LFU:online

Students will get an overview on the methods and instruments of sustainable scientific psychology. Students reflect on the opportunities and limitations of individual behavior versus systemic change in a pluralistic society. Students will learn the role and the contribution of psychology to the protection of the planet.

The research groups of the department of psychology present their contribution to a sustainable scientific psychology—a discipline that serves humanity and does not harm the planet. Topics: exponential growth, forgetting, intention-behavior gap, common good dilemmas, climate denial, norms and values, communication, techniques for discrediting, greenwashing, ecological footprint, alternative economies, climate justice, climate knowledge, measurement issues, climate activism

lecture series

written exam (open book)

Engler, M. & Engler, P. (2016). This is an uprising. How nonviolent revolt is shaping the twenty-first century. New York: Nation Books.

Stöcker, C. (2020). Das Experiment sind wir. München: Blessing.

Uhl-Hädicke, I. (2022). Warum machen wir es nicht einfach. Die Psychologie der Klimakrise. Molden.

Weitere Literatur wird im Rahmen der Vorlesung vorgestellt.