Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS / SBU4054 -

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

Course Code	Semester		Course Type		Course Level		Course Language

Course Title	Theoretical	Practical	ECTS

Turkish Name of the Course

Course Coordinator	E Mail

Assistant Staff of the Course	E Mail

Course Objective

Brief Content of the Course

Within the scope of this course, the global rise of environmentalism and the historical development of environmental policies will first be addressed. Key concepts such as environment, ecosystem, environmental science, and ecology will be introduced, followed by an examination of ecological theories including deep ecology, social ecology, ecosocialism, ecofeminism, and ecological modernization. The approaches of major International Relations theories—realism, liberalism, and critical theories—toward environmental issues will also be explored.

The governance mechanisms developed by the international community in response to environmental problems will be discussed within the framework of international environmental law. Key environmental actors such as international organizations, civil society organizations, national governments, and multinational corporations will be analyzed. The transnational nature of environmental issues will be discussed through examples such as climate change, ozone depletion, and biodiversity loss, alongside evaluations of current international regimes.

In addition, the concept of environmental security, which gained importance particularly after the Cold War, the relationship between environmental problems and the global economy, and the principle of sustainable development will be addressed. The roles of international organizations such as the United Nations, European Union, NATO, World Trade Organization, World Bank, and OECD—as well as NGOs like Greenpeace and WWF—in shaping global environmental governance will also be examined.

Finally, major international environmental summits such as Stockholm, Rio, and Johannesburg will be reviewed, along with climate change negotiations held under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement.

Prerequisites

Course Objectives

Course Objectives

To understand the causes of the ecological crisis and to discuss various proposed solutions.

To evaluate environmental problems within the context of International Relations and international organizations.

To explain the relationship between the global economic and political system and the ecological crisis.

To explain the emergence of international environmental policies and regimes.

To develop a sensitive and responsible attitude toward environmental issues at the individual, societal, and professional levels.

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Expertise /Field Courses

Communication and Management Skills Courses

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE