5 ECTS Dresden Year 2 Semester 3 Compulsory Other UWFMT11
Content
– bi- and multilateral theories of international relations and their applications with reference to forests,
– Theories and practice of international and rural development policies related to forests,
– Theory and practice of governmental, intergovernmental and nongovernmental international forest-related organizations in the context of forest cooperation,
– Policy field analysis including analysis of forest-specific political problems, policy objectives, instruments and implementation measures as well as
– Networking with forest-relevant international organizations and political practitioners.
Learning outcomes
Students will be familiar with the theoretical principles of international
relations, multilateralism and international development cooperation.
They will be familiar with their practical manifestation in the political
field of forestry development policy and cooperation. They are able to
adopt an exploratory research approach and are familiar with the
central international and national actors and organizations in the policy
field. Students are able to use policy field analysis to critically describe,
analyze and question complex constellations of international actors,
international regulatory systems/institutions and national specialist
policies. Based on a research-oriented approach, students are able to
grasp the diversity of international organizations in the policy field of
international forest relations and forest development policy and to
integrate this knowledge into their professional future.
Teaching and learning methods
2 SWS seminar, 2 SWS traveling seminar, self-study.
Type of assessment
- Group
- Other
The credit points are earned when the module examination has been passed. The module examination consists of a complex assignment of 40 hours. The examination language is English.
Institution(s)
- Location: Dresden
- ECTS granting: Technische Universität Dresden
- Organisation: Technische Universität Dresden
