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75786-01 - Seminar: Sustainable Action in Society and Economy: Orientation for Change (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Marc Frick (marc.frick@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Climate change, species extinction, energy and resource scarcity are global challenges that are directly linked to our actions as a society, such as consumption patterns and economic activity. They affect our very existence and jeopardize our ability to live well now and in the future, both as a society and as individuals. The range of questions to which we need answers seems limitless, and finding the "right" path for global change increasingly utopian. How do we maintain an overview in the face of highly complex interrelationships and interactions? How can we distinguish the essential from the non-essential? What fundamental relationships in nature do we need to take into account? What kind of economy is appropriate? What is just? And under what conditions are people willing to change their behavior and practices? The seminar aims to provide an interdisciplinary framework to approach on these questions. It combines concepts from the natural sciences, economics, social sciences and philosophy to enable an understanding of the necessary transformation towards more sustainable societies and economies. |
| Bibliography | Faber, M., Manstetten, R., Rudolf, M., Frick, M. & M.-Y. Becker (2024) Sustainable Action in Economy and Society. Orientation for Change. Springer Spektrum, Heidelberg Further Literature will be provided during the seminar. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 14.15-16.00 | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 20.02.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Thursday 27.02.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Thursday 06.03.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Thursday 13.03.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Fasnachstferien |
| Thursday 20.03.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Thursday 27.03.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Thursday 03.04.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Thursday 10.04.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Thursday 17.04.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Ostern |
| Thursday 24.04.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Thursday 01.05.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Tag der Arbeit |
| Thursday 08.05.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Thursday 15.05.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Thursday 22.05.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Soziologie, Hörsaal 215 |
| Thursday 29.05.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Auffahrt |
| Modules |
Modul: Ungleichheit, Konflikt, Kultur (Master's degree subject: Sociology) Module: Resources and Sustainability (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | To pass the seminar, students can either produce an Explainity podcast in small groups or write three short essays individually over the course of the semester. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Soziologie |