How can we use the things we share in common to address some of the most challenging problems facing the world? This course examines issues concerning poverty, the environment, technology, health care, gender, education and activism to help us understand better how to initiate positive change.
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Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
Semana
15 horas para concluir
What are Social Goods? From the Commons to Moral Revolutions
Discussion about what our social good is, how we define it and how it can be sustainably used.
7 vídeos (total de (Total 148 mín.) min), 1 leitura, 1 teste
7 videos
Genealogy of the Idea of Social Good23min
Reciprocity and Giving Back to the Commons19min
From Legitimate Communal Regulation to Pressures for Exploitation23min
Fisheries Forests and Sustainable Productivity22min
Cultures of Trust and Reinforcing the Commons by Practicing Cooperation21min
From Copyright to Communities of Cooperative Practice16min
1 leituras
Recommended Readingss
Semana
26 horas para concluir
Poverty and Development
Discussion about poverty and the relationship of poverty to philanthropy and to foreign aid, actions taken to mitigate the effects of poverty, of major theorists and economists working in this area and , also, a new approach to this subject through randomized experimentation.
7 vídeos (total de (Total 165 mín.) min), 1 leitura, 1 teste
7 videos
Varieties of Poverty and Development22min
Listening to the Poor to Find Out What Works24min
Multi-Pronged Effort: Private Enterprise, Government and Inclusive Growth24min
Systematic Efforts to Find Out What Works Best19min
Breaking out of Cycles of Suffering23min
Inclusive Economic Growth and a Global Movement to End Poverty24min
1 leituras
Recommended Readingss
Semana
36 horas para concluir
Climate Change and Sustainability
Discussion about political and economic ramifications of climate change, including how to think big about sustainability
9 vídeos (total de (Total 196 mín.) min), 1 leitura, 1 teste
9 videos
Global Challenges and Local Responses23min
Making a Difference and Varied Challenges17min
Grassroots Politics and Climate Change (1)22min
Politics and the Disruption of Ecosystems21min
Conversation with a Climate Economist on Risk Management21min
Risk, Assessment and Reducing Likelihood of Disaster16min
Conversation on Energy, Sustainability and Solution Science23min
Solution Science and What We Can Do26min
1 leituras
Recommended Readingss
Semana
46 horas para concluir
Disease and Global Health Care
Discussion about health care and poverty, considering major challenges that disease presents around the world and the global role of healthcare
7 vídeos (total de (Total 191 mín.) min), 1 leitura, 1 teste
7 videos
Democracy, Health and Engagement20min
Major Health Challenges and Responses (1)27min
Major Health Challenges and Responses (2)31min
Testing our Work to Make it Most Effective25min
Care, Organization and Making a Real Difference38min
Motivating Change and Holistic Responses to Poverty25min
1 leituras
Recommended Readingss
Melhores avaliações
Great experience that has changed my perspective of the world and my role in it. I would like to take this opportunity to thank professor Roth for taking on this course and offering it to everyone.
Honestly, my knowledge has broadened quite a lot on social issues face by various individuals today. I loved doing this course because its a real eye-opener.
Sobre Universidade Wesleyan
At Wesleyan, distinguished scholar-teachers work closely with students, taking advantage of fluidity among disciplines to explore the world with a variety of tools. The university seeks to build a diverse, energetic community of students, faculty, and staff who think critically and creatively and who value independence of mind and generosity of spirit.
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