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 IGS Courses

Spring Semester 2023

Environnements urbains : politique, gouvernance, infrastructures

  • Time
    20 February Mondays & Wednesdays 10:00-12:00 - from the week of 21 Feb to the week of 4 April (last course on Wed 6 April); One-day excursion on Thursday 7 April.
  • Module
    DTM
  • ECTS
    5
  • Institution
    IGD, University of Lausanne
  • Lecturer
    René Véron
  • Content
    Les villes représentent des hybrides socio-écologiques, des « secondes natures » transformées par des technologies et le métabolisme urbain. Ce cours introduit aux processus biophysiques ainsi qu’aux technologies d’approvisionnement en ressources dans le contexte des villes du Sud. L’accent est mis sur les dimensions politico-économiques, sur les processus, structures et acteurs qui influencent la reproduction des inégalités et des vulnérabilités de différents groupes sociaux par rapport à leur accès à des biens et maux environnementaux. Cette problématique est discutée à travers différentes ressources naturelles en ville (les terrains, les espaces verts, l’eau, l’assainissement, etc.) et différentes « externalités » environnementales (déchets solides ménagers et pollution de l’air). Elle est abordée dans la perspective théorique de la « urban political ecology » qui regarde la ville comme une « seconde nature » créée par les rapports dialectiques entre la société et l’environnement biophysique. Comme fil rouge servent les résultats d’un projet FNS sur la gouvernance environnementale des petites et moyennes villes en Inde autour des parcs, des étangs et de la gestion des déchets.
  • Place
    Lausanne (UNIL/ Geopolis /Room to be confirmed)
  • Contact

    René Véron (rene.veron@unil.ch)

  • Registration
    To register for the course (as an external student), please contact Marie-Christelle Pierlot   marie-christelle.pierlot@unil.ch or +41216923513

Environmental management and livelihoods

  • Time
    20 February Mondays, 16:15-18:00
  • Module
    DTM
  • ECTS
    5
  • Institution
    IGD, University of Lausanne
  • Lecturer
    Christian Kull
  • Content
    This course/seminar focuses on theoretical and empirical debates related to reciprocal effects between environmental management practices and lives and livelihoods of "marginal" populations (from rural areas, from developing countries or among minorities). It will draw on classical and current research in sustainable livelihoods, in "political ecology", in development studies and other related disciplines.
  • Place
    Lausanne (UNIL/Geopolis/ Room to be confirmed)
  • Contact

    Christian Kull (christian.kull@unil.ch)

  • Registration
    To register for the course (as an external student), please contact Marie-Christelle Pierlot
    marie-christelle.pierlot@unil.ch or +41216923513

Théories et pratiques du développement - Seminaire

  • Time
    20 February Mondays, 14:15-16:00
  • Module
    DTM
  • ECTS
    4
  • Institution
    IGD, University of Lausanne
  • Lecturer
    to be confirmed
  • Content
    Ce séminaire approfondit les théories et approches du développement introduites dans le cours du même titre offerte en automne précédent à travers des questionnements et débats et cas actuels. Les thématiques abordées peuvent inclure des sujets divers comme la mondialisation, la pauvreté, des enjeux des grands projets agricoles ou minières, la micro-finance, la technologie, la gouvernance, les droits humains, l'aide au développement, etc. Ces thématiques sont principalement développées et débattu par les participants du séminaire.
  • Place
    Lausanne (UNIL/Geopolis/Room to be confirmed)
  • Contact

    Christian Kull (christian.kull@unil.ch)

  • Registration
    To register for the course (as an external student), please contact Marie-Christelle Pierlot
    marie-christelle.pierlot@unil.ch or +41216923513

