Theory of Normativity in Global Society III

This course examines the issues, actors and processes that shape environmental governance at the transnational and global scales. Interactive lectures on the global environmental policy process introduce different scholarly perspectives informing recent and current research, with an emphasis on Earth System Governance (main theoretical debates, conceptual innovations and empirical findings). Through classroom discussions based upon pre-assigned readings and the elaboration of a joint mini-project, students further explore a variety of regulatory frameworks, decision-making processes, institutional arrangements, and mechanisms, at the interface of science, policy and law. In so doing, they engage in a critical examination of the relevance and legitimacy of these emerging forms of governance in an era of anthropocenic planetary transformation and disruption.