Disputation i statsvetenskap
David Olsson försvarar sin doktorsavhandling i statsvetenskap, "Conditions of 'Sustainability': The Case of Climate Change Adaptation in Sweden"
Nedan följer en kort beskrivning av innehållet (ur baksidestexten):
”The climate is changing. This poses severe risks to humans, societies, and ecosystems on which human well-being depends. Sweden is one of the countries described as a frontrunner in meeting the challenges of climate change. In addition to reducing human influence on the climate, these challenges also include climate change adaptation. However, even Sweden’s responses to these challenges are described as deficient in both rankings and research. Considering the cataclysmic risks posed by climate change, transformation is needed.
In this thesis, I focus on current conditions of ‘sustainability’ in governing climate change adaptation in Sweden. I illustrate their limitations and possibilities in facilitating transformation and argue that conditions with new possibilities are needed. I also suggest ways to promote such transformative conditions. My research contribution forms part of a broader discussion of how ‘sustainability’ currently is constructed and how different possibilities for transformation could be attained, both in Sweden and elsewhere.”
Händelsen är öppen för allmänheten.
Medverkande
- Stig Montin, professor, opponent, Göteborgs universitet
- Kenneth Nordgren, professor, betygsnämnd, Karlstads universitet
- Elin Wihlborg, professor, betygsnämnd, Linköpings universitet
- Hartmut Fünfgeld, professor, betygsnämnd, Freiburg University
Upplysningar
- Katarina Ålander
Telefon: 054-700 1318
E-post: katarina.alander@kau.se