Category: Political Science

Environment and Conflict: The Role of the Environment in Conflict and Peacebuilding

Erika Weinthal
ENVIRON 216S/PUBPOL 279S/POLSCI 367S/ICS 229S/RIGHTS 229S
Fall 2018

Environmental and natural resources as a source of conflict and/or peacebuilding between and within nations and states. Analysis of the role of the environment in the conflict cycle and international security. Topics include refugees, climate change, water, and infectious disease. Particular focus on post-conflict and rebuilding in war-torn societies. Examination of the role of international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and emerging standards for environmental management. Examples drawn from conflicts such as Rwanda, Israel/Palestine, Nepal, Sierra Leone and others.

Comparative Urban Politics and Policymaking

Kerry L. Haynie, Ralph Bruce Lawrence
ICS 213S, POLSCI/RIGHTS 235S, PUBPOL 285S
Fall 2018

A comparative examination and analysis of urban governance in South Africa and the US. Examines potential consequences of persistent racial and class disparities for housing and neighborhoods, public health, education, community infrastructure, and general economic and social development. Specific attention to how the physical layout, government structures, politics, culture, and the civil society of cities and urban areas may both promote and hinder human development and social justice

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