Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke University
Environment and Sustainable Development Course
Who "owns" the natural environment?
Do developing countries have a right to non-green development?
Has science corrupted environmental institutions?
What's blocking an international agreement on climate change?
Are environmental IGOs and NGOs allies, or competitors?
This course explores issues, actors, and institutions in the field of environment and sustainable development, with particular emphasis on climate change. This course builds on Geneva's role as host to a variety of major environmental agreements, intergovernmental organizations, and non-governmental organizations. It encourages participants to think about the kind of future they want, and the role of governance in getting there.
"This course was a fabulous introduction to environmental governance. It has given me a much more realistic view about how it happens and the challenges we face."
-- Meredith Barrett, Duke University
Dates (TBD)
The course will take place over one week in late June or early July (Monday - Friday), 9 am to 5 pm. For most participants this means taking a break from the internship to participate in thecourse.
Course-Only Option
For summer 2012, the program will offer students the option of directly enrolling in one or more of the intensive weeklong courses for academic credit (without the internship component of the program). For additional information, please click here.
Course Director Information
Tana Johnson is a member of the faculty of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Chicago and a bachelor's degree in International Relations from the University of Wisconsin. Her research examines the environmental advocacy of the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program, the origins and design of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, relations between intergovernmental and non-governmental environmental organizations, and ongoing efforts to reform or establish international institutions dealing with climate change. While a research fellow at Princeton University's Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance in 2010-2011, Johnson co-sponsored a conference that brought together political scientists, natural scientists, lawyers, and economists to discuss ongoing climate change negotiations. She previously worked at the Wisconsin Department of Commerce.
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