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2. Democracy, governance, and societal conflicts in a globalized world

We are looking back to decades were pressing sustainability problems are already well-known. Textbooks are full with policy instruments that, if introduced, would solve those problems effectively and possibly even in an efficient and just way. Yet, many of the most severe environmental problems have not sufficiently been resolved. Some people call for more strict top-down governance, while others request more participatory approaches, and even others conceive unresolved sustainability problems as a threat to democracy.  We thus welcome contributions that study the interplay of governance mechanisms, opportunities for and barriers to an effective, just and equitable implementation of the sustainable development goals.

 

Program

Session 2 Democracy, governance, and societal conflicts in a globalized world (part 1): Modeling

Thursday

11.00 - 12.30

room 1.205

 

Convenors: Klaus Eisenack, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin & Sabine O'Hara, University of the District of Columbia

  Session Chairs: Klaus Eisenack, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin & Sabine O'Hara, University of the District of Columbia
   
  The Role of Governance in Future Pathways of Sustainable Development
  Marina Andrijevic, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
   
  Some chance for consensus: voting methods for which consensus is an equilibrium
  Jobst Heitzig, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
   
   
  Analytical tools for studying Earth system resilience in the Anthropocene: from ontologies to simulation models
  Jonathan F. Donges, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
   
   
Session 2   Democracy, governance, and societal conflicts in a globalized world (part 2): Case Studies in Governance

Thursday

15.30 - 17.00

room 1.205

 

Convenors: Klaus Eisenack, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin & Sabine O'Hara, University of the District of Columbia

  Session Chair: Sabine O'Hara, University of the District of Columbia
   
  Analyzing the food-energy-water nexus in Germany – insights from current resource management
  Carolin Märker, Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZ Jülich)
   
  Mechanisms of Weak Governance in Grasslands and Wetlands of South America
  Luca Eufemia, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Resarch (ZALF)
   
 

Understanding complexity situations to sustainability transformation: the case of Colombia post conflict areas

Michelle Bonatti, Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)

   
  Experiences with citizen-science-policy interfaces on sustainable land use in Central Asia
 

Martin Welp, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development

 

Session 2a   Democracy, governance, and societal conflicts in a globalized world (part 3a): Sustainability

Friday

13.30 - 15.00

room 1.205

  Convenors: Klaus Eisenack, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin & Sabine O'Hara, University of the District of Columbia
  Session Chair: Sabine O'Hara, University of the District of Columbia
   
 

Systems Aliveness as a Key Component of Sustainability Transformations

Petra Künkel, Collective Leadership Institute gGmbH

   
  Reconsidering sustainability - as a societal challenge
  Ilan Chabay, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Potsdam (IASS Potsdam); Solene Droy, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Potsdam (IASS Potsdam)
   
  Leapfrogging Democratization: meeting sustainability goals through fundamental democratization leaps
  Frederic Hanusch, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Potsdam (IASS Potsdam); Azucena Morán, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Potsdam (IASS Potsdam)
   
  Conditions of Environmental Policy Integration for Sustainability: the Politics of Multiple Dividends at Local Government Level in Turkey
  Gökhan Orhan, Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
   
  Challenging scientific knowledge and expertise in sustainability politics
 

Ulrike Zeigermann, Centre Marc Bloch (An-Institut Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

Session 2b   Democracy, governance, and societal conflicts in a globalized world (part 3b): Science-Policy Interface

Friday

13.30 - 15.00

room 1.204

  Convenors: Klaus Eisenack, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin & Sabine O'Hara, University of the District of Columbia
  Session Chair: Klaus Eisenack, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
   
  Humboldt as a Sustainable Design Hero
  Julia Kulgavchuk, Laerdal
   
  The Scientists4Future Statement in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
  Gregor Hagedorn, Museum für Naturkunde
   
  A tale of multiple disconnects: Why the 2030 Agenda does not (yet?) contribute to moving German gender equality struggles forward
  Hannah Birkenkoetter, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
   
  Idiosyncrasies of bioeconomy governance. Insights from three policy areas of the German bioeconomy
  Thomas Vogelpohl, FernUniversität in Hagen

 

Session 2a   Democracy, governance, and societal conflicts in a globalized world (part 4a): Decision Making for Sustainability Outcomes

Friday

15.30 - 16.30

room 1.205

  Convenors: Klaus Eisenack, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin & Sabine O'Hara, University of the District of Columbia
  Session Chair: Sabine O'Hara, University of the District of Columbia
   
  Sustainable Management Strategies for Corporate Change and Future Capacity Building
  Raimund Schwendner, ISTOB Management Academy
   
  Incorporating Sustainability Outcomes in Corporate Decision Making and Practice
  Gregor Diem, Human Resources, Allianz Group
   
  Addressing the Outcomes of Unsustainable Decision Making: the Experience of the Ruhrgebiet
  Matthias Sinn, Environment Manager City of Munich and Essen
   
  Internal and External Communication Networks: the UDC Urban Food Hubs Experience
  Sabine O'Hara, Dean of CAUSES, UDC
     
     
Session 2b   Democracy, governance, and societal conflicts in a globalized world (part 4b): Governance Theory

Friday

15.30 - 16.30

room 1.204

  Convenors: Klaus Eisenack, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin & Sabine O'Hara, University of the District of Columbia
    Session Chair: Klaus Eisenack, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
     
    Closing the resource nexus governance gaps through reflexivity
    Inaiê Takaes Santos, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Potsdam (IASS Potsdam)
     
    Transformation of the global value system framed by human rights and planetary boundaries
    Thomas Hahn, Stockholm University
     
    The interplay between urban governance and infrastructure development in sustainable urban transformation processes
    Diana Nenz, University of Cambridge; Jan Hendrik Trapp, Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik; Jens Libbe, Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik
     

 

Session 2   Posters

Thursday

17.00 - 18.30

Foyer

  Collective perception of Anthropic and Extractive Interventions in the Colombian Llanos
  Luca Eufemia, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Resarch (ZALF)
   
  Synthesis of Environmental Research Knowledge: The Case of Paraguayan Pantanal Tropical Wetlands
  Luca Eufemia, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Resarch (ZALF)
   
  Community Based Governance and Sustainability in the Paraguayan Pantanal
  Luca Eufemia, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Resarch (ZALF)
   
  Sustainability at Higher Education Institutions
  Margarita Doneliene, Freie Universität Berlin
   
  Laypersons in Environmental Law
  Ulrike Zeigermann, Centre Marc Bloch (An-Institut Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
   
  Food Democracy: analysis of power and participation in partnerships to end hunger and malnutrition
  Julia Dennis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
   
  An exploration of the role of science in a socioecological transformation – Researching transformative research
  Carolin Puhl, Freie Universität Berlin
  Wiebke Nowack, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
   
  Institutions and Instruments of Development Cooperation - Is there a need for change?
  Denise Sumpf, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin