ESD400 V24 Economy, Global Inequality and Pathways to Sustainability

Welcome to Economy, Global Inequality and Pathways to Sustainability! In this course we explore the potential and contradictions inherent in the concept of sustainable development, and we examine how education may – or may not – contribute to a more sustainable society.

The course runs between 21 March 2024 and 2 June 2024

Course introduction

The teaching team will give an introduction to the course on Thursday 21 March 2024, 13.15–14.00 CET using this Zoom link. A recording of the introduction is available here.

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Syllabus and literature

ESD400 Course syllabus
ESD400 Reading list

Please note that the reading list can be updated until 8 weeks before the start of the course and the syllabus can be updated until 2 weeks before the start of the course.

Teaching team

Dr Gustav Cederlöf, Associate Senior Lecturer in Human Ecology, gustav.cederlof@gu.se
Dr Thomas Daum, Senior Lecturer in Human Ecology, thomas.daum@gu.se 
Dr Helena Pedersen, Senior Lecturer in Education, helena.pedersen@gu.se

Study cafés

The course is structured in four parts. In each module, there will be an opportunity to meet fellow students and one of the teachers in an interactive session on Zoom. These "study cafés" provide a space for asking questions, discussing course content and socialising.

Tuesday 9 April 2024, 15.15–16.00 (with Helena, link here)
Tuesday 23 April 2024, 13.15–14.00 (with Thomas, link here)
Tuesday 7 May 2024, 11.15–12.00 (with Gustav, link here)

You are not required to attend the study cafés. In the final module, however, you are required to participate in an essay webinar:

Tuesday 28 May 2024, 09.15–11.00 or 13.15–15.00 or 15.15–17.00

Please see the relevant page under "Modules" for more information and Zoom links.

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Study administration

If you have questions about admission, registration and access to Canvas, you can contact study administrator Johanna Hagström Wigers. You will find the contact information in the Student Portal.

If you need a transcript of records you can order one here: https://studentportal.gu.se/english/e-services/transcript-of-records 

Study counselling

If you need to talk about your study situation or if you have questions on how to plan your studies, you can contact the Study Counsellors at the School of Global Studies: studentcounselling@globalstudies.gu.se

Your contact details

At the University of Gothenburg we retrieve contact details from different sources so it is important that you, when needed, forward or update your e-mail address in our different systems in order not to miss any important information. Please make sure your contact details are correct, by following the instructions here: https://studentportal.gu.se/english/e-services/e-mail

Sustainable student life

For general information and support for a better study environment we recommend that you visit the site Sustainable student life in the Student Portal. This is where you can also find contact information for student healthcare.

About Canvas and the Student Portal

Link to schedule, syllabus and reading list will be published here at the syllabus page before the course starts. You will access the other pages once you have registered for the course. Most courses will use the function Modules to navigate the course content. For information on how to use Canvas, please look at the Canvas guides or contact Servicecenter for support. 

At My Studies in the Student Portal you will find general information and contact information for various functions that are relevant to students at the School of Global Studies. You can find these pages at the following link: https://studentportal.gu.se/english/my-studies/globalstudies

In the Student Portal you will also find other student related information and log in to all the student university e-services. We recommend that all students explore the resource "To search, read and write".