In recent decades we have been degrading our most precious asset, namely nature, at rates far greater than ever before and to a point where the demands we make of its goods and services far exceed its ability to meet them on a sustainable basis. At least some sociologists have shown concern about this, but it was mostly economists that have come up with theoretically derived proposals to face this challenge on an institutional basis. The most prominent account on the current crisis and some of the possible ways to handle it is the Dasgupta Review published this spring. In this seminar we will read and discuss section from this book, which is available online for free.
The book is available online and will also be made available in the Lernraum.
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Bielefeld Graduate School In History And Sociology / Promotion | Theory and Methods Classes | 0.5 | Theory Class |
The book is too big to be read from cover to cover in the context of a seminar. If you find the time to browse the book beforehand, feel free to suggest chapters that seem of particular interest to you.
A corresponding course offer for this course already exists in the e-learning system. Teaching staff can store materials relating to teaching courses there: