Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Understand, thoroughly and critically, the basic theoretical frameworks on social transitions and innovations.
• Understand and appropriately apply highly specialised knowledge of human and social sciences.
• Analyse social, political and economic change.
• Analyse social experiment processes.
• Analyse a situation by critically selecting the appropriate theoretical frameworks.
• Understand the epistemological postures and the methodological tools human sciences related to issues of social transitions and innovations.
• Understand the epistemological frameworks in human and social sciences in order to change thought patterns.
• Understand the methodological frameworks in human and social sciences in order to change practices.
• Conduct research/projects in the context of social transitions and innovations by selecting appropriate epistemological approaches and methodologies.
• Mobilise the relevant analytical approaches and the appropriate methodological tools to analyse, rigorously, thoroughly and comparatively, the problems of social transitions and innovations, including their interactions and their spatial and temporal evolutions.
• Comparatively analyse the problems of social transitions and innovations.
• Understand the changes specific to transitions and social innovations.
• Develop an interdisciplinary and multiscale approach that integrates complementary disciplines, such as anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology and education, urban planning and architecture, geography, and history, in order to analyse transitions and put them into context.
• In an interdisciplinary framework, analyse social transitions by applying acquired knowledge of social sciences and put them into context.
• In an interdisciplinary framework, analyse social transitions by applying acquired knowledge of political sciences and put them into context.
• In an interdisciplinary framework, analyse social transitions by applying acquired knowledge of human sciences and put them into context.

Learning Outcomes of UE

Master specialist knowledge in the field of economic, political and social sciences in order to mobilise it on issues related to political, economic and social environments. Master and appropriately mobilise highly specialised knowledge and methodological approaches within of economic, political and social sciences. Assimilate political, economic and social environments. Analyse concrete political, social and economic issues in a multidisciplinary way, identifying future societal changes. Mobilise highly specialised knowledge methods and tools in different fields of economic, political and social sciences. Analyse a situation by critically selecting adapted methodological theories and approaches. Monitor knowledge and methodological approaches in order to evolve their thinking and practice. Appropriately mobilise expertise taking into account the constraints and resources in the situation encountered. Be critical and have a general overview of the analysis of problems and implementation of actions in the economic, social and political fields. Assess their practices and be able to question it. Communicate, orally and in writing, in a structured and relevant way. Master specialist knowledge in the field of economic, political and social sciences in order to mobilise it on issues related to political, economic and social environments. Master and appropriately mobilise highly specialised knowledge and methodological approaches within of economic, political and social sciences. Assimilate political, economic and social environments. Analyse concrete political, social and economic issues in a multidisciplinary way, identifying future societal changes. Mobilise highly specialised knowledge methods and tools in different fields of economic, political and social sciences. Analyse a situation by critically selecting adapted methodological theories and approaches. Develop innovative solutions/actions/policies/methodologies adapted to an institutional and social context of actors concerned in a process of change. Monitor knowledge and methodological approaches in order to evolve their thinking and practice. Appropriately mobilise expertise taking into account the constraints and resources in the situation encountered. Be critical and have a general overview of the analysis of problems and implementation of actions in the economic, social and political fields. Assess their practices and be able to question it. Communicate, orally and in writing, in a structured and relevant way. Present and structure data in a clear, precise, neutral, and non-oriented way.

Content of UE

The notion of globalization, which emerged in the 1970s, was quickly used to describe a large number of contemporary processes: the rise of international trade, new information and communication technologies, international investment, emerging countries, relocations, International migration, etc. The process of globalization has traditionally been defined according to four main characteristics: the shrinking of the planet in which the world would become unique, the impact of triumphant capitalism, the sovereignty of states (above and below) and the logical consequence of colonization. The objective of the course will be to look at the multidimensional process that this phenomenon presents.
Is globalization a new phenomenon? Is it embodied in flows and networks, or in specific locations? Is it reserved for elites or is there a globalization from the bottom? Does it lead to standardization or diversification?
This course will take up these questions one by one, synthesize the answers provided by researchers in human and social sciences, present their new theories and methodologies, and explain the use they have made of them in their work.

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q2

• Oral Examination

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

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Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Oral examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable