PS477/577: International Environmental Politics
Prof. Ronald Mitchell
Winter Term 2008

Course Home Page

E-Reserve Reading Packet

Syllabus

Assignment Pack

Lecture Notes

BASIC COURSE LINKS

Syllabus
Access Grade Information via MyUO on the blackboard.uoregon.edu site -- please check that these match those you received by email or on your written assignments.
Assignment Packet: Relevant links for the assignments are below.
E-reserves: online reading packet via Blackboard
Lecture Notes (including links for videotapes of lectures from previous version of course)

NEWS ITEMS

Data on GDP, population, and GDP per capita added to Data Links page.

Data Links for your papers

Example spreadsheet of how to convert your data into different formats that allow clearer analysis
Some Tips For Using Excel to Graph Your Data

See Final Paper links in bottom left corner of this page!

I have placed many books on the effectiveness of environmental treaties on reserve.  Not all treaties are covered, but you should go to Knight Library and check out the books I have put on reserve and look at the Table of Contents to find chapters that may help you in research on the treaty you choose. Better yet, look thru these books early in the term and let that guide what treaty you select.

Some good websites on climate change to get you started
UNEP Vital Statistics
Union of Concerned Scientists
"Real Climate: Climate Science from Climate Scientists" website

Final Paper & Related Assignment Links
Links for Treaty Assignments
Any of the agreements for which "performance data" are available via the IEA Project Database are acceptable for research for the class. Peruse these early and pick agreements for which the data seems readily easy to use.
Note that, if you can find new data NOT listed here, there are extra credit points available. This is hard to do, however, so see me first. 
Final Paper Resources
In the Assignment Packet, make sure to read:
Treaty Assignment Overview
Final Paper Assignment
More thoughts to help you in developing your final paper
Structuring Your Paper
Checklist for your Paper
References and Citations
Excellent example of final paper -- read this paper to get an idea of what is possible and how to structure your paper, use graphs, do citations, and generally write a great paper.   

OLD NEWS ITEMS

Plagiarism and how to avoid it -- these websites are required reading for the first week of class!
Office of Student Life Policy on Academic Dishonesty
Knight Library Guide on Plagiarism
Distinguishing quoting and paraphrasing
Dramatic pictures of glaciers receding, most likely due to climate change, look around the Glacier Archive (in German, but "a picture is worth a thousand words").
Calculate how much you contribute to climate change in CO2 emissions
Office hours: Tues/Thurs 11:30-1:00 by signup or drop in
Office: PLC-921
Phone: 346-4880
rmitchel@uoregon.edu
 

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Ronald Mitchell - rmitchel@uoregon.edu 
Department of Political Science - http://www.uoregon.edu/~rmitchel
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