Öffentliche Ringvorlesung im Studiengang Nachhaltigkeit und Demokratie
| Thema: Sustainability Governance Termin: Dienstags von 14:00- 16:00 Uhr c.t. Veranstaltungsort: Scharnhorststr. 100 ‐ SCH 100.2 oder online |
Überblick (Overview)
The resilience of the Earth System is increasingly threatened by human activity. Recent literature on the Anthropocene has made it abundantly clear that crossing planetary boundaries will lead to catastrophic change. While sustainability is widely recognized as a political principle to address these challenges, it is increasingly evident that the design and implementation of concrete and effective sustainable policies is an extremely challenging task. Sustainability governance refers to the social mechanisms by which societies adapt their institutions and regulatory systemsto the major challenges of sustainable development (climate change, loss of biodiversity, poverty, food insecurity, resource scarcity, etc.). In current sustainability governance architectures, government regulations at national and local levels co‐exist and interact with international agreements and voluntary standards. Despite this extensive governance architecture, the development of effective sustainability governance instruments is by no means linear, but is rather characterized by recurring governance failures and political setbacks. The question of how effective sustainability governance should be designed is a controversial topic and a key focus of this lecture series. At the conceptual level two contrasting approaches can be identified. On the one hand, sustainable transformation approaches see technical innovations as a potential solution to decouple economic activity from its negative environmental impacts, and on the other hand degrowth approaches condemn further economic growth as both undesirable and unsustainable. At the institutional level, the question of how democracy and sustainability relate to each other has been raised. Is there a need for more democratic participation in sustainability governance? Or are more technocratic decision‐making procedures and efficient administrative processes necessary to address the urgency of the current sustainability crises? In this context, it is also interesting to consider the role of courts in sustainability governance. In recent years there have been several remarkable court rulings on sustainability concerns in different countries. Can courts overcome political market failures, such as the often‐emphasized lack of future‐orientation of politicians who have to face re‐election in relatively short election cycles? Or are key political decisions delegated to legal institutions that ultimately lack political legitimacy? At the international level, we still need better coordination and integration of policies across different political jurisdictions and more effective compliance mechanisms ensuring the implementation of international agreements. Finally, there isthe level of the design of concrete policy instruments. Should sustainability governance be based on price mechanisms, such as taxes or emission trading schemes leaving it to the private sector to develop efficient adaptation strategies? Or should sustainability governance be based on strict government regulations that directly ban harmful production modes? This raises only a few general questions regarding the development of an effective sustainability governance architecture. This year’s lecture series, within the framework of the study program “Sustainability and Democracy,” is concerned with the issue of how the exercise of political authority in the Anthropocene should be organized to prevent imminent ecological and social collapse. The various lectures within this series will address this overarching question from different perspectives.
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25.10.2022 14‐16 Uhr |
How the US Influences the Multilateral Development Banks to be Greener and More Accountable Prof. Susan Park, PhD (University of Sydney) Scharnhorststr. 100 ‐ SCH 100.2 |
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08.11.2022 14‐16 Uhr |
Participatory Governance for Sustainability? Prof. Dr. Jens Newig (Leuphena Universität Lüneburg) |
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15.11.2022 14‐16 Uhr |
Leaving No One Behind? The Role of the Sustainable Development Goals for Inclusive Sustainability Governance Dr. Karen Siegel (Universität Münster) |
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22.11.2022 14‐16 Uhr |
World Politics in the Anthropocene Prof. Dr. Frank Biermann (Utrecht University) Online/ Für Zoom‐Einwahldaten bitte Email an: powi.wiporecht@uni‐muenster.de Moderation: Dr. Karen Siegel |
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29.11.2022 14‐16 Uhr |
Transboundary Haze in Southeast Asia: Causes, Effects, and Sustainable Governance Solutions Prof. Helena Varkkey, PhD (University of Malaya) Raum: Scharnhorststr. 100 ‐ SCH 100.2 Moderation: Dr. Karen Siegel |
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06.12.2022 14‐16 Uhr |
Kreislaufwirtschaft ‐ Blaupause für eine neue, nachhaltige Welt? Prof. Dr. Sina Leipold (Helmholtz‐Zentrum für Umweltforschung) Online/ Für Zoom‐Einwahldaten bitte anmelden: powi.wiporecht@uni‐muenster.de |
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13.12.2022 14‐16 Uhr |
A View from the Practice: Sustainability in the Corporate World: Between Sustainability and Impact Jan von Enden (Martin Bauer‐Holding GmbH & Co. KG) |
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20.12.2022 14‐16 Uhr |
Sustainable Consumption and Lifestyle Governance: The Importance of Demand‐ side Options for Reducing Carbon Emissions Dr. Tobias Gumbert (Universität Münster) Raum: Scharnhorststr. 100 ‐ SCH 100.2 |
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10.01.2023 14‐16 Uhr |
Das Recht als Mittel zum globalen Klimaschutz Dr. Dana Schirwon (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik, DGAP) |
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17.01.2023 14‐16 Uhr |
Neue Ungleichheiten? Die Dekarbonisierung und der Globale Süden Prof. Dr. Andreas Goldthau (Universität Erfurt) Online /Für Zoom‐Einwahldaten bitte Email an: powi.wiporecht@uni‐muenster.de |
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24.01.2023 14‐16 Uhr |
New Supply Chain Regulations in Europe: Towards More Sustainable and Just Trade? Dr. Almut Vacaflour (Universität Osnabrück) Raum: Scharnhorststr. 100 ‐ SCH 100.2 |