Ending War: Mediation, Negotiation and Intervention

  • Time
    21 February Tuesdays 10.00 - 12.00
  • Module
    DTM
  • ECTS
    3
  • Institution
    swisspeace, University of Basel
  • Lecturer
    Dana Landau
  • Content
    This course introduces students to three of the main avenues by which actors in pursuit of peace have attempted to end wars: through negotiation, mediation, and intervention. It covers the main theoretical and empirical debates on how wars can be brought to a peaceful end by international, regional, local, and non-governmental actors. Students are encouraged to critically engage with the scholarship, reflecting on the strengths and weaknesses of the different conceptual, methodological, and data collection efforts covered. Finally, students will relate the insights gained from both qualitative and quantitative studies of war and peace to a case of their choice (contemporary or historical) in a written case analysis submitted at the end of the semester.

    Students are familiar with the main theoretical and empirical debates on war termination and peace processes, including core concepts relating to negotiation, mediation, peacekeeping, and humanitarian intervention. They have reflected on and discussed these in the context of a range of contemporary and historical cases, having applied different analytical tools and methodological lenses. They have critically reflected on the value of different data collection efforts in the field of peace and conflict studies and have considered the potential for scholarship to inform peace policy and practice. They have practically applied concepts from the literature on mediation and negotiation in a simulation setting.
  • Place
    Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015
  • Contact

    Dana Landau (dana.landau@unibas.ch)

  • Registration
    https://www.unibas.ch/en/Studies/My-Studies/Course-Registration.html or contact Metka Herzog (metka.herzog@unibas.ch)

Fundamentals of international research partnership

  • Time
    21 February Tuesdays 16.15 - 18.00
  • Module
    DTM
  • ECTS
    2
  • Institution
    Swiss TPH, University of Basel
  • Lecturer
    Prof. Jakob Zinsstag, Dr. Henri Yéré, Prof. Bassirou Bonfoh, Dr. Monica Berger Gonzalez, Dr. Kristina Pelikan, Dr. Rea Tschopp, Dr. Thomas Fries, Dr. Kathrin Heitz-Tokpa, Prof. Sonja Merten, Prof. Guojing Yang, Anais Galli, Said Abukhattab, Fabian Käser
  • Content

    Content:
    •      History of Global health research during the colonial and post-colonial period (Henri Yéré)
    •    Western and non-Western paradigms and epistemics at the example of Maya medicine. (Monica Berger Gonzalez, Jakob Zinsstag, )
    •    Research partnership: The 11 KFPE principles (Bassirou Bonfoh, Jakob Zinsstag)
    •    Internal and external project communication in a multilingual context (Kristina Pelikan)
    •    Introduction to Transdisciplinary, participatory approaches in research partnership (Jakob Zinsstag)
    •    Diversity, Equity and Gender in research partnership (Sonja Merten, Anais Galli)
    •    Conflict sensitive research (Said Abukhattab, Rea Tschopp)
    •    Spirituality and Health (M. Fries, Jakob Zinsstag) •    Specifics of working in West- and Central Africa; East and Southern Africa, South East Asia, Latin America are given by a native of the region and another expert.

    Aim:

    The course introduces students into the fundamental knowledge and skills of international, multicultural and multilingual research partnership. It is aimed at students who plan to work in international research partnership but have no field experience yet. The course is also suitable for students who have first international research experience and would like to prepare for longer term engagement. Finally the course will also address issues about returning.

  • Place
    Swiss TPH, Kreuzstrasse 2, Allschwil; Seminar Room 2 (hybrid format throughout)
  • Contact

    Jakob Zinsstag (jakob.zinsstag@swisstph.ch)

  • Registration

    Jakob Zinsstag (jakob.zinsstag@swisstph.ch)

