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15. november 2009
Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society – Copenhagen Symposium
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The Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen
is proud to present the Oxford Handbook on Climate Change and Society - The
Copenhagen Symposium.
The University of Oxford has a long standing position as one of the world leading universities in regards to political science research. The Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen is therefore proud to present the gathering of several world leading experts in the field of political science in relation to the forthcoming publication of the Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society. The event will feature well known political scientists from many nations, all of whom are contributors to the book.
The book it serf is an attempt to explain how climate change effect our daily lives and its consequences for policy, society, and justice.
The event will take place on Friday the 11th of December from 2 pm until 5 pm at lecture room 1.1.18 at the Faculty of Social Science's building (CSS, address below). The programme is stated below. Registration is not necessary and the event is free of charge.
What: Presentation of the Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society - The Copenhagen Symposium.
When: Friday the 11th of December from 2 pm until 5 pm
Where: Lecture room 1.1.18 at the Faculty of Social Science's building (Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Copenhagen K)
Programme:
FIRST SESSION, 2pm-3.20pm
Introduction and Overview of the Handbook
John Dryzek, Australian National University
(for the editors, John Dryzek, Richard Norgaard, and David Schlosberg)
The Reconfiguration of Policy Discourses
Maarten A. Hajer, University of Amsterdam and Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Critique of Cost Estimates
Clive Spash, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia
From International to Global Climate Governance
Matthew Paterson, University of Ottawa
The Global South
Sivan Kartha, Stockholm Environmental Institute
SECOND SESSION 3.35pm-5pm
Comparative State Responses
Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne
Corporate Responses
Simone Pulver, University of California, Santa Barbara
Effects on the Welfare State
Ian Gough, University of Bath, and James Meadowcroft, Carleton University
International Justice
Paul Baer, Georgia Tech
New Modes of Governance
Frank Biermann, Free University of Amsterdam
Improving the Performance of the Climate Regime: Lessons from Regime Analysis
Oran Young, University of California, Santa Barbara