International Environmental Negotiation

Calendar

WEEK #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
Treaty-making
1	Introduction, and global environmental treaty-making: How should we judge the outcomes? (Susskind)
2	The politics: North-South relations, role of civil society; role of international business interests (Susskind)	Response paper 1 due
3	The negotiations: Multi-party negotiations and the problems of treaty enforcement (Susskind)
4	The science: What role for science and scientists? (Moomaw)	Response paper 2 due
5	Simulation activity: The chlorine game	The chlorine game. Students will participate in a 4-5 hour out-of-class simulation of an international negotiation about chlorine-based chemicals.
6	Climate treaty making: 1988- 2009 (Moomaw) Discussion of chlorine treaty simulation results (Susskind & Mommaw)	Response paper 3 due Feedback essay on the chlorine game due
7	Copenhagen evaluations - short student presentations (Susskind & Moomaw)	Evaluations of the Copenhagen Negotiations due
8	Copenhagen evaluations – presentations (cont.) (Susskind & Moomaw)
9	Status of the Cancun round negotiations (Moomaw)	Final paper outlines are due
Student Presentations – outlines
10	(Susskind & Moomaw)
11	(Susskind & Moomaw)	Begin summary presentations for students’ final papers
Final Student Presentations
12	(Susskind & Moomaw)
13	(Susskind & Moomaw)
14	(Susskind & Moomaw)	Final paper due
15	Remaining student presentations/concluding discussions/last possible day to hand in final papers/class dinner