MA Politics of Climate Change

University of Warwick

The Master's in the Politics of Climate Change gives students the knowledge, skills and vision to translate critical insight into practical change in an increasingly complex, competitive and fragile world, to respond to one of the greatest challenges humanity is facing.Climate change is a political problem – it raises fundamental questions about the nature of our societies, what drives our politics, and how major transformation can happen. To address this all-encompassing crisis, we first need to ask some of the big, complex questions that underlie everything: What shapes how we see climate change within wider contexts? What do we value, and how is this changed by climate change does this reality prompt us to rethink assumptions about the world we’ve been taking for granted? What is justice in relation to climate change? Who gets a say in how it is governed, and who benefits? What should be the purpose and remit of politics – and of the economy? What drives change – and what are the power dynamics behind this? What kind of world do we want and need to create?This course equips students both to critically engage with these major questions and to develop a deep understanding of how they can inform and improve public policy on climate change. It addresses the politics of climate change in all its diversity and at all levels, from the local, regional and national to the global, and through different perspectives and methodologies, including political theory, political economy, international relations, public policy and governance.

Politics and International Studies