POLIS 3113 - Environment and Citizenship

North Terrace Campus - Winter - 2019

Environmental citizenship is an idea whose time has come. Governments around the world are recognizing environmental rights, activists refer to our duties to the environment, corporations present themselves as good environmental citizens, children are taught to be mindful of their ecological footprint, the media tell us repeatedly to reduce, reuse and recycle, and scholars have begun to consider all this under a new field of study called environmental citizenship. This course explores the many ways in which environmental concerns are reshaping our understanding of citizenship as well as how the language of citizenship (e.g. rights and duties) is shaping environmental politics and policies. The course is structured into two parts. The first part introduces students to the concept and theories of citizenship, exploring the impact of environmental concerns on formulations of citizenship, both traditional ones (e.g. national, liberal and republican) and emerging ones (e.g. cosmopolitan, ecological and ecofeminist). This part also explores the making of green citizens, and outlines the dominant articulations of environmental citizenship that emerge from formal education, news media and popular culture. The second part explores the practical manifestations of environmental citizenship, with specific attention to three major political actors: citizens, governments, and corporations. The content includes references to case studies from a wide range of countries, both from the Global North and the Global South. The course is designed to appeal to students interested in and concerned with issues of environmental sustainability, social justice and citizenship in the 21st century.

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Course Details

Course Code	POLIS 3113
Course	Environment and Citizenship
Coordinating Unit	Politics and International Relations
Term	Winter
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	12 x 3 hour seminars over 3 weeks
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Prerequisites	At least 6 units of Level II undergraduate study
Incompatible	POLIS 2012
Assessment	Seminar Work 20%, Personal Reflection 20%, Textual Analysis 20%, Research Essay 40%

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Benito Cao

office: Napier 409
phone: 8313 5745

email: benito.cao@adelaide.edu.au

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this coursestudents will be able to:

1	understand the relation between humans and the environment
2	understand the different conceptions of environmental citizenship
3	identify and discuss the challenges faced by environmental citizenship
4	think critically about the many manifestations of environmental citizenship
5	conduct independent research utilising a variety of sources
6	critically engage with relevant social and political developments
7	produce coherent and well substantiated arguments
8	express ideas confidently, thoughtfully and respectfully
9	work with others in the exploration of relevant content

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Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1, 2, 3, 4
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	4, 5, 6, 9
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	5, 7, 8, 9
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	2, 4, 6, 8, 9
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	4, 5, 6, 8, 9

Learning & Teaching Modes

The course will be comprised of three-hour seminars. There will be five seminars per week during two weeks in the Winter School period. The seminars will explore the content of the course, assist students with research projects, and provide opportunities for individual and group presentations. The seminars will combine lectures with interactive activities. The lectures will introduce the key concepts, theories and themes, using a combination of multi-media sources (e.g. slides, videos, web-links, etc.). The interactive activities will include whole-class and small-group discussions, as well as short research and report activities conducted individually or in groups.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

WORKLOAD	TOTAL HOURS
10 x 3-hour seminars over two weeks	30 hours
40 hours of reading over three weeks	40 hours
40 hours of research over four weeks	40 hours
46 hours of assignment preparation	46 hours
	156 hours

Learning Activities Summary

Schedule
Week 1 - Concepts and Theories
Day 1	Introduction
Day 2	Environment and Citizenship: The Basics
Day 3	Introducing Citizenship Theories
Day 4	Theorising Environmental Citizenship
Day 5	Ecological Footprint: Personal and Global
Week 2 - Actions and Practices
Day 6	Environmental Citizenship in Action
Day 7	Governing Environmental Citizenship
Day 8	Environmental Citizenship Incorporated
Day 9	Environmental Citizenship in the Media
Day 10	The Future of Environmental Citizenship

Specific Course Requirements

none

Small Group Discovery Experience

The seminars will include small-group activities and semi-structured discussions designed to provide students with a fulfilling 'small group discovery experience'. Students will also be encouraged to work in small groups outside the classroom, including in the research and production of some of their assignments.

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Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Task Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome
Seminar Work	Formative and Summative	20%	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Personal Reflection	Formative and Summative	20%	1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
Textual Analysis	Formative and Summative	20%	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Research Essay	Formative and Summative	40%	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Assessment Related Requirements

Attendance at seminars is compulsory. Failure to attend more than two seminars without permission from the course coordinator can result in the student being precluded from passing the course.

Assessment Detail

Seminar Work: Seminars will include small-group activities and semi-structured discussions designed to provide students with a fulfilling 'small group discovery experience'. Seminar work will be assessed on the basis of the knowledge on the relevant topic, the quality of engagement with the readings and other course materials, and the attitude displayed towards the arguments and contributions of others.

Personal Reflection: Students will be required to write a personal reflection based on the size of their “ecological footprint’. The word-count for this task is 800-1000 words.

Textual Analysis: Students will be required to write a brief textual analysis of a popular culture text (e.g. a film, a television program, a book, etc.) exploring the representation of environmental citizenship in that text. This assignment can be done individually or as a group assignment. The word-count for this task is 800-1000 words.

Research Essay: Students will be required to write an essay designed to assess their understanding of the different articulations of environmental citizenship through the research and analysis of a case study related to one of the three main manifestations of environmental citizenship: social activism, government policy, and corporate citizenship. The word-count for this task is 2500-3000 words.

Submission

Assignments must be submitted electronically, through Turnitin. The link will be available on MyUni.

The official procedure to apply for extensions is: Late assignments without an approved extension will be penalised at the rate of 2% (2 marks) per day.

There is a cut-off period of 7 days (including weekends and public holidays), after which late submissions without a formal extension will not be accepted/marked. In the case of late submissions with a formal extension approved, the cut-off date is 7 days (including weekends and public holidays) from the revised due date, at 11:59pm.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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