Fwd: Call for Papers 2008 Berlin Conference

[Henk Vreekamp]

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>Date:         Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:25:12 -0700
> > Call for Papers
> > Long-Term Policies: Governing Social-Ecological Change
> > 2008 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global
> > Environmental Change
> > International Conference of the Social-Ecological Research Programme
> > Berlin, 22 - 23 February 2008
> >
> > The Oldenburg Centre for Sustainability Economics and Management,
> > CENTOS,
> > Oldenburg University, the Environmental Policy Research Centre, Freie
> > Universität Berlin, and its partners are pleased to invite to its
> > 2008
> > Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental
> > Change/
> > International Conference of the Social-Ecological Research Programme
> > to be
> > held in Berlin on 22 - 23 February 2008.
> >
> > This conference will be the eighth event in the series of annual
> > European
> > Conferences on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change,
> > begun
> > in Berlin in 2001. This year’s conference will address the theme
> > ‘Long-Term Policies: Governing Social-Ecological Change’. It will
> > provide
> > opportunities to bring social-ecological research into international
> > debates and to discuss future perspectives of this field.
> >
> > We apologise for cross-posting and kindly request to distribute this
> > call
> > among your colleagues and networks.
> >
> >
> > Themes
> > The conference will bring together recent research and conceptual
> > developments from these scientific approaches to discuss current
> > challenges, research tasks, practical solutions and possible
> > strategies
> > for long-term policies. In particular, we invite papers that deal
> > with one
> > or more of the following issues:
> >
> > • Research: Which results from sustainability science,
> > social-ecological
> > research and post-normal science have spurred practical solutions and
> > in
> > which ways? When and how can transdisciplinary research contribute to
> > the
> > emergence of novel and innovative approaches towards sustainability?
> > How
> > to design science-policy interfaces in order to generate knowledge
> > that is
> > relevant for long-term problems?
> >
> > • Governance: What are the strengths and weaknesses of political
> > systems
> > in addressing long-term challenges? Do state actors, private
> > businesses,
> > civil society organizations or other institutions vary in their
> > capacity
> > to deal with long term problems? Are there examples of institutions ­
> > possibly also beyond environmental policies, e.g. budget, security or
> > social policies ­ that successfully deal with long-term problems?
> > Which
> > kinds of innovations are needed to effectively address long-term
> > social-ecological problems? What is the appropriate scale to deal
> > with
> > such problems? How can governance mechanisms be improved to enable
> > them to
> > deal with long-term problems?
> >
> > • Adaptation: How can social, political and economic systems adapt to
> > ongoing long-term ecological changes such as climate change or loss
> > of
> > ecosystem services? Which adaptation strategies would be required?
> > How can
> > flexibility and the ability to adapt to future challenges be
> > preserved
> > even in long term investments and institutions?
> >
> > • Participation: How can different actors from the private sector and
> > civil society be effectively integrated in strategies to address
> > long-term
> > social-ecological challenges? Which repercussions will broader
> > participation have for legitimacy, accountability, viability,
> > fairness and
> > transparency of democratic long-term policies?
> >
> > • Teaching and knowledge systems for sustainability: As in previous
> > Berlin
> > Conferences, teaching and novel ways to design knowledge systems for
> > sustainability should be presented and discussed. This relates in
> > particular to the transformations of the science system towards
> > transdisciplinary and solution-oriented research.
> >
> > We especially invite papers that focus on trandisciplinary
> > social-ecological research.
> >
> >
> > Abstract Submission
> > Proposals for papers or posters are to be sent by e-mail to
> > bc2008 at zedat.fu-berlin.de.
> >
> > The body of the e-mail (no attachments please) should contain
> > • Title of the proposed paper
> > • Abstract of less than 300 words (longer abstracts will be rejected.
> > No
> > graphs, references, tables etc. in the abstracts please), and
> > • Complete address and professional affiliation of all
> > (co)-author(s).
> >
> > The deadline for proposals is 15 September 2007.
> >
> >
> > Financial Support
> > Through a grant by the German Federal Ministry for Education and
> > Research,
> > travel cost reimbursement of those conference participants coming
> > from
> > non-OECD countries, of young researchers and colleagues from formerly
> > BMBF-funded social-ecological research projects will be possible on a
> > competitive basis.
> >
> > The conference format will also involve representatives of the
> > particular
> > actor groups such as businesses, civil society and NGOs, politics and
> > the
> > natural and social sciences to integrate their particular expertise.
> > A
> > mutual exchange between the different actor groups will be
> > facilitated and
> > the practicability of problem-solving transdisciplinary work will be
> > discussed. We explicitly welcome papers that also integrate a gender
> > perspective on these subjects. The conference will be held in
> > English.
> > The conference will run through two full days, with keynote addresses
> > in
> > plenary and semi-plenary sessions, and presentations of research
> > papers in
> > a series of six parallel panel sessions. All presentations will be
> > solicited through an international call for papers. All paper and
> > poster
> > submissions will be reviewed by an international review panel before
> > being
> > accepted.
> >
> >
> > Key Dates
> > Deadline for proposals and abstracts: 15 September 2007
> > Notification of acceptance:           31 October 2007
> > Deadline for full papers 31 January:  31 January 2008
> >
> > The conference has been endorsed by the International Human
> > Dimensions
> > Programme on Global Environmental Change Programme (IHDP), by the
> > Earth
> > System Governance Scientific Planning Committee and the German
> > Association
> > for Ecological Economic Research (VÖW).
> >
> > We look forward to welcoming you in February 2008 in Berlin!
> >
> > Prof. Dr. Bernd Siebenhüner (Chair, 2008 Berlin Conference)
> > Dr. Klaus Jacob (Co-Chair, 2008 Berlin Conference)
> > Dr. Marlen Arnold (Conference Manager, 2008 Berlin Conference)
> > Eike Zaumseil (Conference Co-Manager)
> > Ruben Zondervan (Conference Co-Manager)
> >
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