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| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2021 |
| Angebotsmuster | Jedes Frühjahrsem. |
| Dozierende | Paul Burger (paul.burger@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Transforming today’s energy systems in industrialized countries includes a substantial reduction of the total energy consumption at the individual level. Selected instruments have been found to be effective in changing people’s behavior in single domains, however, households seems to be quite inert in their energy consumption. The so far weak success story on reducing overall energy consumption indicates that our understanding of the determining factors of individual energy consumption as well as of its change is far from being conclusive. Thereby, households or individuals are not treated as energy consumers properly speaking but as consumer of energy services. This widens the horizon to also include people's („socially constructed“) wants. We will introduce different disciplinary approaches in the field of changing individual energy behavior to clarify the diverging perceptions of the opportunities to change the behavior. Regarding economics, energy is often seen as a commodity and consumers will adapt usage in response to price signals. In psychological conceptions, energy use can be affected by stimulus-response mechanisms or by promoting environmental values. Sociology is often not looking at individuals but at practices displaying social meanings in relation to „materials". Having revealed strengths and weaknesses of these approaches we will focus on an interdisciplinary frame integrating different perspectives on the change of individual energy behavior. Finally, we will further investigate and discuss the prospects and limitations of different governance/intervention strategies on multiple levels that are directed at changing individual energy behavior. |
| Lernziele | The class will - learn on disciplinary approaches on changing individual energy behavior from economics, psychology, social sciences; - reveal the benefits and the necessity of an interdisciplinary approach to understand changes in individual energy behavior; - identify different governance strategies and levels of intervention to changing individual energy behavior. |
| Literatur | tba in class |
| Bemerkungen | Please note entry requirements and mandatory course application procedure (additional to registration on MOnA). MSD 2017 For students with focus area in social sciences the seminar is optional for the "Core Competences in Social Scienes" module. Transfer of credit points to the "Focal Areas in Sustainability Research" module (learning agreement) is possible for all students. This seminar is offered by MSD. Prof. Dr. Paul Burger is a member of the teaching committee MSD and head of the Sustainability Research Group, Dep. of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | Special course application required for ALL (for details see 'course application' or 'Anmeldung'). Limited number of participants (25), Students of the MSD (incl. preparation semester), IJDSD and those of the listed programs (see list of modules) have priority. If you study something different you must do a master's degree within the 'Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences'/Department of Social Sciences and may attend the seminar in case of vacancies. MSD 2017 MSD students who have chosen the focus area in natural sciences or in economics must have completed (or at least 8 CP) the “Complementary Knowledge in Social Sciences” module. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Mandatory application for ALL: Link for application open from 18.01.21/noon - 07.02.21/midnight: https://adam.unibas.ch/goto_adam_fold_744950.html (Login on top row right hand side of ADAM website. The link is open as soon as the application form is online). In case of vacancies the mandatory online application link remains open until the end of the second week of teaching. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | Online-Veranstaltung |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Dienstag | 14.15-15.45 | - Online Präsenz - |
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Dienstag 02.03.2021 | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Dienstag 09.03.2021 | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Dienstag 16.03.2021 | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Dienstag 23.03.2021 | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Dienstag 30.03.2021 | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Dienstag 06.04.2021 | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Dienstag 13.04.2021 | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Dienstag 20.04.2021 | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Dienstag 27.04.2021 | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Dienstag 04.05.2021 | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Dienstag 11.05.2021 | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Dienstag 18.05.2021 | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Dienstag 25.05.2021 | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Dienstag 01.06.2021 | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Module |
Modul: Kernbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Masterstudium: Sustainable Development) Modul: Resources and Sustainability (Master Studiengang: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources ) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Masterstudium: European Global Studies) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Regular attendance, required reading, oral presentation, essay. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anm.: Belegen Lehrveranstaltung; Abm.: stornieren |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,1 |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Universität Basel |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Nachhaltigkeitsforschung |