Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Environmental Politics Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Environmental Politics
The University sets this paper under Scheme II only, so your college may not run it.
Module 1: Introduction to Environmental Politics
- 1 Political Sphere of Ecology: Environment, Ecosystem, Ecology
- 2 Approaches to Environmental Ethics: Anthropocentrism, Eco-centrism
- 3 Critical Approaches: Eco-Feminism and Environmental Justice
Module 2: Key Environmental Issues and Conflicts
- 1 Development- Environment Debate: Sustainable Development andnClimate Change
- 2 Environmental Conflict: Resource Conflicts,
- 3 Environmental Conflict: Development induced Displacement
Module 3: Environmental Movements: From Local to Global
- 1 Origins and Evolution of Environmental Movements in India.
- 2 Major Movements and Struggles in Post-Independence India
- 3 Contemporary Environmental Activism: Digital, Urban, and Global
Module 4: Environmental Governance: Institutions, Laws, and Justice
- 1 Key International Agreements: Stockholm (1972), Rio (1992), Paris (2015)
- 2 Constitutional and Legal Framework in India
- 3 Landmark Supremet/Hige Court Judgements
Text Books
- 1 Maiti Prasenjit. (2025). Environmental Politics: From Sociability to Sustenance. Discovery Publishing House
- 2 Prakash Chand Kandpal. (2018). Environmental Governance in India: Issues and Challenges. Sage Publications.
- 3 Andrew Dobson. Environmental Politic: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford Publications.
- 4 Neil Carter. The Politics of the Environment. Cambridge University Press.
- 5 Usha Tandon. (2016). Climate Change-Law, Policy and Governance. Eastern Book Company.
- 6 Jayant Bandyopadhyay. (2013). Environmental Governance: Approaches, Imperatives and Methods. Bloomsbury Publications.
- 7 Piers H.G Stephens (ed.). (2009). Contemporary Environmental Politics. Taylor & Francis Publications