Peace Negotiations

  • Time
    22 FebruaryWednesdays 16.15 - 17.45
  • Module
    DTM
  • ECTS
    3
  • Institution
    swisspeace, University of Basel
  • Lecturer
    Julian Arevalo
  • Content
    Efforts to put an end to civil wars by negotiated means are highly unsuccessful with about only a quarter of them achieving an agreement, and half of those agreements having failed to be implemented. These figures pose a major challenge for researchers and practitioners interested in supporting peace making and peace building efforts in different contexts across the world.
    The complexity of this situation is now increased due to global trends that question the pillars of what has been understood as peace negotiations.
    By combining theoretical elements and international experiences, this course aims to develop in the students a conceptual framework for analyzing peace negotiations, in particular at the light of the trends in the field.
    The first part of the course centers on the discussions that pay more attention to the right (ripe) moment for peace negotiations, whereas the second centers on the “how”, “what” and “why” of peace negotiations. The third part of the course addresses new trends and challenges in peace negotiations.

    • At the end of the semester the student will be familiar with the main theories of conflict resolution
    • The student will have experience with some negotiation techniques and the way in which they have been used in different conflict scenarios.
    • The student will be in capacity to compare different peace negotiations and analyze what might have been the key for success in some cases and of failure in others.
    • The student will be familiar with questions that should be addressed when designing a peace negotiation
  • Place
    Basel, Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Seminarraum 02.004
  • Contact
    Julian Arevalo (julian.arevalo@unibas.ch)
  • Registration
    https://www.unibas.ch/en/Studies/My-Studies/Course-Registration.html or contact Metka Herzog (metka.herzog@unibas.ch)

Advanced One Health with curricular integration of the MOOC: Partnering for Change

  • Time
    22 FebruaryWednesdays 16.15 - 18.00
  • Module
    DTM
  • ECTS
    2
  • Institution
    Swiss TPH, University of Basel
  • Lecturer
    Prof. Dr. Jakob Zinsstag
  • Content
    Teaching concept:
    Blended learning, combining 2 week open online course (workload 3 hours per week) and 8 face-to-face lectures, discussions, role plays, problem based peer learning and student presentations. A seminar paper of 10 pages will be prepared individually and will be presented at the end of the lecture. A mark will be given for the oral (50%) and for the written paper (50%).

    Content:
    • Theoretical foundations of “One health” (Jakob Zinsstag)
    • One health study design, integrated research planning and budgeting (Jakob Zinsstag)
    • Towards a game theory of One Health (Alvar Bucher)
    • Calculation of R0 in mutlihost transmission models (Nakul Chitnis)
    • Parameter optimization in R (Jan Hattendorf)
    • Integrated disease surveillance-response systems (Yahya Osman)
    • The Palestinian One Health Initiative (Said Abukhattab)
    • Ecology of the animal-human interface (Rea Tschopp)
    • One Health, microbiomes and nutrition (Pascale Vonaesch)
    • Dynamics, economics, environmental impact of livestock production systems in relation to of cross-species disease transmission (The students will work through a practical example of an animal-human transmission model and a cross-sector economic and environmental impact analysis). For 2023 the following topics are proposed.
    Towards sustainable livestock production in Mongolia in relation to carbon balance and disease control.
  • Place
    Swiss TPH, Kreuzstrasse 2, Allschwil; Seminar Room 5
  • Contact

    Jakob Zinsstag (jakob.zinsstag@unibas.ch)

  • Registration

    Jakob Zinsstag (jakob.zinsstag@unibas.ch)

European Global Studies: Current Debates in Law, Economics & Political Science

  • Time
    24 February Fridays, 12.30 - 14.00
  • Module
    DTM
  • ECTS
    5
  • Institution
    swisspeace, University of Basel
  • Lecturer
    Laurent Goetschel, Christa Tobler, Rolf Weder
  • Content
    Dieses Forschungskolloquium richtet sich an Masterstudierende, die während des Semesters eine Masterarbeit mit Schwerpunkt im Bereich "Globalisierung" bzw. "Europäische Integration" verfassen. Es richtet sich speziell an die Studierenden im MA in European Global Studies. Es ist aber auch offen für Studierende, welche im Studiengang Politikwissenschaften eine Masterarbeit schreiben. Auf Antrag können auch entsprechende Studierende aus den Rechtswissenschaften zugelassen werden.

