Environmental Politics

Environmental Politics Order Description *you should choose at least 2-3 theories and explain" rel="nofollow">in how they related to the topic you have selected This is the means through which you demonstrate your understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of the module. It brin" rel="nofollow">ings the module to life by relatin" rel="nofollow">ing theory to ‘real world’ examples. The topic can be any environmental issue of your choosin" rel="nofollow">ing, contemporary or historical. You can in" rel="nofollow">inspect examples of case studies done in" rel="nofollow">in previous years to see how they look and ‘feel’. The important poin" rel="nofollow">ints to remember are that the topic should: Be orientated around a clear analytical puzzle(s) or question(s). Manifest, in" rel="nofollow">in one way or another, the roles of power, and the resolution, or suppression, of conflict related to a set of environmental issues. Be manageable i.e. neither so vague as to be all embracin" rel="nofollow">ing nor too narrow so you cannot analyse the various dimensions of power. Be able to demonstrate the in" rel="nofollow">inter-lin" rel="nofollow">inkages between theory and empirical material; although current topics are excitin" rel="nofollow">ing and in" rel="nofollow">in the news, it is often easier to make an overall judgement on topics that have had some time to mature. the aim is to assess how well the empirics relate to the theories, not to throw every available theory at a topic in" rel="nofollow">in the hope that one may be relevant. All case studies must therefore justify the choice of theory by showin" rel="nofollow">ing how it relates to the case(s) studied. The word limit is 4000 words (excludin" rel="nofollow">ing Bibliography). Format (% of total length in" rel="nofollow">in brackets): An in" rel="nofollow">introductory statement settin" rel="nofollow">ing out the issue you in" rel="nofollow">intend to study and placin" rel="nofollow">ing it in" rel="nofollow">in its social, economic and political context (5%). At the start pose (and answer) a specific question or set of questions. A summary of the key players and organisations in" rel="nofollow">involved, their affiliations and the history of the issue up to the poin" rel="nofollow">int of your analysis (30%). A review of the relevant theories (e.g. of power, pressure groups, policy implementation, in" rel="nofollow">international relations, etc.) you in" rel="nofollow">intend to use (20%). A review of the case in" rel="nofollow">in its evolvin" rel="nofollow">ing context and, crucially, as your theories illumin" rel="nofollow">inate it (30%). Try and work out which theory (or theories) reveal the most or the least about your case. A conclusion explain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing which theory (or theories) worked best. Answer the question(s) you posed at the begin" rel="nofollow">innin" rel="nofollow">ing. Try and explain" rel="nofollow">in what the study has taught you about environmental politics in" rel="nofollow">in the modern age. Here you are encouraged to be provocative and imagin" rel="nofollow">inative (15%).