Gender, Disasters and Climate Risk
Genus, kris och klimatanpassning

VRS001F, 3 högskolepoäng

Gäller från och med: Autumn 2018
Beslutad av: Cintia Bertacchi Uvo
Datum för fastställande: 2018-09-19

Allmänna uppgifter

Avdelning: Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
Kurstyp: Ren forskarutbildningskurs
Undervisningsspråk: English

Syfte

Contributing to reducing disaster risks through a gender inclusive approach by offering pedagogical training to actors such as researchers and practitioners. bring together researchers and practitioners to facilitate dialogue, and co create knowledge and solutions, in devel-oping gender inclusive designs in response, recovery, and preparedness. explore tools that could be used to create and maintain gender secure environments. E.g. use of technology enhance capacities so that participants become agents for creating gender secure environment at their work places.

Mål

Kunskap och förståelse

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• demonstrate knowledge and understanding
• of key assumptions within the field of gender, assumptions and concepts in gender theory and development work.– demonstrate in-depth knowledge of gender issues in planning and implementation of disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation projects.
• demonstrate in-depth knowledge of gender issues in planning and implementation of disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation projects.

Färdighet och förmåga

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• demonstrate ability to independently identify problems and issues, and formulate purposive action.
• demonstrate the ability to combine gender perspective with disaster reduction and climate change efforts.
• demonstrate the ability to present, key aspects of relevant perspectives in gender studies.

Värderingsförmåga och förhållningssätt

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• demonstrate the ability to critically reflect on relevant scientific, social and ethical aspects of gender aspects within their area of interest.
• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how to create gender relevance in their work related to disasters and climate change

Kursinnehåll

The course is based on an interaction between theoretical perspectives with practical elements. At this course, we combine students at the Doctoral level with practitioners from various activities such as MSB, Swedish Armed Forces and the Red Cross. Both groups acquire theoretical knowledge and will jointly develop a fictional project plan to integrate gender into a project that is relevant to disaster reduction or climate change. These fictional projects, in turn, form the basis of student-led seminars where particularly important issues are addressed with the facilitation of teachers. It is developed on five themes. – Un packing Sex, Gender and Sexuality in Disaster and Climate risks reduction: Perspec-tives from the Scandinavia and South Asia. – The question of gender in “Building back better” and “Climate smart”. – Gender, Power and Politics in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. – Gender and Participation: Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. – Gender and research: Feminist research in relation to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster risk reduction.

Kurslitteratur

The course will involve peer reviewing of the papers handed over by the students. It will be reviewed by a senior reseacher and a fellow particpant.

Kursens undervisningsformer

Undervisningsformer: Föreläsningar, övningar, litteraturkurs som självstudier. Each session is planned to foster interaction between the participants and the speakers, as well as, interaction between participants through group exercises.

Kursens examination

Examinationsformer: Seminarieföredrag av deltagarna, övrigt. Written group project, approved portfolio with assignments, and participation throughout the whole week.
Betygsskala: Underkänd, godkänd
Examinator:

Antagningsuppgifter

Förkunskapskrav: Guarantee for PhD students at the Department of Risk Management and Social Security or other relevant postgraduate studies at recognized universities. For other places, priority is given primarily to students from.
Förutsatta förkunskaper: An interest in gender, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation issues.
Urvalskriterier: A short motivation letter stating interest in gender diversity issues.

Övrig information

To apply, send your motivation letters to phu_ doma.lama@risk.lth.se Course Incharge: Professor Misse Wester, Divsion of Risk Manangement and Societal Safety Course Coordinator: Phu Doma Lama, Phd candidate, Division of Risk Manangement and Societal Safety.

Kurstillfällesinformation

Kontaktinformation och övrigt

Kursansvariga:
Hemsida: http://www.risk.lth.se/