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Thor Heyerdahl Summer School

in Environmental Governance:

Global Environmental Governance


25.06. 2012 06.07.2012 Noragric, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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Keynotelecturerswillbe FrankBiermann,CliveSpash andOranYoung.

TheThorHeyerdahlSummerSchoolin EnvironmentalGovernanceoffersPhDsandyoung researcherstheopportunitytodevelophighlevel skillsinanalyzinggovernanceissueslikeclimate change,biodiversitypreservation,sustainableuseof biologicalresources,watermanagement,and pollution. TheSummerSchoolcreatesanarenafor criticalreflectiononthepresentstatusofboth theoryandpracticeinthefield,andanopportunity todiscussalternativestocurrentdevelopmentsand solutions Thesecondcourseofthesummerschoolseriesis onGlobalEnvironmentalGovernance.Itwillrunfrom June25tillJuly6,2012. Applicationdeadline:February15. Organisers:Thesummerschoolseriesisorganised bytheDepartmentofInternationalEnvironment andDevelopmentStudies(Noragric),Norwegian UniversityofLifeSciences(UMB).ProfessorArild Vatnisresponsibleforconveningtheseries.
Email: thss@umb.no Web:http://www.umb.no/thorheyerdahlsummerschool

FrankBiermann isprofessorat theFreeUniversityof Amsterdam.Heis,among others,directoroftheGlobal GovernanceProject. CliveSpashisprofessorat theViennaUniversityof EconomicsandBusiness.He hasbeenpresidentofthe EuropeanSocietyofEcological Economics. OranYoungisprofessorat theUniversityofCalifornia, SantaBarbara.Hechairsthe ScientificCommitteeofthe InternationalHuman DimensionsProgrammeon GlobalEnvironmentalChange.

Thor Heyerdahl Summer School in Environmental Governance Noragric, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Eligibility
TheSummerSchoolisopen toPhDstudentsandyoung researcherswhohave completedtheirPhDdegree withinthelast4years. Prioritywillbegivento applicantsfromsocial scienceorientedprogramsor interdisciplinary(combined socialandnaturalscience) programs.Prioritywill moreoverbegiventoPhDs, butwewishtoincludeafew youngresearchersaswell. Weaimforatotalof25 participants.

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Aboutthecourse in2012
Theparticipantswillexpand theirinsightsintothecore theoryandpracticeof environmentalgovernance. Themainfocuswillbeon theinstitutionalfoundation ofenvironmental governanceandhowissues atglobal,nationalandlocal scalesarelinked.Wewill moreoveremphasizespecific challengesrelatedtocreating sustainabledevelopment.
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