About this course
This course explores environmental governance as the systems, institutions, actors, and ethical principles that shape environmental decision-making. It focuses on accountability, equity, participation, sustainability, and justice as operational principles of governance. Designed for first-year university students and continuing learners, the course integrates global governance theories with Myanmar and Global South case studies. Through critical engagement with real-world policy challenges, learners will develop the capacity to analyse governance failures and design inclusive and ethical environmental policy responses.
Learning Outcomes
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Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Define and explain principles of environmental governance
- Critically analyse environmental policies from governance, ethics, and equity perspectives
- Examine power relations among state, market, and civil society actors
- Apply governance frameworks to Myanmar and regional environmental contexts
- Propose inclusive and accountable environmental policy solutions
Total Modules
- Introduction to Environmental Governance
- Principles of Environmental Governance
- Actors, Institutions, and Governance Scales
- Policy Instruments and Decision-Making
- Power, Politics, and Environmental Inequality
- Community-Based and Indigenous Governance
- Environmental Governance in Asia
- Energy and Environmental Governance in Myanmar
- Transboundary Environmental Governance
- Final Project and Policy Design
20 lessons
Course duration
120 hrs
Course Type
Hybrid
