Date: 5 December 2023, 11.00-12.30, B70, The Leeuwenborch
Organised by: Sociology of Development and Change & Rural Sociology
This seminar explores the relationship between academic research, community engagement in the context of climate change and socioenvironmental conflicts. Three researchers, all working in Latin America, will discuss the possibilities and challenges of engaged scholarship, asking: how can engaged scholarship be a catalyst for and/or part of social change? In so doing, we will discuss questions such as:
- How to make our work relevant for the people that we work with? (research topic, methods, outputs, other forms of social impact)
- What are the most important pillars of engaged scholarship in the context of climate change and socioenvironmental conflicts?
- How might engaged scholarship foster meaningful collaboration between academics, local communities, and stakeholders?
- What are the challenges fort engaged scholarship in the context of the global call for climate action?
- What are the key lessons from your research related to engaged scholarship on the one hand, and on sustainable transitions and our contribution to social change on the other?
Join us for a collaborative exploration of how academic research can actively contribute to building a more sustainable world!
Speakers:
Tomás Ariztía (Universidad Diego Portales, Instituto de Ciencias Sociales, Chile)
Katy Jenkins Northumbria University, Centre for International Development, UK
Maite Hernando WUR, Universidad Austral de Chile
4th speaker to be confirmed
Chair:
Elisabet Rasch
Centre for Space, Place and Society 