    Das Forschungskolloquium begleitet und unterstützt die Studierenden in ihrem Bestreben, eine wissenschaftliche Arbeit zu einem Thema im Bereich der Globalisierung bzw. der regionalen Integration (z.B. der europäischen Integration) zu verfassen. Damit die Studierenden eine gewisse Tiefe erreichen, erwarten wir einen disziplinären Schwerpunkt entweder im Bereich der Politikwissenschaften oder der Rechtswissenschaften oder der Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Weitere Disziplinen (die anderen zwei oder zusätzliche Disziplinen) sollen komplementär einbezogen werden.

    Wir empfehlen zudem, dass bei allen Studierenden mindestens eine Betreuerin bzw. ein Betreuer der Masterarbeit eine der für dieses Forschungskolloquium mitverantwortliche Person ist (Prof. Tobler, Goetschel oder Weder). Dies ist aber keine Bedingung für die Zulassung. Wir empfehlen dies, weil wir so eine bessere Betreuung übernehmen können.

    Die Erfahrung zeigt, dass Studierende unterschiedlich weit sind in der Erarbeitung der Masterarbeiten. Deshalb unterscheiden wir NEU (ab FS 2023) zwischen zwei Gruppen von Studierenden. Gruppe I weiss bereits zu Beginn des Semesters, welches Thema bzw. welche Fragestellung sie behandeln wird, welche Disziplinen involviert sein sollen und welche Betreuenden vorgesehen sind. Die Anmeldung zur Masterarbeit erfolgt unmittelbar. Gruppe II ist daran, ein Thema zu finden und hat das Ziel, bis Ende Semester das zu erarbeiten, was Gruppe I zu Beginn des Semesters schon weiss. Von Studierenden in Gruppe I wird deshalb erwartet, dass sie während des Semesters einen wesentlichen Teil der Masterarbeit verfassen und am Schluss (erste) Ergebnisse präsentieren. Von Studierenden der Gruppe II wird erwartet, dass sie während des Semesters die Fragestellung, die involvierten Disziplinen und ein Forschungsdesign erarbeiten und am Schluss ein Research Proposal (inkl. Struktur bzw. Disposition der Masterarbeit) präsentieren. Das Kolloquium begleitet Gruppe I also im Erarbeiten bzw. Schreiben der Masterarbeit, während es die Gruppe II in der Erarbeitung eines erfolgversprechenden Konzeptes unterstützt. Die Masterarbeit und die Anmeldung zur Masterarbeit erfolgt für die zweite Gruppe typischerweise im folgenden Semester.

    Die Studierenden werden im Verlauf des Kolloquiums je nach Zugehörigkeit zu Gruppe I oder II unterschiedliche Kurzpräsentationen geben. Gegen Ende des Semesters werden alle im Rahmen einer "Mini-Konferenz" entweder ihre Resultate (Gruppe I) oder ihr Forschungskonzept (Gruppe II) präsentieren. Dazwischen finden Werkstatt-Meetings statt, in denen die Studierenden Probleme und Herausforderungen (Theorie, Methode, Empirie) mit den Betreuenden diskutieren. Je nach disziplinärer Zusammensetzung werden diese Werkstatt-Meetings auch separat nach Disziplinen geführt (z.B. Politikwissenschaften, Rechtswissenschaften, Wirtschaftswissenschaften).


