FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

Summer School CERES 2011 (in cooperation with EADI)

Annual Meeting CERES 2011

June 30 and July 1, 2011

Utrecht School of Economics

Venue: Kriekenpitplein 18 (Campus University College)*

Utrecht, The Netherlands

 

SUSTAINABILITY AFTER THE CRASH:

DEVELOPMENT IN THE POST-FINANCIAL CRISIS ERA

 

 

GENERAL THEME

 

Only a few years ago, the global climate crisis was in the centre of attention. Sustainability was high on the political agenda. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, published in 2007, once again confirmed what we already knew. We are heading towards disaster. With the onset of the financial crisis and the global economic downturn that followed, global environmental change and other issues related to sustainability have almost disappeared from the policy agenda. Against this background the theme of the CERES Summer School and Annual Meeting 2011 ‘Sustainability after the crash: development in the post-financial crisis era’ is timely and offers a good basis for an interdisciplinary approach.

 

The CERES network focuses on asymmetric relations and recognizes inequality, instability, and insecurity as basic conditions created by global transformations. Its research agenda focuses on analyzing and exposing these conditions not only to excel in academia, but also with an eye on influencing global and national policy agendas. CERES therefore seeks not only to foster scientific discussion, but also to promote dialogue with policy makers, practitioners and civil society.

 

The CERES Summer School/annual meeting offers:

  • insights in current research issues related to development,
  • a professional platform of policy makers and development practitioners,
  • a network event for young and innovative researchers on development themes.

The CERES Summer School is organized for:

  • researchers, PhD’s and students,
  • governmental and non-governmental policymakers,
  • development practitioners.

 

CALL FOR PAPERS AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

The organizing committee (Gerrit Faber and Marc Schramm) welcomes proposals for workshops and papers at CERESsummerschool@uu.nlceressummerschool@iss.nl. Abstracts of no more than 500 words (in English) should be sent by April 15, 2011. Applicants should expect to receive a decision regarding acceptance of their application in the first week of May 2011.

 

 

ACCREDITATION FOR PhD STUDENTS. Participation in the Summer School provides you with 1 ECTS (and if a paper is presented 3.5 ECTS).

COSTS

Participating in the CERES Summer School is free of charge for CERES members. The fee for non-members is €100.

 

* see maps at www.uu.nl/maps