Justin Alger

Teaching

 

University of Melbourne

Global Environmental Politics (POLS30022)

3rd year undergraduate

This courses analyzes the politics of global environmental change, from international agreements to eco-business to activism, and more.


International Organisations (POLS90016)

Graduate

From the UN to the WTO to the EU, this course examines the role of international organizations in security, inequity, and sustainbility.

 

University of British Columbia

 
 

International Policymaking in Practice (POLS90034)

Graduate

An examination of how international policy is made through a series of case studies, with classroom visits from senior policy practitioners.

Introduction to Scientific Political Analysis

1st year undergraduate

From causation to measurement bias, this course introduces students to methodological concepts to help them understand and explain the world.


Introduction to Global Politics

2nd year undergraduate

This course introduces students to international relations theory and the three pillars of global politics: security, economy, and environment.


Global Environmental Politics

3rd year undergraduate

This courses analyzes the politics of global environmental change, from international agreements to eco-business to activism, and more.


The Political Economy of the Environment

4th year undergraduate

From climate change to land grabbing to environmental racism, this seminar explores the political economy of the most pressing environmental issues.

The Unravelling of the Liberal Order

Graduate

With visits from Francis Fukuyama, Susan Rice, Anne-Marie Slaughter, and more, this co-taught seminar explored the future of the liberal order.


America and the Climate Crisis

Graduate

A deep examination of America’s successes and failures in fighting climate change, with visits from Robert Bullard, Bill McKibben, and more.


The Future of Media

Graduate

An examination of media at a crossroads, with visits from Soledad O’Brien, Douglass Rushkoff, Kara Swisher, and Ed Yong.