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| Semester | spring semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | |
| Content | Societal questions and problems are complex and they are shaped by an enormous diversity of influences and developments. Therefore, it is crucial to research societies and social groups from different perspectives and apply a range of theoretical and methodological approaches from multiple scientific disciplines. This lecture serves as an introductory course to the MSG Changing Societies and follows the course “Concepts of Changing Societes” (52445-01) in which key concepts pertinent to understanding past and present societal issues and changes were presented. The course this semester serves to deepen the themes presented in the last course. Each lecture is taught by a different lecturer from the University of Basel. Thus, students will learn about a range of current themes and research fields related to the key areas of the MSG Changing Societes (migration, conflict, and resources) which are researched by scholars at the University of Basel. PROGRAMME 20.02.2019: Fighting for the Human Rights of Refugees on Manus Island (Abdul Aziz Muhamat) 27.02.2019: Peacebuilding and Migration (Laurent Goetschel) 06.03.2019: «building» states in other continents? (Dominik Balthasar) 13.03.2019: FASNACHT (no class) 20.03.2019: The globalization of social inequality (Laure Sandoz) 27.03.2019: “Greening the Megacity: The Contest over Nature as Resource and Strategy (Aylin B. Yildirim Tschoepe) 03.04.2019: European Border Regime: Past, present, future challenges (Bilgin Ayata) 10.04.2019: Governance of Sufficiency (Annika Sohre) 17.04.2019: Nuclear Waste Disposal in Switzerland (Rony Emmenegge) 24.04.2019: Decision-making in international Organizations (Stefanie Bailer) 01.05.2019: LABOR DAY (no class) 08.05.2019: Corporate Sustainability (Max Bergman) 15.05.2019: Narrating "changing societies". On the imagination of sociality (Sebastian Dümling) 22.05.2019: Change from the Perspective of Gender Studies (Dominique Grisard) 29.05.2019: EXAM |
| 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 "Research Lab" Kulturanthropologie (Master's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Fields: Environment and Development (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Ungleichheit, Konflikt, Kultur (Master's degree subject: Sociology) Module: Projects and Processes of Urbanization (Master's degree program: Critical Urbanisms) Module: Theories for Understanding Changing Societies (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Arbeit, Migration und Gesellschaft (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften |