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Environmental Justice: Race, Class, Power, & Sustainability - Coe College Wilderness Field Station
Saturday, June 09, 2018, 8:00 AM to Saturday, July 07, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT
Category: Course

This course introduces the students to field-based research in the social sciences. Students will become familiar with survey research by learning data-collection techniques such as participant observation and interviewing techniques. Students will also learn to record, analyze and present data. They will conduct research from two different cases of wilderness preservation, the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area in the United States and Quetico Provincial Park in Canada. Cross-national comparisons of political institutions, regulatory styles, and state-society relations will reveal different styles of environmental management and wilderness preservation. Students will interview key stakeholders on both sides of the border, including members of native communities (called "first nations" in Canada), business groups, environmental groups, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and government. The course is designed for undergraduate students with an interest in environmental studies and social research methods, but no previous knowledge of political science or research methods is needed. Students considering graduate school will find this course particularly valuable because many graduate programs in the social sciences require strong field research skills.

Web Address of Course Info:
http://www.coe.edu/fieldstation-courses#pol185

Contact (Name and email):
Jesse Ellis [email protected]