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Collective Intelligence, Planetary Challenges, and Public Problems Solving
Interdisciplinary Studies Program
Barcelona, Spain
Dates: 9/3/25 - 12/20/25
Collective Intelligence, Planetary Challenges, and Public Problems Solving
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Pompeu Fabra University
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Political Science
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
DESCRIPTION
This is an interdisciplinary course that will combine democratic theory, political philosophy, new technology, political science, international relations, and international law, in order to analyze the planetary challenges that we face, especially in the public sector, and the kind of institutional responses that might be most adequate to solve them. The approach will rely on three different frameworks: United Nations' Initiative for the Sustainable Development Goals, Pompeu Fabra University's Planetary Wellbeing Initiative, and Professor Beth S. Noveck's methodology for finding and implementing more innovative, effective, and legitimate solutions to public problems through collective intelligence. The course will follow an active methodology based on problem-based and project-based learning as well as on collaborative learning.