Sustainability Politics and Policy

What it is about

You will learn central theories and debates about sustainable development and connect the concept to various policy areas (e.g., economy, environment, health, education). In the end, you will be able to interdisciplinary analyze sustainability problems and assess concrete solutions as well as governance mechanisms at local, national and international levels.

What you will be able to do

• Understand roles of scientific and technological as well as social and behavioral solutions
• Describe governance of sustainability areas on different levels
• Elaborate interdisciplinary dimensions of sustainability
• Analyze complex sustainability problems
• Develop concrete sustainable solutions

What the module consists of

• VorlesungIntroduction to theories, history and concepts of sustainability; examination of sustainability profiles of different policies
• Übungen / Gruppenarbeit / LaborDeepening and application of lecture content through practical methods

Teaching method

• VorlesungProvision of theoretical foundations and overview of research and concept development
• Übungen / GruppenarbeitDeepening of the material, collaborative problem solving and promotion of exchange
• LaborApplication of appropriate methods to deepen specific content (e.g., analytical or experimental approaches)