    Learning Outcomes:
    1) Erreichen einer hohen wissenschaftlichen Kompetenz, Forschungsfragen in bearbeitbare Elemente aufzuteilen und methodisch konsistent zu bearbeiten.
    2) Erwerben der Fähigkeit, eine Fragestellung "strategisch zu vereinfachen" und auf diese Weise vertieft analysieren zu können.
    3) Entwicklung der Sensibilität, die eigenen Erkenntnisse (nur) soweit zu verallgemeinern, wie dies aufgrund der Analyse verantwortet werden kann.
    4) Abgrenzung zu akademischen Arbeiten, welche Wissen lediglich zusammentragen und gegenüberstellen, von allem ein wenig beinhalten und deshalb in der Regel an der Oberfläche bleiben.
    5) Einbettung der eigenen Erkenntnisse in die vorhandene Literatur.
    6) Vertiefung des Verständnisses für die sozialwissenschaftliche Methodologie.
    7) Verfassen einer erfolgreichen, wissenschaftlich fundierten Masterarbeit.
  • Place
    Basel, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S16 HG.39
  • Contact
    Laurent Goetschel (laurent.goetschel@unibas.ch)
  • Registration
    https://www.unibas.ch/en/Studies/My-Studies/Course-Registration.html or contact Metka Herzog (metka.herzog@unibas.ch)

Learning from Afghanistan: Implications for peacebuilding

  • Time
    24 February Fridays, 14.15 - 17.45
  • Module
    DTM
  • ECTS
    3
  • Institution
    swisspeace, University of Basel
  • Lecturer
    Nick Miszak and Farooq Yousaf
  • Content
    In recent history, wars guided by external policies and interests, both regional and global, have been fought in Afghanistan and sustainable (positive) peace remains an elusive dream for the country. Most recently, the US-led coalition’s presence in Afghanistan (2001-2021) failed in establishing peace, starting with the hasty post-9/11 military invasion of the country, the non-inclusive Bonn ‘peace’ agreement of 2001, the Doha ‘peace’ process (2018-2021), and the hasty withdrawal in 2021. The Afghan Taliban, however, consolidated their position in many rural parts of the country over the years by exploiting political problems to their advantage while propagating extreme and rigid religious narratives to gain wider public support. With Afghanistan, we now have a “liberal peacebuilding project” that has not only failed, but after two decades of efforts, the country has in some ways reverted to the pre-2001 status-quo The Afghanistan case study thus presents ample lessons for peace practitioners in “how not to approach peacebuilding”.

    Observers, both within and outside the country, are wondering what the future holds for a Taliban-led Afghanistan. With the Taliban back in power, policy makers and humanitarian agencies are concerned about the socioeconomic gains—especially education and gender rights—made during the last two decades.. The failure of the peacebuilding project has also led to peace practitioners and policy makers several questions:
    • How and why did a major western coalition fail in achieving its desired objectives for Afghanistan?
    • What internal factors contributed to the failure of the liberal peacebuilding project in Afghanistan?
    • What were positive (if any) and negative outcomes of the liberal peacebuilding project in Afghanistan?
    • What lessons can policy maker and peace practitioners learn from the coalition’s failure in Afghanistan?
    • How can the international community contribute to sustainable peace in Afghanistan under a totalitarian Taliban regime?

    During the course of this seminar, we will discuss and dissect the aforementioned questions.

     The block seminar aims to:
    - Briefly discuss Afghanistan’s history and the ongoing conflict since the 1970s
    - Identify the various stakeholders and actors (both state and non-state) involved in the Afghan conflict
    - Unpack internal and external, state and non-state, peacebuilding efforts to resolve the Afghan conflict
    - Analyse factors contributing to the US-led coalition’s failure in establishing positive peace in Afghanistan
    - Discuss the return of the Taliban and what it means for the country’s future
    - Discuss strategies, through discussions and student presentations on policy options for sustainable peacebuilding in Afghanistan
  • Place
    Basel, Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Seminarraum 02.004
  • Contact

    Farooq Yousaf: farooq.yousaf@unibas.ch
  • Registration
    https://www.unibas.ch/en/Studies/My-Studies/Course-Registration.html or contact Metka Herzog (metka.herzog@swisspeace.ch)

