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Root number
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466272 |
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Semester
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HS2025 |
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Type of course
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Seminar |
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Allocation to subject
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Political Science |
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Type of exam
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not defined |
| Title |
Environmental Policy 1 – Climate Policy Networks |
| Description |
Mitigating climate change (CC) is a complex policy problem. Sources of harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be found in almost all societal and economic sectors. Likewise, the group of polluters is diverse, ranging from the industrial enterprise to the individual. Effective climate policies must be designed to cope with this diversity in target groups. Hence, when formulating and implementing climate policy, the responsible decision-makers necessarily coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders like administrative entities from different sectors, political parties, interest groups, civil society organizations, or scientific institutions. In addition, tackling CC is a multi-level game since representatives of national governments negotiate at international conferences to coordinate international climate protection action. Decisions made at the international level must then be translated into national and subnational policies.
In this class, we aim to disentangle this complexity, by identifying the stakeholders, analyzing their beliefs and interests, and studying factors that influence their coordination behavior in the different arenas of policymaking. Studying these factors across a range of selected case studies, we also try to shed light on the question of why some countries enact more ambitious climate change policies than others.
The objective of this course is therefore twofold: Firstly, we attempt to comprehend the socio-economic and political determinants of mitigating CC in different countries. Secondly, we use policy networks as an analytical tool to operationalize key concepts of relevant public policy theories. Second, we use network analysis as a method to analyze various types of relational data (e.g., coordination, collaboration, shared opinions, etc.). For this purpose, students will be able to analyze real, scientific data.
The course is designed as a research seminar and organized partly in a flipped classroom format.
Prerequisites:
Some prior knowledge of R.
THEMENBEREICH gemäss Studienpläne:
Master Politikwissenschaft (SP 2012 & 2023) – Policy Analysis
Master Schweizer Politik und Vergleichende Politik (SP 2010) – Policy Analysis (Art. 9.3)
Master Schweizer Politik im Vergleich (SP 2023) - Klima, Umwelt und Energie
Inscription:
From August 15th 2025 onwards via ILIAS
FORM OF IMPLEMENTATION: Presence with some sessions online |
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ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course)
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No registration/deregistration in CTS (Admission in ILIAS possible).
ILIAS
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Link to another web site
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| Lecturers |
Dr.
Marlene Kammerer, Institute of Political Science ✉
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ECTS
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6 |
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Recognition as optional course possible
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No |
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Grading
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1 to 6 |
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| Dates |
Thursday 14:15-16:00 Weekly
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Saturday 31/1/2026 23:50-23:55
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| Rooms |
Seminarraum B 005, Institutsgebäude vonRoll
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