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Call for papers: industrial development and resilient societies

  • 1.  Call for papers: industrial development and resilient societies

    Posted 05-30-2011 04:27
    Dear all,
     
    See below for a Call for papers for a conference on the role of industrial development in building resilient societies.
     
    Sorry for cross-posting!
     
    Best,
    Theo de Bruijn
     
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    dr. Theo de Bruijn
    School of Management and Governance
    Twente Centre for Studies in Technology and Sustainable Development
    (CSTM)
    University of Twente

     

    ·                Special Session at the IGS Conference on Resilient Societies

    19 - 21 October 2011, University of Twente, the Netherlands


    The Institute for Innovation and Governance Studies of the University of Twente is organizing a conference on resilient societies. We must meet the challenge of sustainable management of natural resources and create resilient societies to tackle the interlinked needs of dealing with climate change, water shortages and meeting energy requirements. The conference will bring together experts, academics and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines to discuss and debate governance solutions to make societies more resilient. The aim is to link theory and practice to create a knowledge bridge to exchange ideas and strategies which can contribute to resilient societies. The sessions will be organized in a range of formats, combining plenary sessions with key note speakers with workshops, debates, poster sessions and open space.

    Special sessions in the 'Resilient Societies' conference are multi- and inter-disciplinary and serve to integrate different themes around a common topic.  GIN is sponsoring a special session on: "Resilient Societies - Industrial Development: Driver for Change?"

    Papers are invited on the following topics/questions:

    • What does industrial development mean for resilient societies?
    • What can industry contribute to resilient societies?
    • Under what conditions can alliances between public and private partners be effective towards resilient societies?
    • What industrial models exist to support the foundation for resilient societies?
    • Can policy, environmental, sociological, economic and organization theory inform the roles of industry and industrial development in a resilient society?
    • What frameworks exist and how might they be applied to further understand and model industrial development for resilient societies?

     

    The deadline for proposals is June 15, 2011. They can be uploaded at the conference website.

    For more information about the conference click here.

    For information about this session please contact theo.debruijn@utwente.nl