Análise do ensino de meio ambiente nos cursos de relações internacionais de universidades públicas brasileiras

Abstract

This present work analyzes how Environmental studies are being developed in the International Relations courses of Brazilian public universities. Assuming that the Environment is a crucial factor in International Relations, the study aims to identify the role of the Environment in International Relations, as well as to analyze which Brazilian public universities offer undergraduate courses in International Relations and among these, examine which ones include a module on the Environment and how the subject is approached in the curriculum. The adopted hypothesis is that the teaching of the Environment is present in the International Relations courses of Brazilian public universities, being approached in an interdisciplinary and integrated manner in their curricula. The study is justified insofar as, despite a growing number of research studies addressing the Environment and International Relations, notably few focus on the teaching of the Environment in International Relations courses and how the Environment is addressed in the course curriculum at public universities in Brazil. Therefore, the research becomes necessary as it seeks to provide an analytical basis on the Environment applied to the teaching of International Relations, paving the way for more focused studies on the topic. Thus, a qualitative and quantitative study is proposed, employing bibliographical and documentary research with an inductive approach and a comparative method. It is concluded that there is indeed the teaching of the Environment in Brazilian public universities and it covers a wide range of topics, but there is an absence of an integrated structure.