Societal Perspective on Sustainable Development

Fakult?t

Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften

Version

Version 7.0 vom 15.01.2021

Modulkennung

22B1399

Modulname (englisch)

Societal Perspective on Sustainable Development

Studieng?nge mit diesem Modul
  • International Management (B.A.)
  • Wirtschaftsrecht (Bachelor) (LL.B.)
Niveaustufe

2

Kurzbeschreibung

Sustainable Development (SD) has become a widely recognized societal objective. In this course, sustainable development will be analyzed from a societal perspective. In particular, the main challenges of SD, such as climate change and poverty, will be reconstructed as societal conflicts between different interest groups (e.g. rich and poor, people living in different countries or in different generations). Possible ways of arbitrating and of dealing with these conflicts will also be discussed in the context of a globalized world.

Lehrinhalte
  1. Basic concepts of sustainable development
    1.1 History and definitions of SD
    1.2 Possible approaches to SD (e.g. weak vs. strong sustainability)
    1.3 Local vs. global ecological limits, ecological footprint, planetary boundaries
  2. SD as an ethical objective
    2.1 Ethical foundations of SD (from anthropocentric to holistic)
    2.2 Reconstruction of SD as a concern for comprehensive justice
    2.3 Arbitrating between conflicts of interest
  3. Politics of SD
    3.1 SD in local, national and global political spheres
    3.2 Global climate policies, UN Sustainable Development Goals
    3.3 Individual, corporate and political action
Lernergebnisse / Kompetenzziele

Wissensverbreiterung
Students have a broad understanding of the concept of sustainable development and its various interpretations. They understand the complexity of SD and the underlying conflicts between different groups.
Wissensvertiefung
Students develop a differentiated understanding of SD challenges.
K?nnen - instrumentale Kompetenz
Students are able to analyze and interpret societal SD debates and to develop a well-informed and differentiated point of view on such issues.
K?nnen - kommunikative Kompetenz
Students are able to analyze SD conflicts and to formulate a differentiated and well-grounded own position.
K?nnen - systemische Kompetenz
Students are able to reconstruct SD discourses as discourses of justice regarding the values, interests and scarce resources at stake.

Lehr-/Lernmethoden

Lectures, case studies, self-study.

Empfohlene Vorkenntnisse

Principles of economics

Modulpromotor

Hirata, Johannes

Lehrende

Hirata, Johannes

Leistungspunkte

5

Lehr-/Lernkonzept
Workload Dozentengebunden
Std. WorkloadLehrtyp
22Vorlesungen
23Seminare
Workload Dozentenungebunden
Std. WorkloadLehrtyp
45Veranstaltungsvor-/-nachbereitung
30Hausarbeiten
30Literaturstudium
Literatur

Sen, A.K., "?konomie für den Menschen" (2002)

Literatur in Auszügen aus verschiedenen Quellen

Prüfungsleistung
  • Klausur 2-stündig
  • Hausarbeit
  • Portfolio Prüfung
Bemerkung zur Prüfungsform

Portfolioprüfung mit insges. 100 Punkten, bestehend aus einer einstündigen Klausur und einer Hausarbeit mit je 50 erreichbaren Punkten

Dauer

1 Semester

Angebotsfrequenz

Nur Sommersemester

Lehrsprache

Englisch