HEN621 Věda a praxe (zahraniční zkušenost)

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2013
Rozsah
2/0. 4 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Michal Sedlačko, Ph.D. (pomocník)
Garance
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Katedra environmentálních studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Dana Pantůčková
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra environmentálních studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Po 6. 5. 10:00–13:30 U53, Út 7. 5. 8:00–9:40 U34, 18:00–19:40 M117, Čt 9. 5. 16:00–19:30 U33, Pá 10. 5. 12:00–15:40 U53
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 20 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/20, pouze zareg.: 0/20, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/20
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course will attempt to link science and practice to examine and better understand the social and environmental impacts of consumption and to enable a more qualified and responsible intervention in consumption practices. The course will take theories of social practice as a unifying theoretical account enabling to understand a multiple facets of human activities, with the focus on consumption practices. It will provide analytical tools to examine social reality and provide an account of how innovations become appropriated in different contexts, and how different practices spread through the society. Also, the course will shed light on the ‘messiness’ of the real world and social change and on the implications and controversies of sustainable consumption discourses, exploring as well the variety of suggested solutions to addressing economic and social crises through consumption.

The ‘science’ in the title of the course reflects on the one hand the study of the outcomes of science and research on sustainability (i.e. what do results of science and research do good and bad for sustainability), and on the other hand a scientific-analytical approach to studying consumption practices. The ‘practice’ in the title points to three dimensions – first, approaching sustainable consumption from the perspective of theories of social practice; second, focusing on what is going on ‘in practice’, in the real world; and third, intervening in this real world, i.e. what can we practically do to make consumption more sustainable. The question mark in the title refers to our honest exploration of the stated question throughout the course, as well as to the contingency and uncertainty of real-world processes.

After completing the course the students will have a higher understanding of how social change can be explained, and they will be aware of the means and channels through which sustainability could become incorporated in broader social practices, particularly consumption practices. The course will offer them analytical tools to better fulfil future roles of environmentally and socially responsible policy, business, media or non-governmental representatives as they will be able to more precisely design and target their activities. They will have the opportunity to develop critical thinking, research and presentation/communication skills and they will have the opportunity to benefit from and improve on the basis of extensive feedback by the course instructor and their peers.
Osnova
  • Session 1 (6 May 2013): Introduction to consumption and its social and economic implications
  • Session 2 (6 May 2013): Varieties of sustainable consumption
  • Session 3 (7 May 2013): Theories of social practice as a lens for studying consumption
  • Session 4 (7 May 2013): Socio-technical systems and sustainability transitions
  • Session 5 (9 May 2013): Strategies for sustainable consumption I: product and infrastructure design
  • Session 6 (9 May 2013): Strategies for sustainable consumption II: meanings and lifestyles
  • Session 7 (10 May 2013): Student presentations pt. I
  • Session 8 (10 May 2013): Student presentations pt. II
Metody hodnocení
Assessment:

25% class preparation and participation, including peer-review of in-class presentation
25% in-class presentation (prepared in groups of 4 to 5 students)
50% seminar paper (to be handed in by the end of semester)
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
More information about this course are in the sylabus in "Studijní materiály".

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Studijní materiály
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2014.