Textbook(must have access): Mingst, Karen A.; Heather Elko McKibben; Ivan M. Arreguín-Toft. 2019. Essentials of International Relations, 8th edition (New York: Norton). Referred to as “the text”
Chapter 11 Hardin, Hudson & Matfess
The topic this week is, population growth and efforts to stem fertility rates and populations across the world as a way to mitigate environmental issues. I will show you how population dilemmas aren’t simply a matter of high numbers, but a matter of distribution, wealth discrepancies, and issues of international justice. High population rates don’t cause famines and deprivation on their own here. We will delve into different approaches to population control and firmly outline how gender equality and general development efforts are the most effective ways to bring down fertility rates everywhere. I will show you two sources of data on population growth and fertility rates. We will end with an overview of our theoretical debates on the environment and population.
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