CFP: XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology (Yokohama, July 2014)
	Dear colleagues, Attached & below, please find the Call for Papers for the "Environment and Society" (RC24) sessions at the *XVIIIth World Congress of Sociology*, *Yokohama, Japan, July 14-19, 2014*. *Abstract submissions are open now, through September 30, 2013*. Thank you & Kind regards,... more » By David A. Sonnenfeld  - Jun 5 - 1 new of 1 message

	Call for Abstracts on Water Cooperation (20 June Deadline)
	PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR NETWORKS AND MAILING LISTS Dear Colleagues, In the framework of the High Level International Conference on Water Cooperation ([link]), to be held on 20-22 August 2013 in Dushanbe and co-organized by the Government of Tajikistan and the United Nations,... more » By Jon Marco Church  - May 31 - 1 new of 1 message

Looking for participants for Innovative Panel/Roundtable

Dear Colleagues (apologies for cross-posting): The submission date for the 2014 ISA is coming up fast, and I had an idea for an Innovative Panel (do I have to capitalize that?) in the form of a roundtable role-playing scenario. Some of you might remember the Fred Friendly seminars that aired on PBS some time ago; this would be that sort of roundtable. Basically, a panel of topical experts discuss a current issue in environmental affairs by means of a scenario. Each panel member is assigned a role to play as the scenario unfolds, but they do not know where the scenario will go or how it may resolve. They have to think on their feet, and draw on their own professional and personal knowledge to answer questions and play their part. The moderator (me) “runs” the scenario and keeps it moving.... more » By Elizabeth Chalecki  - May 30 - 1 new of 1 message

ABS Symposium on Climate Change Skepticism & Denial in print

Dear GEPers, The June issue of the American Behavioral Scientist containing a symposium on climate change skepticism and denial is now in print. Here is the T of C. While all entries are available through libraries that subscribe to Sage journals, I should note that I have paid for open access for the Dunlap-Jacques article that presents an analysis of 108 books espousing climate change denial.... more » By Dunlap, Riley  - May 29 - 1 new of 1 message

Call for paper - ISA 2014 Toronto, Critical Environmental Politics

Call for papers, ISA Annual Convention, 2014 Toronto Panel title: Critical environmental politics: theorising green spaces, states and science We are looking for one more paper on the above panel. This panel already comprises papers on Marxism and political ecology; Green Disciplinary Neoliberalism; Spatiality, International Relations and Complexity; and conceptualising green states. We welcome any theoretically informed paper from a (broadly defined) critical perspective on environmental politics which engages with some of these themes.... more » By Carl Death [crd]  - May 26 - 1 new of 1 message

	University of Cincinnati environmental policy VAP
	Hi, all: Please see below for an opportunity for an environmental policy VAP at University of Cincinnati. Please note that the deadline is coming up pretty quickly (June 1). Best, Gwen Arnold * * *Visiting Assistant Professor: Environmental Politics and Policy Methods – 213UC4526*... more » By Gwen Arnold  - May 24 - 1 new of 1 message

	ISA 2014 Call for Papers: Space, scale and geopolitics in the global governance of waste
	Dear GEP-ED folks, On behalf of Dr. Kate O'Neill (UC Berkeley) and myself (CIDE) I would like to invite you to submit paper proposals to the panel we are organizing. See details below. Please feel free to forward to relevant colleagues and/or list-serves. And apologies for cross-posting! Yours,... more » By Raul Pacheco-Vega  - May 22 - 1 new of 1 message

	Literature on evaluation of public policies for climatic change
	Folks, I am looking for literature that I recognize is extremely specific, e.g. scholarship on evaluation of public policies to tackle climatic change. I am aware that the literature in recent years has tried to tackle issues of discounting rates when assessing climate policy instruments, introducing... more » By Raul Pacheco-Vega  - May 21 - 1 new of 1 message

panel proposals

Dear Colleagues: Miranda Schreurs and I would like to propose the following panels for ISA 2014. Please respond if you would like to participate to r...@adelphi.edu. Thanks for your interest, Regina Axelrod Panel 1: End of the Nuclear Renaissance? Nuclear Politics Post-Fukushima Dreams of a nuclear energy resurgence in light of the Fukushima disaster... more » By Regina Axelrod  - May 20 - 1 new of 1 message

	Live Presentation & Webinar: Options for a Fully Integrated Approach to Climate, Energy, and Economic Security in the US
	Johns Hopkins Energy Policy & Climate program Symposium Can We Have Our Cake and Eat It Too? Options for a Fully Integrated Approach to Climate, Energy, and Economic Security in the US Thomas Peterson, CCS President/CEO and Adjunct Faculty at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), will present findings of integrative policy research from... more » By Wil Burns  - May 20 - 1 new of 1 message