HEN634 Environmental NGOs and society

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2015
Rozsah
0/2. 6 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Jan Haverkamp (přednášející)
Garance
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Katedra environmentálních studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Bc. Petra Burišková
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra environmentálních studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Čt 15. 10. 9:45–16:45 Aula, Pá 16. 10. 9:45–16:45 Aula, Čt 29. 10. 9:45–16:45 Aula, Pá 30. 10. 9:45–16:45 Aula, Čt 3. 12. 9:45–16:45 Aula, Pá 4. 12. 9:45–16:45 Aula
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 35 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/35, pouze zareg.: 0/35, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/35
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
1. Students understand the basic role in society of NGOs in general and environmental NGOs more specifically. 2. Students understand the main differences in roles of environmental NGOs in different societies (USA / Canada, Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, international / global / UN level). 3. Students understand the difference between local, national and international civil initiative. 4. Students know the situation under which environmental NGOs work in CZ and Europe. 5. Students know where to place different NGOs on the line non-violent – violent, extreme – main stream. 6. Students can form and express a well-founded opinion about who they would support or oppose under which circumstances. 7. Students understand the dynamics of NGO organisation.
Osnova
  • 1.
  • Introduction and basis
  • Introduction in the way this seminar will be run
  • Mapping own experiences with and present position towards environmental NGOs
  • Stakeholders in environmental debates
  • Mapping stakeholders in several key environmental debates
  • Positioning the role of NGOs in these debates – Force Field Analysis
  • 2.
  • Principles, tools, dynamics and organisation of environmental NGOs I
  • Tools environmental NGOs have at their disposition
  • Underlying principles of non-violence, direct and symbolic action, relation of NGOs to the law
  • Some history of the NGO movement
  • Environmental campaigns
  • The Model for a Generated Campaign
  • Analysis of case campaigns
  • 3.
  • History of the environmental movement
  • Case stories of campaigns
  • Freedom of movement / repression of environmental NGOs
  • People in environmental NGOs
  • Motivation and roles in environmental NGOs
  • Working with volunteers
  • Environmental NGOs and gender issues
  • 4.
  • Principles, tools, dynamics and organisation of environmental NGOs II
  • Financing of NGO activities
  • Organisation structures of NGOs
  • Round-up – our position towards environmental NGOs
  • debate on the role of NGOs
  • short NVDA training (Non-Violent Direct Action)
  • finding our own position towards environmental NGOs
  • preparation for group-essay
Literatura
  • See the IS documentation section for this course: READER
Výukové metody
The methodology is highly interactive. This means on the basis of short introductions, students research the field. Interactive methods are used to deepen insights. As final work, students produce in teams of 3 or 4 a position paper on one of 10 given central actual questions facing the NGO world in society. The result is discussed in a final oral examination.

Metody hodnocení
Team (3-4) produced position paper with discussion during oral examination.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Navazující předměty
Informace učitele
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1423/podzim2013/HEN634/44059285/?lang=en
Ir. Jan Haverkamp studied biochemistry, energy policy and nuclear physics at the University of Leiden, and environmental sciences, social and environmental psychology and communication psychology at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He worked 10 years in the development of environmental NGOs in East Germany, Czecho-Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine, Albania and Croatia before he emigrated to the Czech Republic. He is founder of the ZHABA facilitators collective. In the Czech Republic he worked for organisations like the NGO computer network Econnect, Hnutí DUHA / Friends of the Earth CZ, EPS (Environmentální právní service) and as campaigner and campaign director for Greenpeace Czech Republic. Since 2004 he is free-lance consultant and works for organisations like the World Information Service on Energy (WISE/NIRS), Greenpeace and others. From 2007 to 2012 he worked as EU policy advisor on nuclear energy for Greenpeace and since 2012 he is expert consultant nuclear energy and energy policy for Greenpeace in Central and Eastern Europe and other Greenpeace offices. He is 55 years old and has a 20 year old daughter in Prague and a 23 year old son in the Netherlands. He lives in Gdańsk, Poland.

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