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The course is only offered as a single subject course for incoming exchange students. International Relations Theory is a time-honoured approach to the social world. Texts that are clearly recognisable as dealing with international relations date back to the ancient Greeks. Still, most textbooks in the field take a geographically and historically very parochial stance towards its own field. It i
The course delves into the uneven and diverse nature of China’s global push, examining a range of topics, such as labour regimes, environmental issues, logistics/supply chains, digital globalisation, informal/illicit industries, foreign policy, and human rights. Various active actors beyond the state and the Communist Party are also analysed, including state and private businesses, civil society aThe course delves into the uneven and diverse nature of China’s global push, examining a range of topics, such as labour regimes, environmental issues, logistics/supply chains, digital globalisation, informal/illicit industries, foreign policy, and human rights. Various active actors beyond the state and the Communist Party are also analysed, including state and private businesses, civil society a
Animals figure in human society and culture in multiple ways, while frequently being marginalized or reduced to commodities, production units, status symbols and tools. This course offers a critical exploration of how a shifting economic, scientific, political and media-shaped landscape assigns various roles and values to animals in contemporary Western society, and the consequences for living con
The aim of the course is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the diverse research methods used in political science, and to convey the necessary skills required for their application. Through lectures, seminars and practical workshops, the course will provide students with relevant knowledge of major research methods, their respective uses and usefulness, and their relevance for the study
Basic course informationEducation level: Third cycleGrade: Fail/PassSubject: Advanced Urban Wastewater TreatmentSwedish name: Avancerad Urban VA-teknikEntry requirements: This course is open for PhD students and for participants from the water sector. Course examiner: Karin JönssonCourse aimsAt the end of the course you should be able to:understand the basis of the current water and wastewater sys
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Brands and branding have an extensive influence on, and entail large consequences for, today’s marketers, consumers and society as a whole. This course provides knowledge of three major perspectives on brands and branding. During the course, the students will develop their analytical skills and ability to use key concepts, models and theories, both orally in case discussions and in writte
The course provides students with theoretical understanding and practical experience of how the arts, culture and aesthetics can be a resource for health and wellbeing. The course is interdisciplinary and research-based, combining historical and theoretical perspectives from the humanities and social sciences with findings from research in medicine and the health sciences. The course covers severaThe course provides students with theoretical understanding and practical experience of how the arts, culture and aesthetics can be a resource for health and wellbeing. The course is interdisciplinary and research-based, combining historical and theoretical perspectives from the humanities and social sciences with findings from research in medicine and the health sciences. The course covers severa
ATMP - Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products You will learn: Comprehensive coverage of the processes involved in developing drugs based on cells, genes, and tissues (ATMPs), spanning from preclinical discovery to the final product. In-depth exploration of the scientific, medical, regulatory, ethical, and societal challenges associated with developing ATMPs, including strategic and
The course concerns the intercultural issues that you will meet in your personal and professional life. In our contemporary global world we meet many people from cultures different than our own. These contacts can often enrich our lives and our understanding of the world, but sometimes they cause problems for ourselves and for the organization we work for. Learning to handle intercultural is
Detta tvärvetenskapliga masterprogram syftar till att utveckla djup samhällsvetenskaplig kunskap om dagens Mellanöstern hos studenterna. Det tränar studenterna i kritiskt tänkande och ger dem förmågan att tillämpa detta på aktuella händelser och debatter i och om regionen. Programmets samhällsvetenskapliga fokus innebär att studenterna kommer att lära sig hur man tillämpar olika teorier och forsknThis interdisciplinary master's programme in social sciences aims to develop in students deep social-scientific knowledge about the Middle East of today. It trains students in critical thinking and gives them the ability to apply this to current events and debates in and about the region.The social-scientific focus of the programme means that students will learn how to apply various theories
Communications through text, sound and image are discussed in their mutual relation to economic, cultural, political and social change. Basic concepts and perspectives of Media History are introduced. The course adopts a broad definition of media and the idea that individual forms of media must be understood in relation to each other. The course focuses on the new media technologies that have emer
The course explores, from both theoretical and empirical perspectives, the political, economic and legal role played by the European Union outside its own borders. Central themes include - the EU’s changing place and role in the global order, - the evolution of the EU as a global actor, - the EU’s varying capacity to influence global trends and events, and the interplay between such trends and the
This course is open to students in the BSc in Development Studies programme (BIDS) majoring in Political Science. The course introduces International Political Economy (IPE) with an emphasis on theories, theorists and issues that problematise the politics and political economy of development, North-South relations and ethics. The first part of the course is designed to examine the roots of Intern
In the first module, you will explore sustainability studies, including key concepts such as sustainability, resilience, and equity. You will also examine international agreements and policy developments, including Agenda 2030 and the Global Sustainability Goals, which are central to global sustainability efforts. The second module focuses on sustainability communication as an evolving, multidisci
The aim of the course is to examine the utility of theoretical concepts, perspectives and approaches to the understanding of Middle Eastern societies. The student will examine a broad range of theoretical traditions and their applicatiThe aim of the course is to examine the utility of theoretical concepts, perspectives and approaches to the understanding of Middle Eastern societies. The student will examine a broad range of theoretical traditions and their applicati
The ability to argue well is one of the core competencies expected of citizens, politicians, companies, and students. The purpose of this course is to discuss and provide a vocabulary and instruments for the analysis, evaluation, and production of good real-life argumentation. The course does not cover traditional propositional logic. Instead we approach real-life argumentation from the perspectivThe ability to argue well is one of the core competencies expected of citizens, politicians, companies, and students. The purpose of this course is to discuss and provide a vocabulary and instruments for the analysis, evaluation, and production of good real-life argumentation. The course does not cover traditional propositional logic. Instead we approach real-life argumentation from the perspectiv
Please note that this is the compulsory bachelor's thesis course offered to the students of the Bachelor programme in Development Studies majoring in Political Science.
The course delivers knowledge of where important materials in products we use every day are sourced from, and how these materials can be used more efficiently, for longer periods of time, and in closed loops – these being key areas of work encompassed by the concept of the CE. However, adoption of the CE does not happen on its own and requires the support of social, business, and policy interventiThe course delivers knowledge of where important materials in products we use every day are sourced from, and how these materials can be used more efficiently, for longer periods of time, and in closed loops – these being key areas of work encompassed by the concept of the CE. However, adoption of the CE does not happen on its own and requires the support of social, business, and policy interventi
I denna kurs studeras människans förhållande till den omgivande miljön utifrån ett arkeologiskt långtidsperspektiv. Utifrån explicita arkeologiska exempel, som t ex bredspektrumrevolutionen under senpaleolitikum och tidigholocen och den neolitiska revolutionen i Skandinavien, diskuteras olika tongivande teoretiska perspektiv. Hur förhåller sig viktiga mänskliga institutioner som religion, samhällsIn this course human relation to the landscape is studied in an archaeological long time perspective. Using different archaeological examples, for example the Neolithic revolution in Scandinavia, various theoretical perspectives regarding humans and landscape are discussed. In what way do important institutions; like religion, technology, social organization and economy relate to environment and l
