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41822-01 - Seminar: Governance of Energy Transition (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2018 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Annika Sohre (annika.sohre@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Steering the energy transition?! This demand of a transition of energy- and climate policies towards a sustainable system poses major challenges on national and international governance: Conflicts of opposing interests, uncertainties of implementation and legitimacy of interventions as well as areas of conflicts in the multi-level system of national and international arenas affect governance efforts of energy- and climate transitions. The challenges are also reflected in the high profile of actual energy- and climate change topics in the media. Thereby, media conveys and produces public discourses. In the seminar, actual developments in the energy- and climate policy in Switzerland and other countries are analyzed from a governance perspective. What actors and what interests are important in the transition processes? Who steers what? What instruments are used with what effects? What structures and processes hinder and facilitate the political interventions? To what extend does the media pursue its own interests in energy- and climate policies? The students work out and discuss facts, background and positions of actual energy- and climate discourses based on newspaper articles and accomplishing scientific literature. |
| Learning objectives | By the end of the seminar the participants will have acquired basic theoretical, empirical and methodological knowledge and skills necessary to critically analyze requirements, modes and results of governance of energy transition and have developed a critical understanding of news coverage in energy and climate policy. |
| Bibliography | Relevant literature will be announced in the seminar. |
| Comments | Note: Special course inscription and entry requirements! Credit transfer MSD 2017 Credits may be transferred to the module "Focal areas in sustainability research" (learning agreement). Anrechnung MSD 2010 Für das publizierte Modul oder mittels LC für den Vertiefungsbereich Phil.-Hist. Beachten Sie die Teilnahmebedingungen bzgl. KP im Grundlagen- und Aufbaubereich Phil.-Hist. (sofern diese zu belegen sind). This seminar is offered by MSD, Dr. A. Sohre is member of the Sustainability Research Group, Dep. Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. |
| Admission requirements | Special course inscription required for ALL (for details see 'course application' or 'Anmeldung'). Course inscriptions in a different way then explained ARE NOT taken into account. Limited number of participants (25), Students of the MSD and those of the mentioned fields of study (see list of modules) have priority. If you study something different you must do a master degree within the 'Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences' and may attend the seminar in case of vacancies and former inscription as explained. Finally, participants must have passed an introduction into SD and have a good understanding of SD. MSD 2017 Students who have chosen the focus area in Natural Sciences or in Economics must have completed the module “Complementary knowledge in Social Sciences”. MSD 2010 MSD-Studierende, welche die Grundlagen- und Aufbaubereiche Phil.-Hist. zu absolvieren haben, müssen diese bis und mit FS 18 weitestgehend abgeschlossen haben. |
| Course application | Mandatory application for ALL! Link open from 14.08.18y/noon - 05.09.18/midnight: https://adam.unibas.ch/goto.php?target=crs_544052_rcodeZ5LwyBC5jg&client_id=adam (Login on top row right hand side of ADAM website; list of forms available from 14.08.18/noon on) NOTE: Be aware of special entry requirements. Course inscription via MOnA remains mandatory for all participants.. In case of vacancies the online application link remains open until the second week of teaching + 2 days. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Wahlbereich Energie und Klimawandel (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development (Start of studies before 01.08.2017)) Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Module: Core Competences in Social Sciences (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) Module: Resources and Sustainability (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance, required reading, oral presentation, essay. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | University of Basel |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Nachhaltigkeitsforschung |