220276 The United Nations Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy (UNCNRSE), Nairobi 1981 and Its Impact (K) (SoSe 2025)

In the Historical Contextualisation class, we will be researching the United Nations Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy (UNCNRSE), Nairobi 1981, using archival and newspaper sources. The aim is to provide further training in the research-based evaluation of historical material and in the writing of historical texts. To this end, each student will work on a specific topic relating to the preparation of the conference, the issues, their relation to the Brandt Commission and their impact (or non-impact) in different member states. This will be done by writing short essays in German or English. This research-based learning approach is intended to help students prepare for a larger project such as a Master's thesis.

Teilnahmevoraussetzungen, notwendige Vorkenntnisse

Students will be expected to participate actively and regularly in class, as the overall assessment will be based on a portfolio of different contributions.

Literaturangaben

Duccio Basosi, "Lost in transition. The world’s energy past, present and future at the 1981 United Nations Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy", Journal of Energy History/Revue d'Histoire de l'Énergie [Online], n°4, published 20 March 2020, URL : energyhistory.eu/en/node/182

Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen Sylvia, “The UN, Energy and the Sustainable Development Goals”, in Thijs Van de Graaf et al. (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of the International Political Economy of Energy (London: Palgrave, 2016), 115-138.