Call for papers: BEYOND OIL: mobilizing alternative futures
Conference at the University of Bergen, October 25–27, 2017
https://spacelab.b.uib.no/conference-beyond-oil/
Society is inevitably moving beyond oil. The direction that this transformation will take is still highly uncertain. Transformations to societies beyond oil involve deliberate choices that lead to different outcomes with regards to power, justice, inequality and human-nature relations. A task for social scientists is to analyze the structures of inertia and capacities for change in current societies, and highlight the multiple futures that these make possible.
As research moves from studying problems to proposing pathways and solutions, we therefore need to critically interrogate the particular solutions that are proposed and how they relate to the futures we wish to mobilize. As academics, we also need to consider our own role in transformations - whether as catalysts, participants, critics, or knowledge producers.
We welcome researchers from across the social sciences to present work related to the following themes:
a) Capacities for change: theorizing the inertia and instability of energyscapes
b) Mobilizing and/or scaling climate and energy transformations
c) Politicizing urban life: Power and inequality in transformations
d) Innovative methods and processes for research, learning and governance
For full description of themes see attachment or the following link: https://spacelab.b.uib.no/conference-beyond-oil/
Abstract should be no longer than 250 words and include a list of authors, affiliation and contact information. Please send abstracts to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by April 28th, 2017.
The conference is organized by SpaceLab and the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation (CET).
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Best wishes,
Håvard Haarstad, Kristin Kjærås, Jakob Grandin, Karin Lillevold and the rest of the conference team at SpaceLab
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