Integrated Social Sciences Program: Societies & Environments

Guide for the online Integrated Social Sciences program

Introduction

Courses in the area of Societies and Environments (SE) examine the social dimensions of the environmental challenges facing human communities and our collective global interest in sustainability.

Societies & Environment Theme

Related Guides

Subject guides with in-depth resources in a particular topic or area of emphasis:

Public Conversations

American Policy Directory
Search think tanks and organizations from the UO Libraries
Government Sources on Environmental Research
Locate local, regional, national and international statistics and research
ResearchBlogging
Find scholarly blogs in all fields of study
350 Seattle
Local organization working to education and advocate for policy change around climate change
Got Green
Builds community power by waging campaigns at the intersection of racial, economic, gender and climate justice that incite community participation. Three grassroots campaigns include Food Access, Young Leaders, and Climate Justice
The Conversation
An independent news and commentary website with expertise from academics, edited by journalists.

Related Databases

Some key databases related to this theme are not limited to, but include the following. Those with the icon are available online through the UW Libraries.

AnthroSource
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Scholarly journal articles published by the American Anthropological Association.

Washington Prison History Project
An archive containing artifacts, commentaries, interviews, scholarship and multimedia games that explore the histories and activism around mass incarceration and abolition in WA state.

CAB Abstracts
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Scholarly publications in applied life sciences disciplines. (CAB Direct)

Selected e-Journals

Global Social Policy
A forum on the impact of globalization processes on social policy and social development. Analyzes the contributions of national and international actors, governmental and non-governmental, to global social policy and social development.
Globality Studies Journal: Global History, Society, Civilization
Interdisciplinary analyses of global history and society, global civilization and local cultures.
New Global Studies
Interprets globalization with a historical and sociological angle. Articles on all aspects of globalization, embracing the economic, social, cultural, political and other ramifications.