Social Movements and Sustainability
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Course • Master's level • 7.5 credits
Social movements for sustainability are one type of agency striving towards sustainability.
Start
Autumn 2026
Level
Master's
Language
English
Place of study
Lund
Course code
MESS46
- Overview
Overview
The course aims to provide conceptual frameworks for studying and evaluating the impact that social movements for sustainability can have on the public agenda and decision-making.\ \ The course is a seminar, although it starts with a few lectures on the history and various theoretical perspectives on social movements, introducing you to the relevant literature. Then, you choose a real-life case of a social movement for a sustainability issue and, adopting a theoretical perspective from the literature, present the analysis of the case in a seminar for class discussion. Depending on the number of enrolled students, seminars will be either by individuals or in small groups. The course ends with an individual term paper on one of the outstanding themes that emerge from class discussions.
Course literature
The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.
Course literature MESS46 (PDF, New tab)
- Dates
- Requirements and selection
- Tuition fees
Dates
Not available as a stand-alone course
This course is only available as part of a programme.
Requirements and selection
Prerequisites
At least 40 ECTS credits from the programme SAESS Masterprogram i Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science (also called LUMES).
Selection criteria
Seats are allocated according to: ECTS (HPAV): 100 %.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens
Citizens of countries outside:
- The European Union (EU)
- The European Economic Area (EEA) and
- Switzerland
are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each \ semester.
Tuition fees, payments and exemptions
Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 18,750 \ First payment: SEK 18,750
Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.
No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland
There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.
Overview
The course aims to provide conceptual frameworks for studying and evaluating the impact that social movements for sustainability can have on the public agenda and decision-making.\ \ The course is a seminar, although it starts with a few lectures on the history and various theoretical perspectives on social movements, introducing you to the relevant literature. Then, you choose a real-life case of a social movement for a sustainability issue and, adopting a theoretical perspective from the literature, present the analysis of the case in a seminar for class discussion. Depending on the number of enrolled students, seminars will be either by individuals or in small groups. The course ends with an individual term paper on one of the outstanding themes that emerge from class discussions.
Course literature
The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.
Course literature MESS46 (PDF, New tab)
Dates
Not available as a stand-alone course
This course is only available as part of a programme.
Requirements and selection
Prerequisites
At least 40 ECTS credits from the programme SAESS Masterprogram i Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science (also called LUMES).
Selection criteria
Seats are allocated according to: ECTS (HPAV): 100 %.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens
Citizens of countries outside:
- The European Union (EU)
- The European Economic Area (EEA) and
- Switzerland
are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each \ semester.
Tuition fees, payments and exemptions
Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 18,750 \ First payment: SEK 18,750
Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.
No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland
There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.
Contact us
Programme Coordinator
Amanda Elgh
Email: amanda.elgh@lucsus.lu.se
Phone: +46 46 222 04 70