Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
How to change behaviors? Traditional methods rest on the idea that behavioral changes are driven by giving people information, punishing them for their bad behaviors, and rewarding them for their good behaviors. Still other ways to influence people do exist. From a social psychology viewpoint, Social Identity Theory provides a strong framework to understand when, how and why people do adapt and change their behaviors. This theory will be applied to the climate change and more generally to environmental crisis. We will study issues such as: What's the role of leadership? How to deal with conspiracy theories? How do people perceived risk? What's the influence of social norms interventions? What's the effect of political ideology? Is collective efficacy important? How to promote environmental activism? What's collective action?
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The aim of this class is to use social identity theorising to provide a comprehensive and
integrated analysis of the social psychology of environmental crisis.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The precise organization of the classes will be fully presented at the first meeting. The first 2 meetings at the begining of the semester will be a general introduction followed by practical information. Then, in small groups, students will prepare their presentations. Regular meetings (in face-to-face as well as on Teams on students request) will be held troughout the semester. Presentation of groups' work will be held during the session. The presence of all students at these presentations is mandatory.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Further information:
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
- MyULiège
Further information:
Scientific papers will be provided.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Further information:
Students will provide a project presented to all during the session. The evaluation of the project will be made by a representative of the Green Office of the University, my collaborator Tania Noël as well as myself. Students will be given the opportunity to nominate the best 3 projects.
The evaluation of the project is based on the students' ability to provide a short communication (short leaflet, short video, ...), on the basis of scientific theories, aiming at making young people (15 to 18 year old) to take actions in order to mitigate the effects of environmental crisis.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The specific organisation of the class will be given at the first meeting.
Contacts
b.dardenne@uliege.be