Teaching

Current Courses

Prof. Dr. Jens Newig

Sustainability Governance Colloquium

Präsentation zum Arbeitsstand der Promotionsvorhaben im Rahmen der Arbeitsgruppe Governance und Nachhaltigkeit.

Ziel: Inhaltlicher Austausch innerhalb der Arbeitsgruppe und Rückmeldungen zum Promotionsvorhaben.

Analyzing sustainability governance: Research Methods

Dieses zweite Seminar im Minor-Strang „Governance“ führt in ausgewählte, zentrale Forschungsmethoden im Bereich Nachhaltigkeitsgovernance ein und dient u.a. der Vorbereitung des zweisemestrigen Projektseminars. Geplante Themen umfassen u.a.: Forschungsdesign und Forschungsprozess; Wissenskumulation in der Governance-Forschung; Qualitative Methoden: Fallstudien und Interviews; Quantitative Methoden: Standardisierte Befragungen, Datenbanken, Regressionsanayse und Meta-Analysen; Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA); Rechtswissenschaftliche Methoden; Transdisziplinäre Methoden; Qualitätskriterien in der Governance-Forschung. Das Seminar vermittelt einen Überblick über unterschiedliche Methoden, deren Anwendungsbereiche, Stärken und Schwächen. Das Seminar basiert auf Dozenteninput, Lehrbuchtexten und Fallbeispielen eingesetzter Methoden im konkreten Kontext von Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitsgovernance. Der konkrete Einsatz von Methoden ist dem Projektseminar in den folgenden zwei Semestern vorbehalten.

Ziel: Seminarziel ist es, dass die Teilnehmenden einen Überblick über Forschungsmethoden im Bereich Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitsgovernance erhalten und damit empirische Arbeiten zu lesen und kritisch einzuordnen wissen. Die Studierenden sollen in die Lage versetzt werden, eigene Forschungsdesigns zu entwickeln, Forschungsmethoden informiert auszuwählen und – mit entsprechender Anleitung – in Folgesemestern auch konkret einzusetzen.

Water Governance and Sustainable Development

The sustainable use of water, the protection of water ecosystems and the management of water-related risks (e.g., droughts, floods, heavy rainfall) are central tasks of modern states, not only since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Water is an extremely dynamic policy field and is subject to

- economization and privatization;

- Europeanization and globalization;

- increasing risks as a result of climate change and corresponding climate change adaptation measures;

- the implementation of new forms of governance (e.g., participatory governance); and

- a shift from administrative to natural scales (e.g., river basin management).

These topics address essential questions of potential conflicts of interest, effective implementation of international and national regulations for access to quality drinking water, and corresponding policy approaches in different countries at the European and global levels.

In the seminar, we will discuss the most important principles of water policy and governance and examine different governance approaches, policies, and actors as well as current water challenges. In particular, the seminar will shed light on the linkages between sustainable development and water governance and address the question of which governance approaches are suitable to enable sustainable water policy and resilient management of water risks.

Ziel: The seminar's objective is to explore principles of water policy and governance, analyze various approaches, and address contemporary water challenges, all with the goal of understanding the relationship between sustainable development and effective water governance.

Basics of Inter- and Transdisciplinarity - Seminar 2 (for GESS)

In the Seminar we excercise and discuss the contents of the related lecture. We will have literature work, excercises, group discussions and presentations.

Overview of systemic and governance-related structure of sustainability problems.

Qualitative, semi-quantitative and quantitative methods for knowledge integration and identifying, framing and solving (sustainability) problems:

Actor and system analysis, future studies, assessment approaches, integrative approaches of problem transformation and solving, methods for designig and implementating collaborative processes (both transdisciplinary research approaches and approaches for supporting societal negotiation processes.

Ziel: The students acquire knowledge, skills and capabilities for purposefully engaging with sustainability problems in a project oriented way by: (i) understanding conceptual fundamentals of sustainability and respective problems, (ii) being able to apply a set of methods meaningfully to a given problem, (iii) being capable of identifying and discussing potentials and limitations of respective methods and the relevance of knowledge integration and achieving collaborative/participatory processes between science and society.

Inter- und Transdisziplinäre Grundlagen - Seminar 4 Uwi

In the Seminar we excercise and discuss the contents of the related lecture. We will have literature work, excercises, group discussions and presentations.

Overview of systemic and governance-related structure of sustainability problems.

Qualitative, semi-quantitative and quantitative methods for knowledge integration and identifying, framing and solving (sustainability) problems:

Actor and system analysis, future studies, assessment approaches, integrative approaches of problem transformation and solving, methods for designig and implementating collaborative processes (both transdisciplinary research approaches and approaches for supporting societal negotiation processes.

Ziel: The students acquire knowledge, skills and capabilities for purposefully engaging with sustainability problems in a project oriented way by: (i) understanding conceptual fundamentals of sustainability and respective problems, (ii) being able to apply a set of methods meaningfully to a given problem, (iii) being capable of identifying and discussing potentials and limitations of respective methods and the relevance of knowledge integration and achieving collaborative/participatory processes between science and society.

Dr. Michael Rose

Global Environmental and Sustainability Governance - Seminar B

This course provides an introduction to environmental and sustainability governance. It offers basic knowledge on the functioning of governance systems in providing and implementing public policies addressing current environmental and sustainability issues – on local, national and international levels, with a focus on global environmental and sustainability issues and governance. We will address both the structure and process features of governance. Topics covered include the governance of commons; participatory and collaborative governance; private and hybrid governance; adaptive governance and learning; multi-level governance; international regimes (e.g. climate, biodiversity); telecoupling. Students will learn the general core governance theories and concepts and apply them to emblematic case studies in the realm of environment and sustainable development.

Class sessions include lecturer input, student input on selected exemplary (case) studies, a role-play simulation game, and joint class discussions. They require an intensive engagement with the respective key texts.

Ziel: This course aims to provide students with thorough basic knowledge and competencies on (a) what constitutes environmental and sustainability governance; (b) the core concepts and authors in the field; (c) the effectiveness and legitimacy as well as the risks of different forms of governance; and (d) the usefulness of different governance approaches in different empirical settings. Students learn how to critically apply conceptual governance approaches to empirical cases of sustainability problems. Participants will have the opportunity to deepen their conceptual, analytical, presentation and team skills.

Global Environmental and Sustainability Governance - Seminar A

This course provides an introduction to environmental and sustainability governance. It offers basic knowledge on the functioning of governance systems in providing and implementing public policies addressing current environmental and sustainability issues – on local, national and international levels, with a focus on global environmental and sustainability issues and governance. We will address both the structure and process features of governance. Topics covered include the governance of commons; participatory and collaborative governance; private and hybrid governance; adaptive governance and learning; multi-level governance; international regimes (e.g. climate, biodiversity); telecoupling. Students will learn the general core governance theories and concepts and apply them to emblematic case studies in the realm of environment and sustainable development.

Class sessions include lecturer input, student input on selected exemplary (case) studies, a role-play simulation game, and joint class discussions. They require an intensive engagement with the respective key texts.

Ziel: This course aims to provide students with thorough basic knowledge and competencies on (a) what constitutes environmental and sustainability governance; (b) the core concepts and authors in the field; (c) the effectiveness and legitimacy as well as the risks of different forms of governance; and (d) the usefulness of different governance approaches in different empirical settings. Students learn how to critically apply conceptual governance approaches to empirical cases of sustainability problems. Participants will have the opportunity to deepen their conceptual, analytical, presentation and team skills.