Nachhaltigkeitstransformation: Systeme, Akteure und Ausrichtungen

• explain sustainability as a systemic socio-ecological challenge at the intersection of planetary and societal boundaries;
• apply the concepts of social metabolism and provisioning systems to analyze how societies interact with nature to satisfy human needs: …
• distinguish major historical milestones, discourses, and competing paradigms in sustainability thinking;
• critically assess the roles, responsibilities, and conflicts among states, firms, civil societies, and NGOs;
• analyze the governance function of political regulations and institutional frameworks across global, European, and national scales;
• understand socio-technical transition frameworks, including path dependencies, lock-ins, leverage points, and multi-level dynamics;
• evaluate alternative transformation approaches such as degrowth, rights of nature and sufficiency;
• assess sectoral sustainability challenges in multiple sectors ranging from food, energy, mobility, housing to care systems;
• explain how historical inequalities, colonial structures, and justice dimensions shape sustainability concepts and transformation pathways;
• reflect on the role of science, models, expertise, and transdisciplinary research in transformation processes.

• Pre-Session Assignments, 1-2 hours each (50%) – Students are required to submit responses to 10 out of 12 sets of guided questions on Moodle prior to each session. These assignments assess preparation, comprehension of the readings, and the ability to engage with key concepts.
• Active participation in practical group exercises during in-person sessions (30%) - These exercises focus on collaborative knowledge application, reflection, and problem-solving
• Final E-Assessment, 60 min (20%) – A summative e-assessment evaluates students’ overall understanding, analytical skills, and capacity to integrate knowledge across the module.

assigned readings and guiding questions which will be posed on Moodle

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