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AAG 2007 Call For Papers: The Politics of Climate Change Research
As the physical body of evidence for anthropogenic effects on climate
grows, so also does the demand for further research into the
attribution, mitigation, and regional and global projections of climate
change. In this context, geographers conducting physical and social
studies of global warming work in a field charged with politics,
regardless of whether they adopt explicit political positions. How do
scientists negotiate funding, publishing, and the day-to-day practices
of research when so many players are politically or economically
invested in their findings? What unintended consequences result when
research is divorced from its original context and used instrumentally?
How might researchers develop an ethics of practice and/or advocacy?
In this session we seek to engage physical and human geographers – as
well as practitioners outside academia – in conversation about the uses,
processes, and politics of climate change research. We invite papers
that consider the implications of particular debates in the climate
change community, or suggest theoretical frameworks for the
political/social analysis of geophysical research. We also welcome
contributions that challenge and expand traditional notions of “research”.
Topics might include but are not limited to:
-The politics of scientific representation: data, sampling, and modeling
-Activism or advocacy surrounding the effects of climate change on
economic livelihoods, health, and the habitability of human settlements
-Confronting and representing uncertainties in climate research
-The use of climate change research in legislative and judicial arenas
-Roles played by public scientists and institutions
-The relationship between research and government policy
-Proprietary scientific research
-Building international linkages between politically engaged researchers
Please email abstracts by October 6^th to Leigh Johnson,
[log in to unmask], or Chris Niedt, [log in to unmask], Dept of
Geography, University of California Berkeley.
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