9th Global Conference Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship, 11/07 ? 13/07/2010, Oxford UKy 2010 Mansfield College, Oxford

FYI Begin forwarded message: > From: "cb@inter-disciplinary.net" > Date: December 7, 2009 12:00:22 PM GMT-05:00 > To: "cb@inter-disciplinary.net" > Cc: "rf@inter-disciplinary.net" > Subject: CFP: 9th Global Conference Environmental Justice and Global > Citizenship, 11/07 ? 13/07/2010, Oxford UKy 2010 Mansfield College, > Oxford > > 9th Global Conference > Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship > > Sunday 11th July 2010 ? Tuesday 13th July 2010 > Mansfield College, Oxford > > Call for Papers > Science and Technology ? Citizenship and Sustainability > > This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference aims to > explore the role of ecology and environmental thinking in the > context of > contemporary society and international affairs, and assess the > implications for our understandings of fairness, justice and global > citizenship. ?Environmental justice? is conceived broadly as > reflecting > not only justice in the context of human communities but also towards > other species, ecosystems, habitats, landscapes, succeeding > generations > and the environment as a whole. ?Global citizenship? is understood > as an > awareness of individual?s relative responsibilities in the global > context. > > Within this framework the 9th Global Conference on Environmental > Justice > and Global Citizenship will explicitly explore the role of science and > technology in achieving sustainability. Science, (including physical > and social science, traditional ecological and medicinal knowledge and > western science) has a central role in achieving sustainability in > terms > of explaining impacts upon the environment and identifying ways in > which > we can mitigate environmental damage enabling us to live more > sustainably. This includes both the application of new technologies > as > well as giving greater attention to non-western knowledge and > practices. > Science also plays a part in explaining the interconnectedness of > people > and the environment, nature and natural resource use. However, > environmental justice and sustainability cannot be achieved with > science > alone and it is increasingly being recognized that inter- and > multi-disciplinary perspectives and approaches are essential. > Contributions are called for that explore these themes. In particular > papers are sought which investigate and question the inter- > relationships > between the field of science and other disciplines in the > environmental > context; and which explore the inherent challenges such > interconnectedness involves. > > Papers, presentations, reports and workshops are invited on any of the > following indicative themes: > > * Environmental Science and Technology > o The social nature of technologies: technology and > ?progress?; what counts as technological development? > o Western science and traditional knowledge: strengths, > weaknesses and the pooling of human knowledge and > resources. > o Developing countries and environmental science and > technology: the responsibility of the developers towards > developing > countries; access to alternative technologies > o Public perceptions of the possibilities and risks offered > by technology: Genetic modification, biotechnology and > energy > production. > o Sustainable infrastructure, green construction and > sustainable cities > o Achieving environmental justice in the context of climate > change > o Integrating science with other disciplines: challenges > and > opportunities for inter- and multi-disciplinary > research and > collaboration > > * Citizenship and Sustainability > o Ensuring good environmental governance: the role of law > and > policy at the global, regional, national and local > levels. > o Public participation and environmental science: engaging > citizens in the processes of achieving sustainability > through the > design and implementation of technologies. > o The role of civil society: communities taking > responsibility for the local environment > o Corporate social responsibility: ensuring transparency > and > accountability in a globalised world. > o The role of NGOs: raising awareness and working on the > ground to achieve positive environmental and > sustainability > outcomes. > o The role and place of environmental protest: forms of > resistance to new technologies, their significance and > impact. > > The Steering Group welcomes the submission of pre-formed panel > proposals. 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 15th > January > 2010. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft > paper > should be submitted by Friday 28th May 2010. > > 300 word abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to both > Organising > Chairs; abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats with the > following information and in this order: > > a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of > abstract, e) > body of abstract. > > Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using > footnotes > and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, > italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper > proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week > you > should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in > cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic > route or resend. > > Organising Chairs: > Erika Techera > Senior Lecturer, Centre for Environmental Law > Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University NSW 2109, Australia > E-mail: erika.techera@law.mq.edu.au > > S. Ram Vemuri > School of Law and Business, Faculty of Law, Business and Arts > Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia > E-mail: