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58460-01 - Seminar: Researching the social and economic aspects of plastic waste in India (3 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2020 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende |
Manfred Max Bergman (max.bergman@unibas.ch)
Christoph Hänggi (christoph.haenggi@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | The United Nations Environment Programme (2018) estimates that humankind produces over 300 million tons of plastic waste every year. This has severe consequences for health, food security, the quality of life of local communities, etc. and challenges governments, businesses, and civil society – especially in developing economies in which individual consumption increases while functioning, large-scale waste management strategies are scarce. In this course, we explore the media discourse of plastic waste and recycling in India from a sociological, societal, cultural, and context-sensitive perspective. We discuss social, economic, environmental, and political dimensions of India’s plastic waste. We will systematically analyze Indian newspaper articles, connect the results to academic literature, and present our findings at the end of the course. |
| Lernziele | - analyze media articles and present findings at the end of the course - learn about global impact of plastic waste in India from different stakeholder perspectives - become aware of the importance of culture and context for understanding and addressing social, economic, and environmental problems |
| Literatur | United Nations Environment Programme (2018). Single-Use Plastics. A Roadmap for Sustainability. Further literature will be identified as part of the research project |
| Bemerkungen | This seminar is also suitable for those who are looking for a research topic associated with Forschen (https://vorlesungsverzeichnis.unibas.ch/de/home?id=246083). |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul: Politik, Entwicklung und soziale Ungleichheit (Bachelor Studienfach: Soziologie) Modul: Wirtschaft, Wissen und Kultur (Bachelor Studienfach: Soziologie) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | Regular attendance; required reading; group presentation |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Soziologie |