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After completion of the course, the student is aware of and able to apply a varied set of methodological tools to unveil causal processes with regard to the emergence, performance and development of different modes of environmental governance. He/she can:
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analyse the issues of sustainable development from a social science perspective;
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engage in scientific debate on these issues – bringing in solid lines of argumentation, based in the results of sound empirical research and analysis;
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design and carry out scientific research on the issue of sustainable development in a creative and independent way;
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formulate fundamental critique on the scientific work of others;
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communicate their research findings verbally and in writing;
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analyse and explain sustainability issues, particularly issues related with environmental governance;
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based upon the results of their own analyses, formulate recommendations regarding new strategies for interventions intended to promote sustainable development.
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The objective of this course is to explore how environmental governance can be meaningfully studied. After a quick, broad-stroke overview of different approaches to science (neo-positivism vs. interpretivism), and short (refresher-type) lectures on causality, social-science modelling, sustainability, and governance, the course will introduce students to institutional analysis, network analysis, stakeholder analysis, quantitative analysis, comparative case study analysis, participatory action research, and grounded theory, and experimental research, among others.
Academic skills: research methods, academic writing
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