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11.364 International Environmental Negotiation

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEGOTIATION

Fall 1998

MIT - 11.364

Fletcher - DHP P236

The MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, The Fletcher School of Diplomacy and the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School

FIRST CLASS WILL MEET ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1998. Room 513, Pound Hall, Harvard Law School

INSTRUCTORS: Prof. Lawrence Susskind MIT, 9-332,

Phone: 617-253-2026

E-MAIL: susskind@mit.edu

Prof. William Moomaw Tufts, Cabot 607

Phone: 617-627-2732

E-MAIL: wmoomaw@emerald.tufts.edu

The seminar will explore the problems of achieving sustainability; in particular, the difficulties of managing common resources, achieving transboundary pollution control, making tradeoffs between economic development needs and environmental resource protection, and harmonizing environmental protection standards.

At the core of these problems are issues of how best to structure international or multi-stakeholder negotiations. We will focus especially on problems of representation and voting, issue linkage, balancing science and politics, and monitoring and enforcement. We will examine these issues in light of actual treaty negotiations especially the on-going efforts to implement the Climate Change Convention.

The class will operate as a research seminar. Each student will be expected to prepare and present an analysis of a specific international environmental negotiation. Enrollment will be limited to 25. DUSP and Fletcher students will be given priority.

The first class is will be held on September 8, 1998. We will meet at the Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School, Pound Hall 513, (1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge). Weekly class meetings will run from 3:30-5:30 PM on Tuesdays through December 8, 1998.

MIT - 11.364

Fletcher - DHP P236

CLASS SCHEDULE

September

8 Introduction and Overview (Susskind & Moomaw)

15 What is the International Environmental Treaty-making System, and what are its objectives? (Susskind & Moomaw)

Assigned Readings:

Lawrence Susskind, Environmental Diplomacy (Oxford University Press, 1994), paperback - Read Chapters 1-3

Gareth Porter and Janet Brown, Global Environmental Politics (Westview Press, second edition, 1996), paperback Chapters 1 - 3

22 What is the International Environmental Treaty-making System and what are its objectives? (continued), (Moomaw)

Assigned Readings:

Lawrence Susskind, Environmental Diplomacy, Chapters 4 and 5

Gareth Porter and Janet Brown, Global Environmental Politics (Westview Press, second edition, 1996), paperback Chapter 4

29 Critique of the U.N. - sponsored Convention-Protocol Approach to

Environmental Treaty-making (Moomaw)

Assigned Readings:

Lawrence Susskind, Environmental Diplomacy, Chapter 6

Paul Wapner, Environmental Activism and World Civic Politics,

Chapters 1 and 2

William Zartman, International Environmental Negotiations, Negotiation

Journal, Vol. 8, No. 2, April, 1992.

FIRST ASSIGNMENT DUE: ONE PAGE DESCRIPTION OF TERM PAPER TOPIC

October

6 NO CLASS (Profs. Susskind and Moomaw facilitating FCCC dialogue)

13 Proposed Reforms in the U.N. Environmental Treaty-making System (Susskind)

Lawrence Susskind, Environmental Diplomacy, Chapter 7

Paul Wapner, Environmental Activism, Chapters 3 - 6

20 The Climate Change Treaty -- An Assessment (Moomaw) (Special Emphasis on the role of science and scientists in international environmental treaty negotiation)

Assigned Readings: Package will be handed out on 9/23/97

Gareth Porter and Janet Brown, Global Environmental Politics (Westview Press, second edition, 1996), paperback pp. 92 - 96.

Simulation: Confidential Instructions and Briefing Books for the Chlorine Game will be handed out at the end of this class session.

27 Discussion of Chlorine Treaty Negotiation (Simulation must be completed outside of class; dates, times and locations for two runs of the simulation will be set collaboratively.)

Assigned Readings: Package of materials will be handed out 10/21/97

SECOND ASSIGNMENT DUE: 2-3 PAGE OUTLINE OF TERM PAPER DUE

November

3 Key Theme: Negotiating Sustainability (Moomaw)

Gareth Porter and Janet Brown, Global Environmental Politics (Westview Press, second edition,1996), paperback Chapter 5.

