# Social Movements and Sustainability

**Source**: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/study/social-movements-and-sustainability-MESS46
**Parent**: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/university-glance/mission-vision-and-values/sustainability/sustainability-education-lund-university

Course • Master's level • 7.5 credits

Social movements for sustainability are one type of agency striving towards sustainability.

[Application dates](#nav-event-tab-1)

Start

Autumn 2026

Level

Master's

Language

English

Place of study

Lund

Course code

MESS46

[Application dates](#)

- 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.\
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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.

[Syllabus (PDF, new tab)](https://kursplaner.lu.se/pdf/kurs/en/MESS46)

### Course literature

The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.

[Course literature MESS46 (PDF, New tab)](https://kursplaner.lu.se/pdf/litteratur/senaste/en/MESS46)

- 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](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/international-admissions/bachelors-masters-studies/applying-for-studies/tuition-fees)

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 18,750 \
First payment: SEK 18,750

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

[Application fee](https://www.universityadmissions.se/en/fees-scholarships-residence-permit/pay-your-application-fee)

### 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.

[Syllabus (PDF, new tab)](https://kursplaner.lu.se/pdf/kurs/en/MESS46)

### Course literature

The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.

[Course literature MESS46 (PDF, New tab)](https://kursplaner.lu.se/pdf/litteratur/senaste/en/MESS46)

## 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](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/international-admissions/bachelors-masters-studies/applying-for-studies/tuition-fees)

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 18,750 \
First payment: SEK 18,750

[Convert currency – xe.com](https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=18750&From=SEK&To=EUR)

Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

[Application fee](https://www.universityadmissions.se/en/fees-scholarships-residence-permit/pay-your-application-fee)

### 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](mailto:amanda.elgh@lucsus.lu.se)

Phone: [+46 46 222 04 70](tel:+46 46 222 04 70)