Leonard, TED talk “rivers should have rights”
Teaching units
| Unit no. | Unit type | Teaching units | Teachers | Number of hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14081 | Cours séminaire | Environmental Politics | Florence FAUCHER | 24 | 5 |
Teachers
- Florence FAUCHER
In the curricula
- Bachelor Exchange Programme, Seminars / Bachelor, Programme d'échange, séminaires - 26/27COLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE - CAMPUS PARIS
- Bachelor, semestre 3 : cours séminaires - 26/27COLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE - CAMPUS PARIS
Contacts and resources
- Contact
- NICOULEAU Svetlana