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New PhD Course: The Rise of Global Environmental Governance, 1940s to 2020s

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Published Mar 15, 2023

This new PhD course focus on research on the rise and development of global environmental governance since 1945. Starting on March 30, the students will be introduced to the concept of governance and to the history of environmental governance developed to address a range of seminal challenges relating to environment and climate on a global scale. The course is offered to graduate students at KTH and other institutions of higher education, however preference will be given to students who can participate onsite.

FAK3154 The Rise of Global Environmental Governance, 1940s to 2020s

PhD Course, Third Cycle, VT2023, 5 ECTS, Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm

Course Aim

The aim of this course is to provide students with an overview and knowledge about established as well as recent research on the rise and development of global environmental governance since 1945. Students will be introduced to the concept of governance and to the history of environmental governance developed to address a range of seminal challenges relating to environment and climate on a global scale. Special attention will be given to the exploration and critical analysis of the international system of environmental organizations, networks, science and policy instruments in a (global) historical perspective. The exploration will draw on the history of science, technology and environment and on neighboring fields like the environmental humanities, legal history, economic history, STS and postcolonial studies.

The course is organized by the members of the ERC project SPHERE – Study of the Planetary Human Environment Relationship. General information about the SPHERE project, blogposts, and access to publications on: www.spheregovernance.org

Teachers:

Sabine Höhler
Sverker Sörlin
Sverker Sörlin professor

Course Organization

The course is divided into six classes (lectures and seminars) under the spring term of 2023:

  1. Global, Environmental, and Governance: Conceptual approaches to GEG. Thursday, 30 March, 9.00–12.00
  2. Elements and Objects of Environmental Governance. Thursday, 6 April, 9.00–12.00
  3. Science, Technology, and Governance. Thursday, 13 April, 9.00–12.00
  4. Institutions and Agency. Thursday, 20 April, 9.00–12.00
  5. Tools of GEG. Thursday, 27 April, 9.00–12.00
  6. Political Ecology of GEG. Thursday, 11 May, 9.00–12.00

Classes will be held on site at KTH. Seminar Room, Division of History of Science,
Technology and Environment, Teknikringen 74 D, 100 44 Stockholm. Zoom-in options will be provided upon agreement. The course language is English.

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