After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• oversee the discourse on globalization,
• understand the effect on and configuration in the urban Indian energy context,
• critically reflect on the interplay of economical, ecological and social dimensions in energy transition scenarios,
• develop critical research perspectives and questions regarding global issues and trends in urban development.

• Introduction to globalization discourse: Global development challenges and strategies, neoliberalism
• Introduction to a postcolonial perspective
• The history and development of the urban Indian electricity sector
• Current trends in the urban Indian energy sector related to economical, ecological and social issues

• Lectured input and discussion/practice exercise
• Interactive discussion of literature, theoretical concepts, empirical studies, findings, critique
• Inverted classroom: Students prepare and present content from scientific papers and studies to the group

The VU will be co-tought in English by Dr. Sarada Das (Centre for Policy Research, India) and Lucas Barning

This course introduces the discourse on globalization with a focus on the Indian electricity sector. During the lecture and practice in this course, we are examining, what globalization means for the Indian context and how it is impacting the urban Indian electricity infrastructure and thus society. Discussing these questions, we are working with different concepts and empirical studies to disentangle the economical, ecological and social dimensions of this sectoral transition.

• Performance assessment takes place through continuous submissions during the semester