Bergen Summer Research School on Global Development Challenges: “Climate, Environment and Energy”

Bergen Summer Research School on Global Development Challenges: “Climate, Environment and Energy”
(June 22 – July 3, 2009, University of Bergen, Norway).
Climate, Environment and Energy
22 June- 3 July 2009, Bergen-Norway
www.bsrs.no
The second edition of the Bergen Summer Research School is dedicated to the
theme of Climate, Environment and Energy. We offer 6 doctoral/research
courses, several plenary lectures, and 5 plenary roundtable debates structured
around the following concepts: “Mitigation, Adaptation, Responsibilities and
Opportunities”, with special attention to the current “energy challenges”,
innovation coming from the private sector, and opportunities for poor and
vulnerable groups. The program aims to promote dialogue across academic
disciplines, the private sector, government, civil society organizations and to
raise awareness and incentives for all those sectors. It offers truly
interdisciplinary approaches.

Course 1: Cooperating on Climate Change (Economics,
Environmental economics, NHH) Course leaders: Gunnar Eskeland,
Helge Drange, Rognvaldur Hannesson and Leif Sandal

Course 2: Approaches to Past Climate (Cultural History, Archaeology,
Anthropology, Unifob Global, UiB). Course Leaders: Tore Sætersdal,
Randi Håland and Per Ditlef Kristoffersen

Course 3: Doing Mixed Methods Research on Climate Interacting
with Poverty, Health and Culture (Health promotion, Hemil, UiB)
Course leaders: Maurice Mittelmark, Gro Lie and Elisabeth Fosse

Course 4: Psychological and Social Science Perspectives on Climate
Change (Psychology, Public Policy, Political Science, DICE-Lab,
System Dynamics Group, UiB). Course leaders: Gisela Böhm
(coordinator), Daniel Hanß, Tom Backer Johnsen, Erling Moxnes

Course 5: Impact of Climate Change on Marine and Terrestrial
Resources (Natural Sciences: Oceanography, Geophysics, Biology,
Meteorology, Climate Research, UiB).

Course 6: Framing Climate Change: Ethics, Vulnerability and
Poverty (sociology, human geography, environmental studies, political
science, development ethics, and philosophy). Course leaders:
Asuncion Lera St.Clair and Karen O’Brien (UiB-UiO)
5 Plenary Roundtable Debates

Climate Change, Environment and Energy: Perspectives on
Poverty and the Poor

Successful Solutions to Our Generation’s Energy Crisis

Climate Change, Environment and Energy: The Role of Politics
and the Media

Critical Debate on Alternative Energies

Philosophy of Science and Ethical Issues Related to Climate
Change, Energy and Environment
For full information please visit our website at
www.bsrs.no