AFR 255 Community Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship
3 hours
This course invites students to examine and question the historical approaches to traditional security and well-being in communities. Students will analyze preventive strategies and approaches that have emerged in cities across the country that engage communities, schools, families, and local organizations. In addition, students will envision new approaches to insecurity and disruption in neighborhoods and suggest solutions that build capacity in families, neighborhoods, and communities. Some focal points may include inequality, climate change, housing shortages, and migration. Texts may include works by researchers, social innovators, citizens and policy-makers, but all readings and issues covered will introduce students to processes where new ideas and new voices contribute towards solving social problems in innovative ways. The choice of texts and issues will vary depending on the expertise of the instructor.