(ENV3) Environmental sociologists speak out: A conversation on sustaining shared futures in a time of crisis

Ecological and social crises associated with climate, food, water, and energy have taken on urgent political and economic importance within Canada, all of which will greatly affect forms of sustainability, degrees of social disparities, environmental justice, and possibilities for shared futures within and beyond our borders. The nascent yet robust field of environmental sociology in Canada continues to contribute to a sociological understanding of the complexities and ways forward to respond to environmental issues. While the sub-discipline grows and attracts new and emerging sociologists undertaking research into new areas of socio-ecological concern, distinguished environmental sociologists have much to say about our shared futures in a time of crises.

This panel of leading environmental sociologists in Canada, drawing on their extensive research and scholarship, will reflect on the role of the social sciences and speak to the challenging yet necessary societal changes required to effect the degree of social-ecological transformation needed for a socially and environmentally sustainable future.

Moderator: Tyler Bateman, University of Toronto

Panelists:

Dr. Deborah McGregor
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice
Osgoode Hall Law School
York University

Dr. Raymond Murphy
Emeritus Professor
School of Sociology and Anthropology
University of Ottawa

Dr. Ingrid Waldron
Professor and HOPE Chair in Peace and Health
Global Peace and Social Justice Program
Department of History, Faculty of Humanities
McMaster University

 

Tags: Environnement, Mouvements sociaux, Politique, Sociologie canadienne

Organizateur: Ken Caine, University of Alberta