Assigned Readings: Package of materials from Sustainability Challenge Foundation (will be handed out on 10/20/97)

10 Key Theme: Overcoming the North-South Divide (Susskind)

Assigned Readings: Package of materials from Third World Insurgence will be handed out on 10/28/98

17 Key Theme: Trade and Environment (Susskind/Martinez)

Assigned Readings: Package of materials about the work of the Committee on Trade and Environment will be handed out on 10/28/98

24 Key Theme: Population and Poverty (Moomaw)

Assigned Readings: Package of materials will be handed out on 11/10/98

THIRD ASSIGNMENT: DRAFT OF TERM PAPER DUE

December

1 Student Presentations

FOURTH ASSIGNMENT: ORAL PRESENTATION OF PAPERS

8 Student Presentations

FOURTH ASSIGNMENT: ORAL PRESENTATION OF PAPERS

15 Student Presentations

FOURTH ASSIGNMENT: ORAL PRESENTATION OF PAPERS

Summary and Conclusions

FIFTH ASSIGNMENT DUE: FINAL VERSION OF TERM PAPER MUST BE

HANDED IN

REQUIRED READINGS

Lawrence Susskind, Environmental Diplomacy, (Oxford University Press), 1994.

Gareth Porter and Janet Brown, Global Environmental Politics (Westview Press, second edition) 1996.

Susskind, Moomaw, et. al, Papers on International Environmental Negotiation, Vols. VI VII, and VIII. (Must be purchased at The Clearing House, PON)

Paul Wapner, Environmental Activism and World Civic Politics, (State University of New York Press), 1996.

SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS

Those who feel they want more general background on issues of international environmental Negotiation, please browse:

John Carroll, International Environmental Diplomacy, Cambridge University Press, New York, 1988.

Oren Young, International Cooperation: Building Regimes for Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University Press, 1989.

Elinor Ostrom, Governing the Commons, Cambridge University Press, 1991.

Peter Haas, Saving the Mediterranean: The Politics of International Environmental Cooperation, Columbia University Press, 1990.

Those without any background in international relations should also review:

Marvin Soroos, Beyond Sovereignty: The Challenge of Global Policy, University of South Carolina, 1986.

Robert Axelrod and Robert Keohane, Cooperation Under Anarchy, Princeton University Press, 1986.

Those without any background in international negotiation should review:

William Zartman and Dale Berman, The Practical Negotiator, Yale University Press, 1982.

Roger Fisher, International Conflict for Beginners, (Harper and Row, New York), 1969.

Roger Fisher and Scott Brown, Getting Together, Houghton Mifflin, 1988

Those without any background in international environmental law or management should read:

Caroline Thomas, The Environment in International Relations, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, England, 1992.

Lynton Caldwell, International Environmental Policy, Duke University Press, 1990.

David Kemp, Global Environmental Issues, Routledge, London, 1990.

Winfried Lang, Sustainable Development and International Law, Graham and Trotman, London, 1995.

Allen Hammond, et. al, Environmental Indicators, World Resource Institute, 1995.

