Syllabus

Title
1104 Research Seminar - Ecological Economics
Instructors
Univ.Prof. Mag.Dr. Sigrid Stagl, M.S.
Contact details
sigrid.stagl@wu.ac.at
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
09/18/17 to 10/08/17
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Subject(s) Doctoral/PhD Programs
Research Seminar - Participating in scientific discourse I
Research Seminar - Participating in scientific discourse II
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Tuesday 10/10/17 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM D5.3.033
Tuesday 10/24/17 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM D5.3.033
Tuesday 11/21/17 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM D5.3.033
Tuesday 12/12/17 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM D5.3.033
Tuesday 01/09/18 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM D5.3.033
Thursday 02/01/18 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM D5.3.033

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Contents

1. Gaining an insight into relevant concepts and theories of Ecol Econ and their historical roots

2. Developing a critical understanding of specific topics of Ecological Economics

3. Improving academic writing skills and acquiring tacit knowledge on scientific work

4. Developing your doctoral research project further

 

Elements:

The seminar consists of five interrelated parts:

1. Active participation in the research seminar (20%)

2. Discussion of readings and contents of academic events (20%)

3. Developing further an academic paper (35%)

4. Designing a poster (20%)

5. Writing a contribution to WU-Memo about a research seminar (5%)

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Learning outcomes

Discussion and dialogue; analysis of literature; supporting current work; developing skills

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Teaching/learning method(s)

· Discussion and dialogue as basic course principles

· Engaging actively with texts

· Writing different types of texts

· Reviewing academic papers critically

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Assessment

1. Active participation in a range of research seminars and conferences (20%)

2. Discussion of readings and contents of academic events (20%)

3. Developing further an academic paper (35%)

4. Designing a poster (20%)

5. Writing a contribution to WU-Memo about a research seminar (sign up for one seminar) (5%)

In each of the six sessions we will focus on a few eminent economists, explore their contributions to ecological economics and relate this to a contemporary research area within ecological economics.

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Unit details
Unit Date Contents
1 24.10.2017

09:00-11:00
The history of the Ecological Economics community and Society

Røpke, I. (2005). "Trends in the development of ecological economics from the late 1980s to the early 2000s." Ecological economics 55(2): 262-290.

Røpke, I. (2004). "The early history of modern ecological economics." Ecological economics 50(3): 293-314.

Martínez-Alier, J. and R. Muradian (2015). "1. Taking stock: the keystones of ecological economics." Handbook of Ecological Economics: 1.

Gowdy, J. and J. D. Erickson (2005). "The approach of ecological economics." Cambridge Journal of Economics 29(2): 207-222.
2 24.10.2017

11:30-13:00
A. Smith – Modern Significance of the Classical Approach to the Origins and Emergence of Institutions and Human Behaviour

Elsner, W., T. Heinrich and H. Schwardt (2015). Chapter 12 - Themes of Complexity in the History of Economic Thought: Glimpses at A. Smith, T.B. Veblen, J.A. Schumpeter, and Others. The Microeconomics of Complex Economies. San Diego, Academic Press: 307-362
3 08.11.2017

16:00-17:30
Research Seminar by Peter Victor (University of York, Canada)
4 21.11.2017

09:00-11:00
N. Georgescu-Roegen – The Economy as an Open System, and Its Entropy

Elsner, W., T. Heinrich and H. Schwardt (2015). Chapter 12 - Themes of Complexity in the History of Economic Thought: Glimpses at A. Smith, T.B. Veblen, J.A. Schumpeter, and Others. The Microeconomics of Complex Economies. San Diego, Academic Press: 307-362.

Cleveland, C. J. and M. Ruth (1997). "When, where, and by how much do biogeophysical limits contrain the economic progress? A survey of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen's contribution to ecological economics." Ecological Economics 22: 203-223.
5 21.11.2017

11:30-13:00 
K. Marx – Principles of Historical System Evolution, and Collective Action Capacity

Foster, J. B. and P. Burkett (2008). "Classical Marxism and the Second Law of Thermodynamics." Organization & Environment 21(1): 3-37.

Burkett, P. (2004). "Marx's reproduction schemes and the environment." Ecological Economics 49(4): 457-467.
6 12.12.2017

9:00-13:00 
Th. Veblen, J. Commons, C. Ayres - Evolutionary-Institutional Economics

Elsner, W., T. Heinrich and H. Schwardt (2015). Chapter 12 - Themes of Complexity in the History of Economic Thought: Glimpses at A. Smith, T.B. Veblen, J.A. Schumpeter, and Others. The Microeconomics of Complex Economies. San Diego, Academic Press: 307-362.

Bergh, J. C. J. M. v. d. and J. Gowdy (2000). "Evolutionary theories in environmental and resource economics: approaches and applications." Environmental and Resource Economics 17(1): 37-57.
7 12.12.2017

11:30-13:00
K. W. Kapp – Socio-ecological Economics

Elsner, W., T. Heinrich and H. Schwardt (2015). Chapter 12 - Themes of Complexity in the History of Economic Thought: Glimpses at A. Smith, T.B. Veblen, J.A. Schumpeter, and Others. The Microeconomics of Complex Economies. San Diego, Academic Press: 307-362.

Berger, S. (2008). "K. William Kapp's theory of social costs and environmental policy: Towards political ecological economics." Ecological Economics 67(2): 244-252.
8 09.01.2018

9:00-11:00
K. Polanyi – The “Market” Economy, the Disembedding of the Market and Its Downside

Elsner, W., T. Heinrich and H. Schwardt (2015). Chapter 12 - Themes of Complexity in the History of Economic Thought: Glimpses at A. Smith, T.B. Veblen, J.A. Schumpeter, and Others. The Microeconomics of Complex Economies. San Diego, Academic Press: 307-362.

Polanyi, K. (1944). The Great Transformation. New York Toronto, Farrar & Rinehart.
9 09.01.2018

11:30-13:00 
Ester Boserup and other feminist economists

Jochimsen, M. and U. Knobloch (1997). "Making the hidden visible: the importance of caring activities and their principles for any economy." Ecological Economics 20(2): 107-112.

Nelson, J. A. (2008). "Economists, value judgments, and climate change: A view from feminist economics." Ecological Economics 65(3): 441-447.
10 10.01.2018

12:00-13:30
Werner Kornexl (World Bank) on Climate Change and Development

Tue, 23 Jan. 18  9:00-13:00  Outlook – Interdisciplinarity & Economics as a Social Science

Lawson, T. (2006). "The nature of heterodox economics." Cambridge Journal of Economics 30(4): 483-505.

Norgaard, R. (2015). The Church of Economism and Its Discontents. This article was originally published in December 2015 by the Great Transition Initiative.
Last edited: 2017-10-11



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