The course is offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences and CIRCLE as an interdisciplinary course at the doctoral studies level.

Overview of the course

This course identifies and goes beyond the rhetoric of innovation as entrepreneurship and the solving of technical problems, to investigate what innovation is beyond the firm and how innovation impacts society – and vice versa.

Within the course you will get a critical introduction to innovation as a process and as a strategy used by private as well as public sector organizations to achieve their goals. The intended and unintended impacts of innovation on societies are highlighted by analyzing the social and geographical distribution of innovation’s consequences, potential conflicts between goals, and the challenges and opportunities for governance.

A multi-level approach to innovation is used in the course, linking macro level processes, institutions and technological advancement to local practices, outcomes and experiences at actor-level.

The course invites doctoral students to engage with their own field of research within the course’s framework, regardless of their disciplinary background.

About the course

7.5 credits
Course period: Spring 2023, 12 June - 16 June
The language of instruction is English.
Application deadline: 25 April 2023

Apply by filling in the form on the Social sciences website.