FYI, at next month's sociology meetings in New York City...
Kind regards,
David Sonnenfeld
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American Sociological Association
102nd Annual Meeting
New York, NY
Thematic Session
"Globalization and Environmental Governance:
Is Another World Possible?"
Sheraton New York
2:30-4:10 pm, Sat., August 11, 2007
Rapid acceleration of global flows of natural resources and manufactured
goods have been accompanied by escalation of global warming, increasing
scarcity of clean air and water, and growing trafficking in toxic
wastes, and other dynamics. In this session, several renowned social
scientists offer empirically- and theoretically-based insights on the
nature of transnational environmental flows, their social and
environmental impacts, and the development of political processes and
institutions to address them.
Panelists:
* John Urry, "Governance, Flows, and the End of the Car System?"
Director, Centre for Mobilities Research
(CeMoRe); and Professor, Sociology Department, Lancaster University, UK
* David O'Connor, "Governing the Global Commons: The Interlinked
Challenges of Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation"
Chief, Policy Integration and Analysis Branch,
Division for Sustainable Development, Department of Economic and Social
Affairs, United Nations, New York
* Gert Spaargaren & Arthur P. J. Mol, "Greening Global
Consumption: Redefining Politics and Authority"
Research Director and Professor; Chair and
Professor; Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University, The
Netherlands
Discussant:
* J. Timmons Roberts
James Martin 21st Century Professor,
Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University Centre for the
Environment, UK; Director, Program in Environmental Science and Policy,
and Professor, Dept. of Sociology, The College of William and Mary
Presider and Session Organizer:
* David A. Sonnenfeld
Associate Professor, Dept. of Community & Rural
Sociology, Washington State University
