OADD 2265 - European Sustainability Policies in an International Perspective.

The European Green deal, launched in December 2019, was presented by European Commission President Ursula Van der Leyen as “Europe’s man on the moon moment” and as Europe’s “growth strategy”. Rather than representing a new stage of development within Europe’s environmental acquis, the green deal can be seen as an attempt to strike a new socio-ecological contract in Europe and globally.

Considering its transformative ambition, the green deal has and will have a potential disruptive impact on governance and other policies of the Union, on power balance and economic structures as well as intra-country, inter-country and inter-generational equity in Europe.

Beyond the many hurdles facing its domestic implementation, the second challenge of the green deal concerns its potential “globalization”. A greener and circular European island in an ocean of pollution and linearity would fail to achieve the core stated objectives of the green deal in terms of climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, etc...In other terms, the only deal that can be truly green must be global.

The key questions this course will seek to address are the following: Can the European green deal fulfill its stated domestic and global ambitions? Are these twin ambitions mutually reinforcing or incompatible? What is the green deal’s impact on other national, regional and global pathways and processes towards sustainability? And what are Europe’s options and potential pathways for globalizing the green deal?

Several external speakers that are key stakeholders and/or experts of the European Green Deal will participate to sessions to give their views and respond to students’ questions.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understanding of the European Green Deal as well as key processes and instruments of European environmental policy

2.Understanding of the interdependence between EU’s green deal and the global green transition

• Understanding of green transition from a systemic perspective

Professional Skills:

• Analytical skills in terms of environmental policies
• Skills in terms of engaging with relevant decision-makers and stakeholders
• Presentation and digital communication skills

Basic coursework in political science and international relations .

The teacher will focus its feedback to group assignments and the the final paper.

• In Class Presence: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester
• Reading and Preparation for Class: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester
• Research and Preparation for Group Work: 1 hours a week / 12 hours a semester
• Research and Writing for Individual Assessments: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester