The 2013 Dimensions of Political Ecology (DoPE) Conference on Nature/Society, will be taking place at the University of Kentucky February 28th to March 2nd, 2013. Now in its third year, the 2013 conference will provide opportunities to engage with contemporary scholarship on the political-economic causes and effects of ecological change. With an interdisciplinary and international group of presenters, panelists, and keynote speakers, this year's conference will offer considerable insight into pressing contemporary questions relating to sustainability, global climate change, and local environmental conflicts. This year we have over 200 scheduled presenters, representing a wide variety of geographic and disciplinary affiliations.
Some of the disciplines that will be represented at this year’s conference include Anthropology, Appalachian Studies, Agroecology, Architecture, Education Policy, Environmental Studies, Environmental Engineering, Forestry, Geography, Global Health, History, Justice Studies, Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Real Estate and Planning, Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, Urban Studies and Planning, and Women’s Studies.
Sessions will primarily take place on Friday (3/1) and Saturday (3/2) in the UK Student Center. The final program for the conference is available here, and more information can be found on our website or through this podcast featuring conference organizers. Conference highlights include:
OPENING ADDRESS
From Green New Deal to Earth System Governance: Will there be Life after the "Green Economy"?,
Dr. Ariel Salleh (University of Sydney, Department of Political Economy)
Friday, March 1st 5:15-7:00 pm Memorial Hall
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Limits to Governance.
Dr. Arun Agrawal (University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment)
Saturday March 2nd 5:15 pm-7:00 pm Memorial Hall
UNDERGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM AND PAPER COMPETITION
Saturday, March 2nd 8:00 am - 2:40 pm Student Center 206 (See www.politicalecology.org for details and full schedule)
PANEL DISCUSSION
Political Ecology: Pasts, Presents, Futures
Friday March 1st 1:00-2:40 pm Whitehall Classroom Building 118
Panelists
Dr. Tom Bassett (University of Illinois, Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science)
Dr. Rebecca Lave (Indiana University, Department of Geography)
Dr. Becky Mansfield (Ohio State University, Department of Geography)
Dr. Damian White (Rhode Island School of Design, Department of Sociology)
Moderator: Dr. Paul Robbins (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies)
PANEL DISCUSSION
Scholar-Activist Panel: Bridging the Divide between Academy and Activism
Saturday March 2nd 3:00-4:40 pm Student Center 230
Panelists
Dr. Donald Stull (University of Kansas, Department of Anthropology)
Aloma Dew (Program Director, Kentucky Water Sentinels)
Dr. Shannon Bell (University of Kentucky, Department of Sociology)
Lauren McGrath (Associate Regional Representative, National Beyond Coal Campaign, Sierra Club)
Moderator: Dr. Ann Kingsolver (Appalachian Center, University of Kentucky)
FILM AND DISCUSSION
Las Venas de Huarhuainga (The Veins of the Huarhuainga)
Discussion with Maggie Messerschmidt, co-director (Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University)
Saurday March 2nd 2:00-4:30 pm Center Theater
PAPER SESSIONS
Friday, March 1st 8:00 AM – 4:40 pm (See www.politicalecology.org for details and full schedule)
Saturday, March 2nd 8:00 AM – 4:40 pm (See www.politicalecology.org for details and full schedule)
Website: http://www.politicalecology.org
Twitter: @ukpewg / #dope2013