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11.364 International Environmental Negotiation
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEGOTIATION Fall 1998 MIT - 11.364 Fletcher - DHP P236 The MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, The Fletcher School of Diplomacy and the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School FIRST CLASS WILL MEET ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1998. Room 513, Pound Hall, Harvard Law School INSTRUCTORS: Prof. Lawrence Susskind MIT, 9-332, Phone: 617-253-2026 E-MAIL: susskind@mit.edu Prof. William Moomaw Tufts, Cabot 607 Phone: 617-627-2732 E-MAIL: wmoomaw@emerald.tufts.edu The seminar will explore the problems of achieving sustainability; in particular, the difficulties of managing common resources, achieving transboundary pollution control, making tradeoffs between economic development needs and environmental resource protection, and harmonizing environmental protection standards. At the core of these problems are issues of how best to structure international or multi-stakeholder negotiations. We will focus especially on problems of representation and voting, issue linkage, balancing science and politics, and monitoring and enforcement. We will examine these issues in light of actual treaty negotiations especially the on-going efforts to implement the Climate Change Convention. The class will operate as a research seminar. Each student will be expected to prepare and present an analysis of a specific international environmental negotiation. Enrollment will be limited to 25. DUSP and Fletcher students will be given priority. The first class is will be held on September 8, 1998. We will meet at the Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School, Pound Hall 513, (1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge). Weekly class meetings will run from 3:30-5:30 PM on Tuesdays through December 8, 1998. MIT - 11.364 Fletcher - DHP P236 CLASS SCHEDULE September 8 Introduction and Overview (Susskind & Moomaw) 15 What is the International Environmental Treaty-making System, and what are its objectives? (Susskind & Moomaw) Assigned Readings: Lawrence Susskind, Environmental Diplomacy (Oxford University Press, 1994), paperback - Read Chapters 1-3 Gareth Porter and Janet Brown, Global Environmental Politics (Westview Press, second edition, 1996), paperback Chapters 1 - 3 22 What is the International Environmental Treaty-making System and what are its objectives? (continued), (Moomaw) Assigned Readings: Lawrence Susskind, Environmental Diplomacy, Chapters 4 and 5 Gareth Porter and Janet Brown, Global Environmental Politics (Westview Press, second edition, 1996), paperback Chapter 4 29 Critique of the U.N. - sponsored Convention-Protocol Approach to Environmental Treaty-making (Moomaw) Assigned Readings: Lawrence Susskind, Environmental Diplomacy, Chapter 6 Paul Wapner, Environmental Activism and World Civic Politics, Chapters 1 and 2 William Zartman, International Environmental Negotiations, Negotiation Journal, Vol. 8, No. 2, April, 1992. FIRST ASSIGNMENT DUE: ONE PAGE DESCRIPTION OF TERM PAPER TOPIC October 6 NO CLASS (Profs. Susskind and Moomaw facilitating FCCC dialogue) 13 Proposed Reforms in the U.N. Environmental Treaty-making System (Susskind) Lawrence Susskind, Environmental Diplomacy, Chapter 7 Paul Wapner, Environmental Activism, Chapters 3 - 6 20 The Climate Change Treaty -- An Assessment (Moomaw) (Special Emphasis on the role of science and scientists in international environmental treaty negotiation) Assigned Readings: Package will be handed out on 9/23/97 Gareth Porter and Janet Brown, Global Environmental Politics (Westview Press, second edition, 1996), paperback pp. 92 - 96. Simulation: Confidential Instructions and Briefing Books for the Chlorine Game will be handed out at the end of this class session. 27 Discussion of Chlorine Treaty Negotiation (Simulation must be completed outside of class; dates, times and locations for two runs of the simulation will be set collaboratively.) Assigned Readings: Package of materials will be handed out 10/21/97 SECOND ASSIGNMENT DUE: 2-3 PAGE OUTLINE OF TERM PAPER DUE November 3 Key Theme: Negotiating Sustainability (Moomaw) Gareth Porter and Janet Brown, Global Environmental Politics (Westview Press, second edition,1996), paperback Chapter 5. Assigned Readings: Package of materials from Sustainability Challenge Foundation (will be handed out on 10/20/97) 10 Key Theme: Overcoming the North-South Divide (Susskind) Assigned Readings: Package of materials from Third World Insurgence will be handed out on 10/28/98 17 Key Theme: Trade and Environment (Susskind/Martinez) Assigned Readings: Package of materials about the work of the Committee on Trade and Environment will be handed out on 10/28/98 24 Key Theme: Population and Poverty (Moomaw) Assigned Readings: Package of materials will be handed out on 11/10/98 THIRD ASSIGNMENT: DRAFT OF TERM PAPER DUE December 1 Student Presentations FOURTH ASSIGNMENT: ORAL PRESENTATION OF PAPERS 8 Student Presentations FOURTH ASSIGNMENT: ORAL PRESENTATION OF PAPERS 15 Student Presentations FOURTH ASSIGNMENT: ORAL PRESENTATION OF PAPERS Summary and Conclusions FIFTH ASSIGNMENT DUE: FINAL VERSION OF TERM PAPER MUST BE HANDED IN REQUIRED READINGS Lawrence Susskind, Environmental Diplomacy, (Oxford University Press), 1994. Gareth Porter and Janet Brown, Global Environmental Politics (Westview Press, second edition) 1996. Susskind, Moomaw, et. al, Papers on International Environmental Negotiation, Vols. VI VII, and VIII. (Must be purchased at The Clearing House, PON) Paul Wapner, Environmental Activism and World Civic Politics, (State University of New York Press), 1996. SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS Those who feel they want more general background on issues of international environmental Negotiation, please browse: John Carroll, International Environmental Diplomacy, Cambridge University Press, New York, 1988. Oren Young, International Cooperation: Building Regimes for Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University Press, 1989. Elinor Ostrom, Governing the Commons, Cambridge University Press, 1991. Peter Haas, Saving the Mediterranean: The Politics of International Environmental Cooperation, Columbia University Press, 1990. Those without any background in international relations should also review: Marvin Soroos, Beyond Sovereignty: The Challenge of Global Policy, University of South Carolina, 1986. Robert Axelrod and Robert Keohane, Cooperation Under Anarchy, Princeton University Press, 1986. Those without any background in international negotiation should review: William Zartman and Dale Berman, The Practical Negotiator, Yale University Press, 1982. Roger Fisher, International Conflict for Beginners, (Harper and Row, New York), 1969. Roger Fisher and Scott Brown, Getting Together, Houghton Mifflin, 1988 Those without any background in international environmental law or management should read: Caroline Thomas, The Environment in International Relations, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, England, 1992. Lynton Caldwell, International Environmental Policy, Duke University Press, 1990. David Kemp, Global Environmental Issues, Routledge, London, 1990. Winfried Lang, Sustainable Development and International Law, Graham and Trotman, London, 1995. Allen Hammond, et. al, Environmental Indicators, World Resource Institute, 1995.