Social Sciences in an Era of Rapid Global Change

Global collaboration between scientists has become increasingly important as the world seems to become increasingly polarized, and planetary change accelerates. Strong global research networks and professional associations are key to help society make sense of our changing world and possible futures. What insights do decades of research within the international research community in the Earth System Governance Project offer us about navigating between science, science advice, and policy? 

See video of the seminar which centred around:

• • How can interdisciplinary science programmes balance tensions between integration and fragmentation?
  • How can we tackle questions of global diversity, and respond to calls for advocacy while maintaining neutrality?
  • Should global research networks and professional associations take political positions?
  • And are the social sciences ready for the challenges posed by the Anthropocene epoch?

When & Where

Tuesday 15 October 2024, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

With
Frank Biermann, Research Professor in Global Sustainability Governance at the Copernicus Institute
of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University in the Netherlands

Followed by a panel discussion with Frank Biermann, Associate Professor Robert Blasiak, Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, Professor Emily Boyd, Lund University, Dr Anna Sjöström Douagi, acting CEO of the Nobel Foundation. Moderator: Associate professor Victor Galaz, Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University and Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics.

Full program

The seminar is organised by the  Beijer Institute in collaboration with Stockholm Resilience Centre and the Volvo Environment Prize Foundation.