This course engages with the growing body of research and global agendas seeking to interrogate the nexus of climate change, peace and security. It departs from dominant approaches that treat climate change as a distinct national or militarised security issue and one that can be treated as a separate 'issue area' from the work involved in peacebuilding, disaster management, and economic post-crisis recovery. The course aims to generate knowledge of contemporary and historical debates regarding the interdependence of the environment and the drivers of conflict and instability. A wide array of evidence and case studies from the most crisis-affected regions especially Asia and the Pacific will be employed to make visible how conflicts, disasters and humanitarian emergencies are occurring in ways that challenge prevailing models of peacebuilding and sustainable development. Bringing in diverse and multiple perspectives to peace, this course seeks to present how and why climate change – along with its various causes and consequences – is the defining issue for transforming global politics. Crucially, this course invites students to rethink global peace and security in terms of people and planet.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Critically evaluate key concepts, approaches and debates on the nexus of climate change, peace and security
- Understand the causes and consequences of how climate change intersects with conflicts, disasters, humanitarian emergencies and peacebuilding efforts
- Apply knowledge to analyse current and emerging cases of climate-induced conflicts, disasters and humanitarian emergencies; as well as the responses to them
- Develop strong written and oral communication skills in order to analyse and discuss climate change in relation to global peace and security
- Develop the skill of 'agenda integration' which involves seeing how separate global security and development agendas are interconnected
Indicative Assessment
- In-class Quizzes (20) [LO 1,2,3]
- Case Study Report (40) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Creative output with student presentation (video/artwork and analysis) (30) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Class Participation (10) [LO 1,2,4,5]
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Workload
Approximately 130 hours comprising seminars, lectures, as well as associated preparation, independent study, and assessment time.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Prescribed Texts
Further information on prescribed texts will be provided via Wattle.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4440 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $6360 |
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