International Area Studies - Global Change Geography (MA120 LP) (Master) > Geographie/Erdkunde IntArStudGlobChaGeoMA120, Akkreditierungsfassung gültig ab SS 2021 > Agrarian Economy and Policy
International Area Studies (MA120 LP) (Master) > Geographie/Erdkunde Intern. Area StudiesMA120, Akkreditierungsfassung (SS 2019 - SoSe 2024) > Agrarwissenschaften/Agrarökonomie
International Area Studies (MA120 LP) (Master) > Geographie/Erdkunde Intern. Area StudiesMA120, Akkreditierungsfassung (WS 2011/12 - SS 2015) > Agrarwissenschaften/Agrarökonomie
International Area Studies (MA120 LP) (Master) > Geographie/Erdkunde Intern. Area StudiesMA120, Akkreditierungsfassung (WS 2015/16 - WS 2018/19) > Agrarwissenschaften/Agrarökonomie
to understand and critically reflect on theories and modes of thinking pertaining to sustainable innovations and innovation processes from systemic and economic perspectives
to properly apply theories from sustainable innovations and innovation processes to understand real world agricultural innovation processes
to evaluate innovation processes in a structured manner to identify innovation failures and other problems relating to adoption and diffusion
to develop independently ideas and concepts for addressing scientific and professional problems related to agricultural innovation
to identify and reflect on their own potential roles in innovation processes for sustainable development
Modulinhalte
Innovations and development:
(i) Induced innovations and agricultural development (ii) Innovation diffusion and determinants of adoption (iii) Barriers to innovation adoption (iv) Technology lock-ins and tredmill
System innovations and sustainability transitions:
(i) Complex problems in agriculture and the need for sustainable innovations (ii) Sustainability transitions and the Multi-Leve Perspective (iii) (Agricultural) Innovation Systems
Political economic considerations and governance of innovations:
(i) The role of narratives, discourses, images and hypes in innovation (ii) Roles and functions of different actors in innovation processes (iii) Innovation policy instruments
Tools and methods for research and management of innovations:
(i) Introduction in research methodologies for innovation research (e.g. Social Network Analysis) (ii) Tools for innovation management
Current topics on sustainable innovations from the Global North and South. Selected theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented studies will be emphasized to explain how the agricultural innovations systems are organized
Lehrveranstaltungsformen
Vorlesung (2 SWS)
Seminar (2 SWS)
Kursus
Unterrichtsprachen
Deutsch, Englisch
Dauer in Semestern
1 Semester Semester
Angebotsrhythmus Modul
jedes Wintersemester
Aufnahmekapazität Modul
unbegrenzt
Prüfungsebene
Credit-Points
5 CP
Modulabschlussnote
LV1: %; LV2: %; LV3: %.
Faktor der Modulnote für die Endnote des Studiengangs
1
Hinweise
The course consists of a number of lectures accompanied by seminars centered on group discussions of the study materials.
Modulveranstaltung
Lehrveranstaltungsform
Veranstaltungstitel
SWS
Workload Präsenz
Workload Vor- / Nachbereitung
Workload selbstgestaltete Arbeit
Workload Prüfung incl. Vorbereitung
Workload Summe
LV 1
Vorlesung
Vorlesung
2
0
LV 2
Seminar
Seminar
2
0
LV 3
Kursus
Literaturstudium und Prüfungsvorbereitung
0
Workload modulbezogen
150
150
Workload Modul insgesamt
150
Prüfung
Prüfungsvorleistung
Prüfungsform
LV 1
LV 2
LV 3
Gesamtmodul
Klausur oder elektr. Klausur oder Hausarbeit oder mündliche Prüfung