Environmental challenges need to be dealt with at all administrative levels. They need an integrated approach across policy areas since they are distinctly multi-sector and multi-level. We will use multi-level governance theories to understand what this implies in practice. The issue of biodiversity conservation will be an example throughout the course. It will illustrate how policy-making and implementation take place at different levels in both a developing and an industrialized country.
The information below is only for exchange students
Starts
24 March 2026
Ends
3 May 2026
Study location
Umeå
Language
English
Type of studies
Daytime,
100%
Required Knowledge
Univ: 30 ECTS-credits in Political Science or equivalent.
Selection
Students applying for courses within a double degree exchange agreement, within the departments own agreements will be given first priority. Then will - in turn - candidates within the departments own agreements, faculty agreements, central exchange agreements and other departmental agreements be selected.
Application code
UMU-A2610
Application
This application round is only intended for nominated exchange students. Information about deadlines can be found in the e-mail instruction that nominated students receive.
The online application opens 26 August 2025 at 08:00 CET.