ram.vemuri@cdu.edu.au > > Rob Fisher > Network Founder and Leader > Inter-Disciplinary.Net > Freeland, Oxfordshire, > United Kingdom > E-mail: ejgc9@inter-disciplinary.net > > Perspectives are sought from > > * people engaged in actor network theory, agriculture and > agricultural economics, the built environment disciplines, > conflict > resolution and mediation, critical geography, environmental > studies, > human development and ecology, industrial relations and > design, law and > the legal professions, philosophy and ethics, political > science and > international affairs, public policy and advising, social > sciences, > sociology of science, theology, urban studies and western > European > studies > * people in the public and private sectors who are involved in > planning and project development, policy-making and > implementation, and > negotiation and mediation at national and international levels > * people in Governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental > organisations, voluntary sector bodies, environmental > charities and > groups, business and professional associations > > The conference is part of the Critical Issues series of research > projects run by Inter-Disciplinary.Net. It aims to bring together > people > from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various > discussions which are innovative and challenging. All papers accepted > for and presented at the conference are eligible for publication in an > ISBN eBook. Selected papers may be invited to go forward for > development > into 20-25 page chapters for publication in a themed dialogic ISBN > hard > copy volume. > > For further details about the project please visit: > http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/ethos/environmental-justice-and-global-citizenship/ > > For further details about the conference please visit: > http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/ethos/environmental-justice-and-global-citizenship/call-for-papers/ > Phaedra C. Pezzullo, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Communication & Culture Indiana University Classroom Office Building; 800 East 3rd St. Bloomington, IN 47405-9700 USA Phone: (812) 855-2106; Fax: (812) 855-6014 See my website: http://www.indiana.edu/~envtrhet At my website, you can find out more about my two books: Toxic Tourism: Rhetorics of Travel, Pollution, and Environmental Justice (2007, University of Alabama Press) & Environmental Justice and Environmentalism: The Social Justice Challenge to the Environmental Movement (2007, MIT Press) As well as the new journal: Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture ECN - Mailing list of the Environmental Communication Network: http://www.esf.edu/ecn/ To subscribe to, unsubscribe from, or change your settings for ECN go to: http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=ecn&A=1 Indications: Environmental Communication and Culture blog: http://indications.wordpress.com/ FYI Begin forwarded message:From: "cb@inter-disciplinary.net" Date: December 7, 2009 12:00:22 PM GMT-05:00To: "cb@inter-disciplinary.net" Cc: "rf@inter-disciplinary.net" Subject: CFP: 9th Global Conference Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship, 11/07 ? 13/07/2010, Oxford UKy 2010 Mansfield College, Oxford 9th Global ConferenceEnvironmental Justice and Global CitizenshipSunday 11th July 2010 ? Tuesday 13th July 2010Mansfield College, OxfordCall for PapersScience and Technology ? Citizenship and SustainabilityThis inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference aims toexplore the role of ecology and environmental thinking in the context ofcontemporary society and international affairs, and assess theimplications for our understandings of fairness, justice and globalcitizenship. ?Environmental justice? is conceived broadly as reflectingnot only justice in the context of human communities but also towardsother species, ecosystems, habitats, landscapes, succeeding generationsand the environment as a whole. ?Global citizenship? is understood as anawareness of individual?s relative responsibilities in the global context.Within this framework the 9th Global Conference on Environmental Justiceand Global Citizenship will explicitly explore the role of science andtechnology in achieving sustainability.  Science, (including physicaland social science, traditional ecological and medicinal knowledge andwestern science) has a central role in achieving sustainability in termsof explaining impacts upon the environment and identifying ways in whichwe can mitigate environmental damage enabling us to live moresustainably.  This includes both the application of new technologies aswell as giving greater attention to non-western knowledge and practices.Science also plays a part in explaining the interconnectedness of peopleand the environment, nature and natural resource use. However,environmental justice and sustainability cannot be achieved with sciencealone and it is increasingly being recognized that inter- andmulti-disciplinary perspectives and approaches are essential.Contributions are called for that explore these themes. In particularpapers are sought which investigate and question the inter-relationshipsbetween the field of science and other disciplines in the environmentalcontext; and which explore the inherent challenges suchinterconnectedness involves.Papers, presentations, reports and workshops are invited on any of thefollowing indicative themes:      * Environmental Science and Technology            o The social nature of technologies: technology and              ?progress?; what counts as technological development?            o Western science and traditional knowledge: strengths,              weaknesses and the pooling of human knowledge and resources.            