This course will emphasize research on the politics and economics of climate change, and the consequences of climate change policy for modern political, economic, and social systems. Students taking this course will be introduced to the major theoretical and policy arguments surrounding climate change policy in different world regions. They will then apply this background to research on climate change underway at the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE).
All interested students are required to enroll in The Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP) by completing an on line application from the following site.
http://research.berkeley.edu/urap/application.php
Interested students are also required to submit a 2-paragraph statement, no longer than 300 words, describing (1) their previous research-related work and (2) their interest in this subject.
All letters of statement should be sent to Danielle Boudreau, on behalf of Professor John Zysman, at danielle.brie@gmail.com, with PS 191 in the email's subject line.
All applications and statements need to be submitted by September 2, 2009
Preference will be given to upper-division political science, economics, and political economy majors with a 3.3 GPA.