Kevin Jones, PhD, MA, BSocSc
Fall Term 2025 (1930)
R SOC 455 - Urban Agriculture and Urban Sustainability
3 units (fi 6)(FIRST, 3-0-0)
Urban Agriculture (UA) involves a wide range of horticultural activities and is often championed as particularly advantageous for cities because it is seen to offer a diversity of social, nutritional and environmental virtues. In this course, students will examine these claims and reflect upon the contemporary development of UA as a source of transformative change in our society. Conceptually, the course draws on material from rural and environmental sociology, urban geography and the social study of food and agriculture. Instruction combines online resources, seminars, and experiential participation in an urban agriculture project. Prerequisite: 60 units.
LECTURE A1 (57948)
2025-09-02 - 2025-12-08
W 15:00 - 17:50
Winter Term 2026 (1940)
R SOC 551 - Engagement and Public Policy
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
Public engagement has become increasingly prevalent within contemporary democratic systems of government. This course explores the rationales behind the growth of engagement, and critically examines evolving practice and institutional uptake. An important theme of the course involves and examination of the degree to which citizen engagement contributes to policy and governance adaptation, particularly in response to calls for governance innovations in the face of complex and persistent policy challenges (for instance as related to sustainability or social justice).
LECTURE B1 (85628)
2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
T 13:00 - 15:50