Thanks to Jessica for initiating this discussion. At the risk of sounding passive about this (I am anything but) there is a great deal of merit in continuing to do what we already do in the classroom. This semester I am teaching a Global Political Economy economy course (general, not environmental) to upper level undergraduates. So far we have covered the basics of the standard theoretical and policy paradigms and a brief history of the current "system." Armed with those concepts and some historical knowledge the students have been developing insights of their own. Several were quick to comment on Trump's domestic neoliberal tendencies and his aggressive neomercantilism in global economic relations. And they see this as a toxic combination for the environment, social justice, etc. Not only are my students concerned but they are analyzing the problems. This gives me hope that they will come up with a better answer to the "what is to be done" question than I could ever provide.
Best wishes, Jonathan "An’ here I sit so patiently Waiting to find out what price You have to pay to get out of Going through all these things twice." -- Bob Dylan On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 3:32 PM, Gupta, Aarti <[email protected]> wrote: > Great initiative Jessica. > Just to say, your request is not US centric, we are all engaged and > concerned and stand with you (just back from a protest at Schiphol airport > relating to immigration, where police pushed us out but we had our say ?) > On environment, certainly global ramifications... > Here's to fighting the good fight, inside and outside the classroom! > All best > Aarti > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 29 Jan 2017, at 21:16, Jessica Green <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>> wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > > Forgive the US-centric nature of my request. For many of us in the US, > this is a very difficult time. Our country is being riven in two. The > implications of a Trump presidency for the environment look bleak, to say > the least. > > I feel that it's critical to discuss this in the classroom, but would > welcome some suggestions for how. Right now, my tack has pretty much been: > local leadership is still possible! But this feels unsatisfactory, and > quite frankly, dishonest. > > If any of you have suggestions for structuring discussions about the new > administration vis-a-vis the environment (or just more generally), I would > be very grateful. I am, of course, happy to compile and distribute if > anyone is interested. > > Many thanks in advance. Sending thoughts of peace and understanding to > you and yours, > Jessica > > > > -- > Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies > New York University > Author, Rethinking Private Authority<http://press. > princeton.edu/titles/10148.html> > Website<https://wp.nyu.edu/jessica_green/> > Advising Page<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken= > UUdfVmswcjIzeVNGfGRlZmF1bHR8YTA1YjkzMjJkMzY1ZThhZTZhNGQzODc3ZWVlNmJiMTQ> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "gep-ed" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]<mailto:gep- > [email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "gep-ed" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Jonathan Rosenberg, PhD Professor of Political Science Chair, Department of Social Sciences Illinois Institute of Technology Siegel Hall 116E 3301 S. Dearborn St. Chicago, IL 60616 tel. 312-567-5188 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
