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Complex Problem Structuring: a Socio-Technical Perspective (edX)

Learn how to analyze and structure complex socio-technical problems and how to manage uncertainty. Discover how to use problem structuring as a key element in dealing with societal challenges and socio-technical problems and how it helps to avoid implementation of wrong solutions.

Co-Creating Sustainable Cities (edX)

Learn how citizen’s co-creation is key in making cities worldwide more sustainable. Around the world, major challenges of our time such as population growth and climate change are being addressed in cities. Here, citizens play an important role amidst governments, companies, NGOs and researchers in creating social, technological and [...]

Sustainable Urban Development (edX)

Learn why cities are key in resolving global urbanization and sustainability challenges and how you can engineer tomorrow’s cities today. Did you know that cities take up less than 3% of the earth’s land surface, but more than 50% of the world’s population live in them? And, cities generate [...]

Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy (Coursera)

Environmental law may be the one institution standing between us and planetary exhaustion. It is also an institution that needs to be reconciled with human liberty and economic aspirations. This course considers these issues and provides a tour though existing legal regimes governing pollution, water law, endangered species, toxic [...]

Digital Thinking: Frameworks For Our Digital Reality (Coursera)

May 13th 2024
Digital Thinking: Frameworks For Our Digital Reality (Coursera)
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Embark on a transformative journey through the digital age as we unravel the profound impact of technology on society. This engaging course delves into the core of the digital revolution, exploring its historical roots, societal implications, and the fascinating interplay between innovation and human values. [...]

A starter’s guide to Open Science (Coursera)

May 13th 2024
A starter’s guide to Open Science (Coursera)
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Welcome to the Erasmus University Rotterdam Open Science MOOC! This course aims to empower researchers and research support professionals with foundational knowledge to conduct, support, and disseminate research efficiently and responsibly.

Gender Equality (Coursera)

May 13th 2024
Gender Equality (Coursera)
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Many countries are signing up to international conventions on gender equality and social inclusion to demonstrate their commitment to equal access to education, health, and social protection. In this course, you will learn what is meant by gender equality, why it is important, and how legal frameworks are used [...]

Comparative Research Designs and Methods (Coursera)

Emile Durkheim, one of the founders of modern empirical social science, once stated that the comparative method is the only one that suits the social sciences. But Descartes already had reminded us that “comparaison n’est pas raison”, which means that comparison is not reason (or theory) by itself. This [...]

Comparative Political Systems (Coursera)

May 13th 2024
Comparative Political Systems (Coursera)
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Comparative politics covers a wide variety of topics and themes. The course starts with the definition of the comparative method giving special emphasis to concept formation and historical and institutional approaches. The bulk of the course is devoted to the theory of coalitions and the processes of government formation, [...]

Understanding Political Concepts (Coursera)

May 13th 2024
Understanding Political Concepts (Coursera)
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Political science discourse brings us face to face with many important concepts like authority, democracy, and power. However, all of them are used differently in different contexts, and their specific meaning depends on the theory they relate to. There is no way around such puzzling diversity. Students of political [...]