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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of SOCIAL SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION / Doctorate
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KAY6363Global Environmental Governance3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Muhammed Yunus BİLGİLİ
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
This course aims to examine the causes and consequences of environmental issues and to present the United Nations and European Union organizations and international documents that shape environmental management at global and regional level in the axis of governance paradigm.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Have detailed knowledge of environmental management and governance.1,21,3,
PO - 2 : Explain the relationship between environmental issues and environmental governance.1,21,
PO - 3 : Explain the instruments of environmental governance in combating environmental problems. 1,21,
PO - 4 : Explain the transformations of international and regional organizations in environmental policy and governance.1,21,
PO - 5 : Explain the environmental action plans of organizations such as the United Nations and the European Union through the governance paradigm. 1,21,3,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Environment, environmental issues, environmental management, environmental management instruments, global environmental management, governance, environmental governance, global environmental governance, United Nations and environmental governance, European Union and environmental governance, World Bank and environmental governance, North Atlantic Treaty Organization and environmental governance, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and environmental governance.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Environmental issues and policies conceptually
 Week 2Environmental management and environmental governance concepts
 Week 3Global environmental management and governance
 Week 4United Nations and environmental governance-I
 Week 5United Nations and environmental governance-II
 Week 6Impact of the 1972 Stockholm and 1992 Rio Conferences on environmental governance
 Week 7Sustainable Development Goals and environmental governance
 Week 8Efforts to combat climate change and environmental governance
 Week 9Midterm Exam
 Week 10European Union and environmental governance-I
 Week 11European Union and environmental governance-II
 Week 12Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and environmental governance
 Week 13The World Bank and environmental governance
 Week 14North Atlantic Treaty Organization and environmental governance
 Week 15The effects of global environmental governance on Turkish environmental policy and management
 Week 16Final Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Biermann, F. & Bauer, S. 2019; A World Environment Organization Solution or Threat for Effective International Environmental Governance?, London: Routledge.
 
Recommended Reading
1Bruckmeier, K. 2019; Global Environmental Governance: Social-Ecological Perspectives, Cham, Palgrave MacMillan.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 16/04/2025 1 30
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 12 16/05/2025 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 10/06/2025 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 8 14 112
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 12 2 24
Arasınav 2 1 2
Kısa sınav 3 2 6
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 12 3 36
Dönem sonu sınavı 3 1 3
Total work load225