Lausanne Doctoral Seminar in Political Ecology

  • Time
    27 February exact dates to be confirmed
  • Module
    DTM
  • ECTS
    1.5
  • Institution
    IGD, University of Lausanne
  • Lecturer
  • Content
    This two-three day interactive seminar seeks to build on the knowledge of both participants and facilitators to identify the value of Political Ecology approach, to survey recent developments, and to apply the approach to a concrete case in order to contribute to its evolution. The focus of the edition of this block (to be announced).
  • Place
    Lausanne (UNIL)
  • Contact

    Christian Kull (christian.kull@unil.ch)

  • Registration

Writing for an Academic Audience: The rules of scientific articles

  • Time
    2 March; Thursdays (10:30-12:00 and 13h30-15h00, Swiss time) 2 March, 16 March, 30 March, 20 April 2023
  • Module
    CPM
  • ECTS
    3
  • Institution
    CDE, University of Bern
  • Lecturer
    Sarah-Lan Mathez
  • Content

    Writing articles for peer-reviewed journals is a must for researchers, as this is the prime means of communicating exciting new results to the scientific community; moreover, an academic career is often evaluated on the basis of the number of peer-reviewed articles one has been able to publish in journals (if possible journals with high impact factors). It is therefore worth learning the rules of writing such articles at an early stage. This webinar is designed to introduce researchers to the rules and context of writing scientific articles and to provide researchers with opportunities to advance and improve their own writing. Four modules will lead participants through the essential rules, tools, and context of scientific writing, and provide time for questions and answers. Students will also have an opportunity to practice their skills in individual exercises, work on their scientific texts, and act as peers in group assignments. In addition, individual coaching sessions will be offered in March and April 2023. Topics will include understanding who one's audience is, choosing an appropriate journal, working on key messages, structuring an article (IMRAD), doing the different parts of an article efficiently, writing concisely and precisely, using paragraph structure and other language tricks, how to refer to relevant literature, doing tables and figures, and submitting an article and suggesting reviewers.

    Eligibility requirements: Max. 10 participants. Full members of the IGS North-South will be given priority. But international associate members are also encouraged to participate in this course.

    Completion of assignments is compulsory to pass the course. Students may miss no more than one webinar. Please consider that participating students need approx. 1 day for preparatory work between the sessions.

    It is important that you have good internet access during the sessions. A headset is recommended to participate in the webinars.

    Learning objectives:

    Participants have structured knowledge of, and the necessary skills for, planning scientific articles and writing them effectively; in particular, they know how to:

    • Identify their audience and tailor their key messages accordingly;
    • Structure a scientific paper according to acknowledged rules (“IMRAD");
    • Write and revise their work for clarity and effectiveness;
    • Find help and tools when they work on their theses and prepare their articles for publication in reputed scientific journals.
  • Place
    online
  • Contact

    Sarah-Lan Mathez sarah-lan.mathez@unibe.ch

  • Registration
    Registration: Please register by e-Mail (igsnorthsouth.cde@unibe.ch) by Tuesday 21 February 2023 at the latest. If you do not have a Swiss Campus Account, please inform us by 14 February 2022 so that we can apply for a temporary University account for you.

Peace Research Colloquium

  • Time
    6 March Mondays every two weeks 16.15 - 17.45
  • Module
    DTM
  • ECTS
    1
  • Institution
    swisspeace, University of Basel
  • Lecturer
    Metka Herzog and Dana Landau
  • Content
    Swisspeace, the Department of Social Sciences, and the Institute of Political Science are hosting a bi-weekly «peace research colloquium» open to all members of the University and all other interested parties. Every other week we will host a scholar to present findings from recent peace research, presenting recently published books and articles, and to discuss the state of the field.

    Participants will be introduced to the latest books and papers in peace research and have the opportunity to discuss these with leading peace researchers from around the world.

