Armando Zanecchia
Professor, International Management
Ph.D. University of Oregon, USA
M.A. Old Dominion University, USA
B.S. Old Dominion University, USA
Office: Lowerre Academic Center, North Campus, Office 16
Phone: +41 91 985 22 63
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Profile:
Prior to Franklin University Switzerland, Dr. Zanecchia was affiliated with Berkshire Community College, the University of Oregon, Old Dominion University, and Golden Gate University. He was a Summer Fellow at the Cooperative Institutes of Moscow, Gomel (Belarus), and Poltava (Ukraine) and has performed scholarly and consulting work in Europe, Central America and Asia, as well as conducted research and training in the former Soviet Republics and Nepal. His research interests include financing sustainable, community-based economic development, international organizational analysis, institutional strategic planning, and issues of labor and capital mobility in global markets. He has also received grants from the Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture, National Endowment for the Humanities, the Eurasia Foundation, and the US Department of Education to conduct research and training seminars abroad. He has served on a number of foundation, NGO and private investment company advisory boards.
2020-2021 Courses:
POL 376T | International Environmental Politics (Switzerland) | FALL 2020 |
The resolution of global environmental problems has been problematic for nation-states. Hence, international cooperation is essential for exploring and applying solutions. This course will first examine the origins of environmental problems facing nations such as climate change, desertification, pollution, and international trade in endangered species. Further topics for investigation will include the impact of globalization and the feasibility of sustainable development in the industrial north and developing south, as well as the effectiveness of international treaties such as the Kyoto Protocol and CITES. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fall 2020 semester course will include an academic travel destination in Switzerland (instead of Southern Africa), including planned visits to Pro Natura nature reserves, the WWF in Zurich, the Swiss Climate Alliance, and the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment. The experiential component may also include site visits to examples of sustainable development within Switzerland as well as overnight hikes to Swiss alpine habitats. |
POL 281T | Politics of Sustainability and Development (Switzerland) | SPRING 2021 |
This interdisciplinary course explores the politics and practice of sustainable development in the industrial North and developing South. Through a series of problem-based case studies, students will explore the political, social, economic, environmental, and cultural relationships that encompass the important field of sustainable development. Students will come to better understand how developed, as well as lesser developed countries, approach sustainability and natural resource management. Student research projects will include team-based analyses of the politics of sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, climate change, biodiversity, and sustainable design within the broader context of global environmental issues such as deforestation, desertification, habitat degradation, and conventional models of development. Please note: The travel portion of the course will be consistent with COVID-19 guidelines with destinations within Switzerland or bordering countries. |
POL 376 | International Environmental Politics | SUMMER 2021 |
It has become increasingly apparent in recent years that environmental problems have been proliferating and nation-states are not able to cope with them individually. International cooperation is essential to finding and applying solutions. This course will first examine the nature and the sources of the main environmental problems affecting the lives of nations, such as climate change and its effects, including the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect, acid rain, desertification, pollution, disposal of radioactive and chemical waste material, etc. Students will investigate the environmental problems connected to trade globalization and the question of sustainable development and will study how states have tried to deal with these problems and the role of international organizations such as the UN and the EU and non-governmental organizations such as Greenpeace, etc. The effectiveness of international treaties such as the Kyoto Protocol and the problems in their application will also be examined. |