o Developing countries and environmental science and              technology: the responsibility of the developers towards  developing              countries; access to alternative technologies            o Public perceptions of the possibilities and risks offered              by technology: Genetic modification, biotechnology and energy              production.            o Sustainable infrastructure, green construction and              sustainable cities            o Achieving environmental justice in the context of climate              change            o Integrating science with other disciplines: challenges and              opportunities for inter- and multi-disciplinary research and              collaboration      * Citizenship and Sustainability            o Ensuring good environmental governance: the role of law and              policy at the global, regional, national and local levels.            o Public participation and environmental science: engaging              citizens in the processes of achieving sustainability through the              design and implementation of technologies.            o The role of civil society: communities taking              responsibility for the local environment            o Corporate social responsibility: ensuring transparency and              accountability in a globalised world.            o The role of NGOs: raising awareness and working on the              ground to achieve positive environmental and sustainability              outcomes.            o The role and place of environmental protest: forms of              resistance to new technologies, their significance and impact.The Steering Group welcomes the submission of pre-formed panelproposals. 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 15th January2010. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft papershould be submitted by Friday 28th May 2010.300 word abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to both OrganisingChairs; abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats with thefollowing information and in this order:a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e)body of abstract.Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotesand any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold,italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paperproposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week youshould assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost incyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronicroute or resend.Organising Chairs:Erika TecheraSenior Lecturer, Centre for Environmental LawMacquarie Law School, Macquarie University NSW 2109, AustraliaE-mail: erika.techera@law.mq.edu.auS. Ram VemuriSchool of Law and Business, Faculty of Law, Business and ArtsCharles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, AustraliaE-mail: ram.vemuri@cdu.edu.auRob FisherNetwork Founder and LeaderInter-Disciplinary.NetFreeland, Oxfordshire,United KingdomE-mail: ejgc9@inter-disciplinary.netPerspectives are sought from      * people engaged in actor network theory, agriculture and        agricultural economics, the built environment disciplines, conflict        resolution and mediation, critical geography, environmental studies,        human development and ecology, industrial relations and design, law and        the legal professions, philosophy and ethics, political science and        international affairs, public policy and advising, social sciences,        sociology of science, theology, urban studies and western European        studies      * people in the public and private sectors who are involved in        planning and project development, policy-making and implementation, and        negotiation and mediation at national and international levels      * people in Governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental        organisations, voluntary sector bodies, environmental charities and        groups, business and professional associationsThe conference is part of the Critical Issues series of researchprojects run by Inter-Disciplinary.Net. It aims to bring together peoplefrom different areas and interests to share ideas and explore variousdiscussions which are innovative and challenging. All papers acceptedfor and presented at the conference are eligible for publication in anISBN eBook. Selected papers may be invited to go forward for developmentinto 20-25 page chapters for publication in a themed dialogic ISBN hardcopy volume.For further details about the project please visit:http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/ethos/environmental-justice-and-global-citizenship/For further details about the conference please visit:http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/ethos/environmental-justice-and-global-citizenship/call-for-papers/ Phaedra C. Pezzullo, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorDepartment of Communication & CultureIndiana UniversityClassroom Office Building; 800 East 3rd St.Bloomington, IN 47405-9700 USAPhone: (812) 855-2106; Fax: (812) 855-6014See my website: http://www.indiana.edu/~envtrhetAt my website, you can find out more about my two books:Toxic Tourism: Rhetorics of Travel, Pollution, and Environmental Justice (2007, University of Alabama Press) &Environmental Justice and Environmentalism: The Social Justice Challenge to the Environmental Movement (2007, MIT Press)As well as the new journal:Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture ECN - Mailing list of the Environmental Communication Network: http://www.esf.edu/ecn/ To subscribe to, unsubscribe from, or change your settings for ECN go to: http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=ecn&A=1 Indications: Environmental Communication and Culture blog: http://indications.wordpress.com/