[gep-ed] Is Wildness Over?

[Paul Wapner]

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Climate change, mass extinction, pandemics, economic instability: Something 
powerful is wracking the planet.  In this powerful book, environmental scholar, 
Paul Wapner, explains the 
rise of global wildness.  For centuries, humans have pushed unpredictability 
and discomfort out of their immediate lives in search of security and 
convenience.  They have been remarkably successful.  Today, many people, 
especially the affluent, rarely encounter wild animals, suffer exposure to the 
elements, or even have to tolerate the capriciousness of other people.  But 
wildness is akin to energy: it cannot be created or destroyed.  As people 
establish havens of stability, they do not eradicate wildness but shove it into 
the lives of the less fortunate and, more dramatically, catapult it up to the 
global level.  The result is runaway and unjust climate change, unstoppable 
species extinction, and other challenges that worsen conditions for the poor 
and rip at the fabric that supports all life on Earth.
Is Wildness 
Over?
 paints a picture of the new global wildness.  Analyzing the effects of 
disappearing species, wildfires, calving glaciers, and other environmental 
assaults, Wapner dispels the 
myth that humans can protect themselves from danger and discomfort by mastering 
nature and exerting greater control over life.  In fact, the opposite is true.  
As Wapner argues, these days, wellbeing rests on rewilding the world.
Rewilding rejects efforts to control the atmosphere (geoengineering) or 
evolution (de-extinction) or other forms of planetary-wide conquest.  Instead, 
it questions the purpose of conquest itself and the modern desire for comfort 
at all costs.  Rewilding, as such, entails welcoming greater uncertainty, 
discomfort, and even a modicum of danger into our personal and collective lives.
Combining philosophical reflection and policy prescription, this compact volume 
provides the kind of moral sensitivity and intellectual framework necessary for 
navigating these wild times.
“If the world seems more chaotic to you, this superbly thoughtful book can help 
explain why, and provide some advice on surfing that new wildness. It will help 
you see your time through new, sharper eyes.”
Bill McKibben, founder of 
350.org
 and author of The End of Nature

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Paul Wapner is Professor of 
Global Environmental Politics in the School of International Service (SIS) at 
American University.  His other publications 
include: Living Through the End of Nature: The Future of American 
Environmentalism;
 Environmental Activism and World Civic 
Politics;
 Reimagining Climate Change 

 (co-edited with Hilal Elver); Global 

[gep-ed] Post Doctoral Research Fellow: Greening the Global Financial Architecture

[Gallagher, Kevin]

Post-doctoral researcher needed: Greening the Global Financial Architecture





Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) seeks a 
post-doctoral research fellow to work on projects related to reforming global 
economic institutions such that they enable nations to recover from the COVID 
crisis in a manner that reduces inequality and accelerates progress toward zero 
net carbon emissions by 2050.  The successful candidate will have a PhD in 
economics, political science, sociology or similar subject; have strong 
knowledge of the political economy of trade, investment, and finance, and have 
strong quantitative skills; and strong English writing skills in a variety of 
forms.  The position will begin in the fall semester of 2020 and extend for one 
academic year, with the possibility of renewal for one additional year.  
Interested candidates should contact Kevin Gallagher at 
k...@bu.edu by August 15, 2020.



Kevin P. Gallagher, PhD

Professor of Global Development Policy

Director, Global Development Policy Center

Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies

Boston University

53 Bay State Road

Boston, MA 02215


twitter:  @KevinPGallagher

Web: www.bu.edu/gdp

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[gep-ed] Fwd: [AESS_LIST] TT Position in Environmental Science, Global Environmental Change

[Kate O'NEILL]

FYI, please circulate! Corina McKendry, cc’d, is the person to contact!

Best,

Kate 

(Just out: COVID-19 has resurrected single-use plastics – are they back to 
stay? 
,
 The Conversation, July 14, first-authored by Jessica Heiges)


> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Corina McKendry 
> Subject: [AESS_LIST] TT Position in Environmental Science, Global 
> Environmental Change
> Date: July 14, 2020 at 10:07:00 AM CDT
> To: a...@listserv.ursinus.edu
> Reply-To: Corina McKendry 
> 
> Hello AESS colleagues,
>  
> Despite everything, Colorado College is looking for a new tenure track 
> environmental scientist. See the full job description and application 
> instructions, posted below. I am chairing the search committee and am happy 
> to answer any questions about the position, Colorado College, etc. Please 
> share widely! (Apologies, as always, for cross-posting.)
>  
> Best,
> Corina
>  
> CORINA MCKENDRY, PhD
> Director, Environmental Studies Program
> Director, State of the Rockies Project
> Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
>  
> cmcken...@coloradocollege.edu 
> o (719) 389-6788
>  
> COLORADO COLLEGE
> 14 E. Cache La Poudre St.
> Colorado Springs, CO 80903
> www.coloradocollege.edu 
>  
>  
> Colorado College is hiring a tenure track assistant professor of 
> environmental science to join the college’s interdisciplinary Environmental 
> Studies Program beginning in August 2021. The position requires expertise in 
> global environmental change, especially in human dimensions of global change 
> or land-use/land-cover science research with an emphasis on geospatial 
> approaches to scholarly questions (including remote sensing, GIS, and/or 
> spatial analytical techniques). We seek a colleague with the ability to 
> engage in interdisciplinary approaches to environmental questions. The 
> successful candidate will be able to teach Introduction to Global Climate 
> Change, courses in their areas of specialty including environmental 
> geospatial methods, and other advanced courses. The ideal candidate will also 
> understand the broad demands and opportunities available at a liberal arts 
> college and in our interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program.
>  
> The College actively promotes a dynamic and inclusive environment in which 
> students and employees of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives can 
> learn and work. We are also committed to becoming an anti-racist institution 
> in all of our policies, practices, and pedagogies. Applicants should describe 
> the ways in which they can contribute to these goals in their cover letter.
>  
> One distinguishing feature of Colorado College is its Block Plan, in which 
> professors teach, and students take, one course at a time. Each block is 
> three and a half weeks long, and professors teach six of the eight blocks in 
> an academic year. Applicants must be committed to high quality, innovative 
> undergraduate teaching. The Block Plan lends itself to field and 
> project-based teaching, and funds and logistical support for such projects 
> are available through the college and through the Environmental Studies 
> program.
>  
> Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D. in a related field (e.g. Geography, Ecology, 
> Environmental Science/Studies, Forestry, Natural Resources) is required by 
> the start of employment. Expertise in global environmental change with a 
> geospatial technology perspective, teaching experience, and experience 
> working with undergraduate researchers is preferred.
>  
> Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in a related field (e.g. Geography, Ecology, 
> Environmental Science/Studies, Forestry, Natural Resources) by the start of 
> employment.
>  
> Applicants should submit: 1) a cover letter, 2) a curriculum vitae, 3) a 
> statement of research goals, 4) a statement of pedagogical principles, 5) 
> evidence of teaching effectiveness, 6) graduate transcripts, 7) a sample of 
> scholarly writing, and 9) the names and contact information of three 
> references (letters will be requested for short-listed candidates). All 
> application materials should be posted to 
> https://employment.coloradocollege.edu/postings/4442 
>  by October 1, 2020, 
> 5:00 pm MDT.
>  
> Colorado College is an equal opportunity employer committed to increasing the 
> diversity of its community. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, 
> color, national origin, gender, age, religion, gender identity or expression, 
> disability, or sexual orientation in our educational programs and activities 
> or our employment practices.
>  
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