Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to
This course builds on SV-156 Approaches, opportunities and challenges of sustainable transformation and provides students with the opportunity to discuss, assess and understand the specific challenges of implementing sustainable policies, practices, and projects. The course work evolves around both academic texts and practical cases to understand the complexity of transformation, and to develop both critical analytical abilities and competencies. It particularly encourages students to further engage with projects and research questions already developed in SV-157 Approaches, opportunities, and challenges.
The course allows the students to critically reflect upon the interplay of technological, political, economic, ecological, and social factors that influence the mapping of sustainable futures. Can we simply follow the experts, or do sustainable solutions need to be hammered out in democratic debates? How can we create new arenas for collaboration, new socio-technical experimentation, and governance models? Which actors are empowered in sustainable transformation and who is excluded?
1 semester
10
Spring
Kristiansand
Faculty of Social Sciences