    Students taking the colloquium for credit will:
    1) Be able to summarise recently published findings and their implications for the study of peace and conflict research
    2) Be able to critically reflect on and discuss presentations with authors.
    3) Reflect on the current state of peace research and practice.
  • Place
    Basel, Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Seminarraum 02.004
  • Contact
    Metka Herzog (metka.herzog@unibas.ch)
  • Registration
    https://www.unibas.ch/en/Studies/My-Studies/Course-Registration.html or contact Metka Herzog (metka.herzog@unibas.ch)

Kolloquium - Transhumanismus

  • Time
    14 March Tuesdays 18.00 - 20.00 (Kolloquiumstermine: 14., 21., 28. März, 4., 11. April, 2. Mai 2023 Kolloquiumstag: 21. April 2023, 09.15 bis ca. 16.00 Uhr)
  • Module
    DTM
  • ECTS
    3
  • Institution
    Swiss TPH, University of Basel
  • Lecturer
    Prof. Dr. Reinhold Bernhardt, Prof. Dr. Jakob Zinsstag, Dr. Andrea Kaiser-Grolimund
  • Content
    In diesem interdisziplinären Kolloquium soll die Diskussion um ein transhumanistisches Wirklichkeitsverständnis aufgenommen werden. Es geht dabei um die Forderung, die über Jahrhunderte in Theorie und Praxis leitende Vorstellung einer Herrschaft des Menschen über die Natur durch eine ganzheitliche Sicht zu ersetzen, die Mensch, Tier und Umwelt als integrale Teile von vernetzen Systemen versteht. Konkretisiert wird diese Leitvorstellung am Konzept „One Health“, das für eine Zusammenführung der Human- mit der Veterinärmedizin plädiert. Dieses, massgeblich von Jakob Zinsstag und seinem Team entwickelte Konzept werden wir im Kolloquium vorgestellt bekommen und diskutieren. Die ersten und die letzten beiden Sitzungen stellen es in einen weiteren theologischen, philosophischen und ethnologischen und nach Möglichkeit auch interkulturellen Rahmen: Zu Beginn wird eine Einführung in die Diskussion um „Transhumanismus“ gegeben und aus ethnologischer Sicht durch Andrea Kaiser-Grolimund für einen „ontological turn“ plädiert. Am Ende fragen wir nach der Bedeutung dieses Paradigmenwechsels für das Verständnis des Menschen und ziehen ethische Konsequenzen daraus: Wie kann eine integrierte Ethik aussehen, die den Menschen in das Netzwerk der Natur einbindet? Dazu identifizierten wir wichtige gesellschaftliche Themen (Mensch-Tier Verhältnis, Nahrungsmittelsicherheit), die aus einer transhumanistischen Perspektive ethisch neu bewertet werden sollten.

  • Place
    Theologische Fakultät, Nadelberg 10, Basel, Grosser Seminarraum 002
  • Contact
    Jakob Zinsstag (jakob.zinsstag@unibas.ch)
  • Registration

    Jakob Zinsstag (jakob.zinsstag@unibas.ch)

Zurich Lectures in Human Geography - Graduate Seminar in Development Geography

  • Time
    25 April Julie MacLeavy (lecture 30.5.; workshop 31.5.); Paul Chatterton (tbd); Sarah Smith (tbd)
  • Module
    DTM
  • ECTS
    1
  • Institution
    GIUZ, University of Zurich
  • Lecturer
  • Content
    We invite an internationally renowned scholar for a public talk, a one-day workshop and for individual talks with PhD students.


  • Place
    Dept. of Geography, Winterthurerstr. 190, 8057 Zurich (public lecture) and place tba (for workshop and individual talks)
  • Contact
    Norman Backhaus (norman.backhaus@geo.uzh.ch)
  • Registration
    Please register through Norman Backhaus (norman.backhaus@geo.uzh.ch)). Please include also a brief description of your research topic and affiliation.
    In order to get the ECTS, you need to a) participate in one of the public lectures and write a summary about the talk (1-2 A4 pages) and b) participate in one workshop.

  

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