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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
ENVT0027-1  Technical and environmental democracy

Duration :  15h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits :  
Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en administration publique, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en politiques européennes, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en relations internationales, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master en sciences politiques, à finalité spécialisée en science, technologie et société, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master in Sociology, in-depth approach, 2nd yearSecond semester3
Lecturer :  François Melard
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
The course is organised through the following issues :
  • Scientists in the wild : the scientific expertise in society;
  • The relation between technical choices and social choices;
  • Presentation of different models of collaboration between scientists and laypersons;
  • Public deliberation of scientifical and technological knowledges and their co-construction in partnership with non-scientists (local residents, patients,...).
Learning outcomes of the course :  
This course is dedicated to assess the role of scientific and technological activities involved in complex environnemental issues. The aim is to help students to take advantage of differences and tensions between different modes of knowledge during new and original research's partnerships.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
This cours is given through 3 day's session.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral examination.
Contacts :  
François Mélard - f.melard@ulg.ac.be Phone: 063/230 901


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