Environment Change and Related Risks 3700-ISSC-ECRR-25-OG

The course aims to present contemporary relationships between the natural environment and population migrations. Students learn how in various geographical areas, depending on the conditions of the natural environment, the economic and political situation of the country and cultural conditions, the migration behavior of the population is shaped differently in the face of such phenomena as: natural hazards, construction of large infrastructure investments, climate changes (including climate variability), degradation of the natural environment and the limitations of human activity. All this will be used to better understand the complexity of processes that shape modern population movements, including the so-called migration crisis. Moreover, students will learn how adaptive and mitigating behaviours of people affected by environmental changes are shaped under different social, economic, demographic and political factors. Further, circumstances of conflicts triggered by environmental change or limited access to resources will be studied. Finally, issues related to legal challenges regarding joint responsibility for the effects of environmental changes will also be discussed.
The course will have both lecture and workshop character: the basic knowledge on environmental changes, their roots and related risks will be presented during lectures. Understanding of the complexity of relations with other political, economic, demographic and social factors will be analysed through discussions, close engagement with readings and a simulation game. It will carry an interdisciplinary character and encompass social anthropology, geography, political science, and sociology. It is designed for students interested in developing a critical understanding of the reality we live in and willing to know whether there are any alternatives to it.

Rodzaj przedmiotu

monograficzne
ogólnouniwersyteckie

Założenia (opisowo)

The course is dedicated to graduate students (studenci II stopnia) Knowledge of English on the B2 level, both written and oral.

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Karolina Sobczak-Szelc

Efekty kształcenia

a. Knowledge:
An alumni:
- Understands the relationships between the various dimensions of social change (especially with regard to various aspects of mobility and "crises") and knows the approaches to this process related to many scientific fields and disciplines. (K_W02)
- Understands the interdependencies between different social disciplines, as well as their relationship with cultural research.
- knows how to use methods of analysis and interpretation of scholarly texts (K_W04)
- Understands the value of an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis and interpretation of environmental and social changes in the modern world K_W06
- Knows the most important methods of interdisciplinary research. K_W09
- understands the dynamic relation between cultural processes and social transformations (K_W10) .

b. Skills:
An alumni:
- Is able to select and make a critical assessment of information coming from various scientific, popular science, journalistic and other sources. K_U01
-Is able to prepare an oral or written presentation taking into account the needs of recipients, in particular with the use of a range of digital tools; can present arguments to support her/his beliefs and knowledge in a logical and convincing manner. K_U05 and K_U06
- Is able to plan and organize group work (defining goals, stages, roles, selection of methods). Is able to take part in teamwork in various roles. K_U11

c. Social competences:
An alumni:
- is willing to further develop their academic skills in humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences and is up to date with the latest research methods and paradigms (K_K02)
- is empathetic and respects the cultural diversity of a community (K_K05)
- respects the cultural and natural heritage of a community (K_K06).
- respects the cultural and natural diversity of a community (K_K07).

Kryteria oceniania

- presentation of assigned topic – work in groups (35%)
- “Change game” – essay on lessons learned from simulation game (35%)
- Class participation (30%)

Literatura

1. Dun O., Gemenne, F. 2008. Defining ‘environmental migration'. [in:] Forced Migration review, Climate change and displacement, eds. M. Couldrey and M. Herson, Oxford: Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford: 10
2. Gemenne, F. 2012. Environmental migration. [in:] M. Martiniello, J. Rath Eds. An Introduction to International Migration Studies European Perspectives. 237-258.
3. Gini, G. et al. (2024). Navigating tensions in climate change-related planned relocation. Ambio (early view) 1-5
4. Ionesco D., Mokhnacheva D., Gemenne F. 2017. The Atlas of Environmental migration, London: Routledge.
5. Piguet, E., 2021, Linking climate change, environmental degradation, and migration: An update after 10 years, Climaet Change
6. Renaud, F.G., Dun, O., Warner, K., Bogardi, J., 2011. A Decision Framework for Environmentally Induced Migration. International Migration 49, e5–e29. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2010.00678.x
7. Sayektiningsih, T., Hayati, N., 2021. Potential impacts of dam construction on environment, society and economy based on community perceptions. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 874, 012013. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/874/1/012013
8. Schulz, C., Skinner, J., 2022. Hydropower benefit-sharing and resettlement: A conceptual review. Energy Research & Social Science 83, 102342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102342
9. Selby, J., Dahi, O.S., Fröhlich, C., Hulme, M., 2017. Climate change and the Syrian civil war revisited. Political Geography 60, 232–244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2017.05.007
10. Sobczak-Szelc, K., Fekich N., 2020, Migration as one of several adaptation strategies for environmental limitations in Tunisia: evidence from El Faouar, Comparative Migration Studies 8 (1), 1-20
11. Sobczak-Szelc K. 2024, The role of the environment within a constellation of interacting causal factors shaping mobility—the example of three oases in Northern Africa, Regional Environmental Change, 24, 116, 1-14 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-024-02268-7
12. Sobczak-Szelc K. et al., 2024, Navigating Environmental Fragility: (Mal)Coping and Adaptation Strategies in the Socio-Environmental System of the Mtendeli Refugee Camp, Tanzania, Environmental Development, Volume 52, 2024, 101101, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101101
13. Stoler, J., Brewis, A., Kangmennang, J., Keough, S.B., Pearson, A.L., Rosinger, A.Y., Stauber, C., Stevenson, E.G., 2021. Connecting the dots between climate change, household water insecurity, and migration. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 51, 36–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2021.02.008
14. Wiegel, H., Boas, I., Warner, J., 2019. A mobilities perspective on migration in the context of environmental change. WIREs Climate Change 10, e610. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.610

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