The 2nd Interdisciplinary Symposium on Sustainable Development aims to further develop the theme of the first symposium "Which transition for our societies?", organised in Namur on 31 January and 1 February 2014, supported by the Public Service of Wallonia. The participants consistently expressed their wish to repeat this event given its great success with over 400 participants and 400 subscribed to the waiting list.
The findings are numerous following the first symposium edition: what are the barriers, the frames of reference that confine us in an old system preventing us from going forward? What research, innovations and ideas are necessary to encourage ecological transition? What is the relationship between sustainable development and democracy in a broader (global) framework? What are the effects of the systemic crisis on sustainable development? And so on. Ever since then, the crisis still prevails and these issues remain relevant.
In this perspective, the present symposium aims to:
The general topic of the current conference focuses on the relationship between transition and sustainable development concepts and how to accelerate this transition. With this in mind, contributors are asked to address at least one of the following questions in their manuscript: What problems arise with a justified transition? Which kind of transition and how to speed up the process? Is it scientifically, economically and socially achievable? What are the barriers, the frames of reference that confine us in an old system preventing us from moving forward? What positive experiences are there? What type of research, innovations and ideas are necessary to encourage ecological transition? What is the relationship between sustainable development and democracy in a broader (global) framework? What are the effects of the systemic crisis on sustainable development? What fields of (sustainable) jobs should be part of this transition?
Specifically, contributors should associate with one of the eight proposed areas for parallel sessions:
Paper presentations by a given author will be followed by discussion involving at least a person active in the field.
The abstracts should be submitted in PDF, Word or equivalent format HERE . They should be 4 pages long (Arial, 11pt) and provide the following elements:
Abstracts should also address the following four aspects:
Consistent with the main title of the symposium, interdisciplinary contributions will be favoured as expected. If relevant, contributions giving specific attention to the North-South dimension are welcomed as well.
Abstracts will be reviewed by two referees. Upon acceptance, authors will be allowed to present their contribution at the corresponding sessions. The full paper will not be reviewed, unlike the first edition of the symposium.
It is also possible to submit a proposal for the poster session (to be mentioned in the submission).
A collection containing all paper abstracts will be distributed in paper format to the participants at the beginning of the symposium. The full papers will be available on the symposium website. The scientific committee is considering selecting the best papers in view of a collective submission to a peer-reviewed international journal (Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics following the 4th theme with the collaboration of Pr. Benjamin Huybrechts and the journal Sustainability Science for remaining themes).
Abstracts and full papers can be written either in English or in French. Presentations are also possible in both languages.
The 2nd Interdisciplinary Symposium on Sustainable Development is organised with the support of the Public Service of Wallonia. This symposium is co-chaired by the Professors Jean-Pascal van Ypersele (Université catholique de Louvain) and Marek Hudon (Université libre de Bruxelles). This is an international scientific symposium which also seeks to encourage the participation and the involvement of both decision-makers and civil society.
The 2015 Symposium will be honoured by the presence of several high-level speakers. Laurence Tubiana (Director of IDDRI and Ambassador for Climate Change Negotiations, Paris 2015) has confirmed her participation. Pierre Rabhi (philosopher, agricultural biologist novelist and poet) and Martin Khor (Executive Director of the South Centre, Geneva) have agreed in principle.
The Scientific Committee is constituted by:
The scientific coordination is provided by Ir. Véronique Deuse (ULB).
The coordination of the project is provided by Frédérique Verhulst (UCL).
To download the call please click HERE.
For further information, please write to: info@congrestransitiondurable.org
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