About this course
This Capita Selecta introduces students to the concept and theoretical underpinnings of "degrowth". What is degrowth? Is degrowth the solution for an environmentally and socially sustainable future? Will degrowth make societies happier? Why is degrowth so heavily debated and contested? In this Capita Selecta you will grapple with these questions through deep reading of a literature list that you can assemble yourself in consultatioon with your teacher. You will write a short essay on the basis of the literature and discuss your views on degrowth with your peers. Follwoing this approach, you learn to create an informed opinion on degrowth, which makes you a better qualified participant to a societal debate that urgently needs knowledge-based input. This course helps you to make sense of degrowth and you can help others do the same.
Learning outcomes
Make sense of the concept of degrowth
Critically evaluate the implications of degrowth for an envrionmentally and socially sustainable future
Assess the theories underpinning the idea of degrowth
Understand the history of the degrowth movement
Bring informed opinions into the societal debate on degrowth
Assessment method
- Assignment essay (100%)
Prior knowledge
Basic economic theory
Resources
- To be selected by the student from a list provided by the lecturer
Additional information
- Contact a coordinator
- Levelbachelor