International and Comparative Energy Policy

Dozent/in	Michaël Aklin, PhD
Veranstaltungsart	Masterseminar
Code	FS211259
Semester	Frühjahrssemester 2021
Durchführender Fachbereich	Politikwissenschaft
Studienstufe	Bachelor Master
Termin/e	Do, 25.02.2021, 16:15 - 17:00 Uhr Di, 08.06.2021, 08:15 - 19:00 Uhr Mi, 09.06.2021, 08:15 - 19:00 Uhr Do, 10.06.2021, 08:15 - 19:00 Uhr
Umfang	2 Semesterwochenstunden
Turnus	block seminar
Inhalt	This course explores energy policy and policymaking. Energy represents a crucial input for any modern society. Consider a typical day: your electric alarm wakes you up, you take a warm shower, you drink a cup of hot tea, you take the bus to school, you navigate the internet, you cook a meal. None of these can be done without energy. Thus, how energy is provided, how abundant it is, how much it costs, and how clean it is all affect everybody’s daily lives. This makes energy important. Yet energy is also complicated. It requires modern technologies to be used, it creates tensions within and between countries, and can have all kinds of side effects on our lives, such as climate change. This makes energy a highly contentious political problem. This course thus investigates the nuances of energy policy, from the very local to the global. We will examine everything from oil to renewable energy, from energy security to energy poverty, and try to understand how and why politics and policies matters.
Sprache	Englisch
Anmeldung	Open for advanced BA-students in Political Science. In case of too many interested students priority is given to MA-students.
Abschlussform / Credits	Aktive Teilnahme, Essay (benotet), short response paper / 4 Credits
Hinweise	Studienschwerpunkte: Internationale Beziehungen
Kontakt	michael.aklin@doz.unilu.ch
Material	Wird auf der Online-Plattform OLAT zur Verfügung gestellt.