Call for papers: Earth System Governance Tokyo Conference: Complex Architectures, Multiple Agents

Earth System Governance Tokyo Conference: Complex Architectures, Multiple Agents

28-01-2013 - 31-01-2013

Tokyo, Japan

Earth System Governance Tokyo Conference: Complex Architectures, Multiple Agents
United Nations University Head Quarters, Tokyo, 28-31 January 2013

We invite you to the Earth System Governance Tokyo Conference, to be held 28-31 January 2013 at the United Nations University Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. This event is part of the global conference series organized by the Earth System Governance Project, a ten-year research programme under the auspices of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP). This conference will be the fourth in a global series organized by the Earth System Governance Project. The Earth System Governance Tokyo Conference will be jointly hosted by the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), the International Environmental Governance Architecture Research Group and the Tokyo Institute of Technology on behalf of the Earth System Governance Project.

Key Dates
Deadline for paper abstracts: 1 July 2012Notification of acceptance: 1 September 2012
Full papers due: 1 December 2012
Conference date: 28-31 January 2013

Conference Themes
We invite papers on six interrelated clusters of questions:
1. Earth System Governance Architectures in the 21st Century
2. Climate and Energy Governance Architectures
3. The Nexus between Architecture and the other “A’s” in Earth System Governance
4. Political Dynamics in the Interface of Agency and Architecture
5. Methodological Challenges to Complex Architectures and Multiple Agents
6. Special Conference Stream on Nuclear Safety and Post-disaster Governance

For more info: http://www.earthsystemgovernance.org/events/2011-11-28-earth-system-governance-tokyo-conference