- February 15 – Introduction
Spend this time finishing the readings for module I, the first 3 chapters of Massey’s Ways of Social Change and writing your assignment.
After class, read up on the models presented in the ASC Course Companion: Three spheres of transformation (by O’Brien & Sygna), Views on Sustainable Development (by Hopwood et al) (both were readings in Module I) and Three Horizons (by Sharpe)
- February 22 – Olivia Linander
Wen Stephenson – The Student-Led, Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement
Article in the Guardian: Greece’s solidarity movement: it’s a whole new model – and it’s working
Patrick Reinsborough and Doyle Canning – Points of intervention
Scilla Elsworthy: Fighting with nonviolence
Derek Sivers: How to start a movement
- February 29 – Sean Westcott
Elisabet Garriga and Domènec Mélé – Corporate Social Responsibility Theories: Mapping the Territory
Rebecca Solnit – Poisoned Apples
Michael Porter – The case for letting business solve social problems
Further reading:
Aneel Karani – The Case Against Corporate Social Responsibility
- March 7 – Helena Strömberg
Viktor Kaptelinin – What is activity theory?
Article in the Guardian: Winning the persuasion game. So what’s the trick for making it happen?
Elizabeth Shove – Beyond the ABC: Climate change policy and theories of social change
Jenny Cross – Three myths of behaviour change
Further reading:
Fiona Spotwood – Cycling from a social practice theory perspective
- March 14 – Doreen Stabinsky
Kevin Andersson – Crisis is worse than we think and scientists are self-censoring to downplay risk
Tasso Azevedo – Hopeful lessons from the battle to save the rainforest
- March 21 – Joakim Medin
Rob Nixon – Slow Violence (Introduction)
BBC News: Last foreign journalist to leave embattled town
Joakim Medin (Vice news) – Cocain allegedly found at home of Islamic state leader
Brian Palmer – Courage can be almost as contagious as fear
- March 28 – Reading week
- April 4 – Literature seminar
- April 11 – Diego Galafassi | Sustainability Transformations
Stockholm Resilience Centre – What is resilience?
Olsson et al – Sustainability Transformations – a resilience perspective
How to apply resilience thinking:
Further reading:
Allen et. al: Panarchy – theory and application
- April 18 – Lisa Färnström & Paulo Zucotti | Art and Change
Sandra Hayes & Lyle Yorks – Lessons from the Lessons Learned: Arts Change the World When . . .
Olafur Eliasson – Why Art Has the Power to Change the World
The big question: can art change the world? Eight manifesta artists respond
- April 25 – Communicating Sustainability
The Guardian – Communicating Sustainability is a subtle attempt at doing good
CRED – The Psychology of Climate Change Communication
Per Cromwell – The Anatomy of Virality