ATS2949 · The politics of sustainability

Overview

In this unit, you will develop an interdisciplinary understanding of how global sustainability agendas are formulated and implemented in practice. You will examine the most influential global frameworks for sustainable development and analyse their impacts at the national and local levels. You will explore the key policy and political actors and processes involved in the shaping or implementation of these frameworks. Through the analysis of real-world case studies, you will investigate successes, failures, tensions and trade-offs, and consider options for strengthening sustainability governance in future agendas.

Areas of study: Politics International Relations

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. discuss global sustainability agendas and enablers and challenges facing their implementation;
2. analyse the impact of global sustainability frameworks at different levels of governance;
3. critique existing sustainability agendas and their implementation;
4. propose how future sustainability agendas could be enhanced in the current global political context.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.