We are pleased to announce details for the forthcoming seminar on 'Scales of
Energy Security: Between Geopolitics and Governance' at the University of
Birmingham. This is the second seminar within the ESRC series on 'Geographies of
Energy Transition: Security, Climate, and Governance', held jointly between
the Universities of Manchester, Leicester, Oxford and Birmingham.
The seminar is scheduled for the 7th of May 2010, 10:15 am - 5 pm, and
registration to attend it is now open. The outline for the seminar is below
and further information can be found on our website:
http://www.le.ac.uk/geography/research/seminar_bradshaw_GET_seminar2.html
Unfortunately we are unable to cover transport costs. However, travel bursaries are available to postgraduate students.
Places are strictly limited so please register your interest as soon as
possible by by contacting Stefan Bouzarovski at [log in to unmask]
With best wishes from the seminar series steering committee:
Dr Gavin Bridge (University of Manchester)
Professor Michael Bradshaw (University of Leicester)
Dr Nick Eyre (University of Oxford)
Dr Stefan Bouzarovski (University of Birmingham)
SCALES OF ENERGY SECURITY: BETWEEN GEOPOLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
ERI Conference Room (G51)
University of Birmingham
Friday, 7th May 2010
10.15 Registration and Coffee
11.00 Geographies of energy security and transition: diverse perspectives
Dr Stefan Bouzarovski (University of Birmingham) and Professor Michael
Bradshaw (University ofLeicester)
11.20 Keynote: Professor Michael Klare, Amherst College
11.50 Keynote: Dr Bernice Lee, Chatham House
12.20 Discussion
13.15 Lunch
14.15 Interventions: From international to local: scales of energy security
(10 minutes each, followed by discussion)
Dr Susanne Nies, French Institue for International Relations - Brussels
Dr Paul Upham, University of Manchester
Professor Simon Marvin, University of Salford
15.45 Tea
16.00 Interventions: Materiality, resilience, agency: 'opening up' energy
security
(10 minutes each, followed by discussion)
Dr Andrew Barry, University of Oxford
Dr Sujatha Raman, University of Nottingham
Professor Gordon Walker, University of Lancaster
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