| Semester | fall semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Christoph Hänggi (christoph.haenggi@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | As the world’s first country, India obligates large companies to spend 2% of their annual profits on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects. The Companies Act 2013 lists different areas to invest the 2%, such as eradicating hunger and poverty, the promotion of education, ensuring environmental sustainability, fostering social business, etc. In this proseminar, we approach concepts of sustainability in India from a sociological, societal, culture- and context-sensitive perspective. The course highlights the importance of social and economic contexts to understand and address today’s sustainability challenges, such as plastic pollution, water scarcity, extreme poverty, or climate change. To grasp the complexity of these challenges and opportunities, we look at the relations between different actors from the public, private, and civic sector and the interdependencies between economic, social, and environmental aspects in 21st century India. |
| Learning objectives | - learn about the economic and social dimensions of sustainability in India - become aware of the importance of culture and context for understanding and addressing social, economic, and environmental problems |
| Bibliography | - |
| 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: Vertiefung Landschaft und Umwelt (Bachelor's degree subject: Geography) Modul: Wirtschaft, Wissen und Kultur (Bachelor's degree subject: Sociology) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | - regular attendance; required reading; group presentation |
| 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 |