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| Semester | spring semester 2022 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Paul Burger (paul.burger@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Sustainability science is expected to study options for desirable societal futures. Among others, it looks at possible future outcomes and developments given today's options for action by means of scenario building and by taking into account the complex interactions between ecological, economic and societal factors. This seminar will develop scenarios for future mobilities in Switzerland. “Mobility” is thereby understood in the tradition of Sheller & Urry 2006, which goes beyond transportation e.g. by understanding tele-conferences as a mobility type. Importantly, the scenarios are expected to display the co-evolution between the broader societal system and the mobility system. In order to satisfy that expectation, the seminar will build on former work on energy futures of Switzerland (Burger, Emmenegger, Sohre, under review). The member of the seminar will get acquainted to the method of Formative Scenario Analysis that allows integrating different disciplinary knowledge basis by means of system analysis and consistency analysis of possible future manifestations. They also learn to use two related IT-tools supporting the scenario building. Content-wise, the seminar will be supported by literature studies carried out in the MSD project course “Training in Sustainability Research” and Research Lab for students of the Master in Changing Societies. Students of each program are encouraged to take the Project Course (MSD, JIDSD) or Research Lab (MChS) during the same semester, but it’s not a requirement. |
| Learning objectives | Students - can carry out a "Formative Scenario Analysis"; - know relevant ecological, economic and societal factors of the mobility system in Switzerland; - develop a set of low-carbon mobility scenarios for Switzerland 2050. |
| Bibliography | Tba during the semester. |
| Comments | Please note entry requirements and course application. For details see corresponding paragraphs: Seminar is full. MSD 2017 For students with focus area in social sciences the seminar is optional for the "Core Competences in Social Scienes" module. All students may transfer the credit points to the FASR module (learning agreement). 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. |
| Admission requirements | Special course inscription required for ALL (for details see "course application" or "Anmeldung"): Seminar is full, application closed. No course enrollment possible anymore Limited number of participants (15), MSD-Students, those of the JIDSD and students of the Master's degree in Changing Societies have a first priority. Others are only accepted if they study a master's degree within the Departement of Social Sciences/Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. MSD 2017 Students who have chosen the focus area in natural sciences or in economics must have completed the 'Complementary Knowledge in Social Sciences' module (at least 8 CP). |
| Course application | Seminar is full, no course enrollment on MOnA possible anymore. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 16.15-18.00 | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
| Modules |
Module: Changing Societies Lab (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Module: Core Competences in Social Sciences (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance, required readings, 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 |