An Introduction to Common Pool Resources (6-15 February 2013) and
A deeper look into the Tragedy and Drama of the Commons (21 February - 7 March 2013)
These courses introduce theoretical and applied approaches to understanding and analysing the nature and use of common property/ common pool resources in the context of social-ecological systems. This includes: game theory, institutions, institutional analysis and social networks.
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2012

Resilience and the Study of Social-Ecological Interactions (26-29 November 2012)
This course is intended to deepen students' understanding of the concepts of resilience and social-ecological systems and the adaptive cycle.
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Resilience Research (14-20 November 2012)
Students who take this course will after examination have a deeper understanding of strategies to write proposals and papers for resilience research, be able to link general research questions to specific research questions, and specific research results to general questions and finally develop and describe the methodologies to address research questions.
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Introduction to Adaptive Assessment and Management (7 November 2012)
This one-day course will introduce key concepts and methods of Adaptive
Environmental Assessment and Management (AEAM). Course instructor: Lance Gunderson (http://envs.emory.edu/home/faculty_staff/faculty/gunderson_lance.html )
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Introduction to GIS/Spatial analysis (30 October - 2 November 2012)
This is an introductory course in Geographical Information Systems for those interested in using spatial data in their research. Participants will use Quantum GIS, a free, Open Source-tool and cover the concepts needed to get started with creating maps and doing some basic GIS-analysis.
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Training Session: Implementing a Companion Modelling Approach for Resilient Natural Resources' Management (12-14 June 2012)
This training session is intended to introduce Master and PhD students or research fellows to implementing a ComMod approach of social-ecological systems.
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Quantitative Analysis of Social-Ecological Systems - Theory and Methods (29-31 May 2012)
In this course we will look at the linkage between theory, research design and quantitative data analysis. How can theory and clear conceptual thinking help to guide data collection and analysis to avoid common pitfalls?
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Conducting Resilience Assessments in Social-Ecological Systems (14-16 May 2012)
This course intended to introduce students to conducting resilience assessments of social-ecological systems, adapting the Resilience Assessment Workbook to various settings. A large part of the course focused on reflecting on successes, failures and keys to making resilience assessments useful.
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Introduction to Open Source GIS (20-23 Mar 2012)
This is an introductory course in Geographical Information Systems for those interested in using spatial data in their research. Quantum GIS, a free, Open Source-tool will be used. The course will cover the concepts needed to get started with creating maps and doing some basic GIS-analysis. No previous knowledge of GIS is required.
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2011

Resilience Research (17-21 Oct 2011)
Students who take this course will after examination have a deeper understanding of strategies to write proposals and papers for resilience research, be able to link general research questions to specific research questions, and specific research results to general questions and finally develop and describe the methodologies to address research questions.
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Resilience and the Study of Social-ecological Interactions (27-30 Sep 2011)
This course is intended to deepen students' understanding of the concepts of resilience and social-ecological systems and the adaptive cycle.
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Geographical Information Systems (GIS) (12-23 Sep 2011)
This is an introductory two week general course aimed for PhD students and researchers. The main components of the first half are lectures in GIS, mixed with tutorials using both vector and raster based approaches. The second half of the course consists of personal GIS-projects based on each participant´s own research project.
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Introducing network analysis as a cross-disciplinary conceptual and analytical framework for studying complex systems (27 Apr - 6 May 2011)
In this practical hands-on lab, participants will learn and practice how to conduct some basic but still fundamental analyses of networks.
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Qualitative interview methods - theory and practice (9 Mar - 1 Apr 2011)
Plan and conduct an interview, writing, presentation of a report, relating research questions to methodological challenges.
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2010

Understanding the Social-Ecological Landscape: A Short-Course in Spatial Analysis Techniques (4-16 Oct 2010)
This course was part of the Resilience Research School at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, and included a peer-to-peer mentoring exchange between PhD students at Stockholm University (SU) and University of British Columbia (UBC).
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Linking resilience theory to research questions and design (18 Jan - 11 Mar 2010)
This course discusses critical issues concerning resilience in social-ecological systems. Students suggest methods and write a research proposal.
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2009

Complex Adaptive Systems
Cross-discipline conceptual discussion on system identity, adaptive processes, feedbacks and network theory.

Community-conserved areas, multi-level governance and adaptation to
climate change (23 Mar - 20 Apr 2009)
Stockholm Resilience Centre hosted this PhD course given by Professor Fikret Berkes from University of Manitoba, Canada, and consisted of 3 credits.
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2008

The Economics of the Environment (Apr - May 2008)
Stockholm Resilience Centre hosted a PhD course in Environmental Economics, 5 credits. The course was given in collaboration with the Department of Economics, Stockholm University.
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2007

Complexity and the Social Sciences (24 Sep - 2 Oct 2007)
Stockholm Resilience Centre (former CTM)* hosted this PhD course focusing on complexity theory and its connection to the relationship between natural and social science.
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