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- Workshop: Extreme Events and Energy Transitions – Tackling the Challenges of Climate Change by Integrating Social and Complex Systems Science
- Call for papers: ESA 2019 DCSCRN sessions
- Abstract submission for the ESA 2019 conference is now open!
- Society for Risk Analysis – Benelux Annual Conference 2019
- Call for Papers: Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change
Category Archives: Europe
Workshop: Extreme Events and Energy Transitions – Tackling the Challenges of Climate Change by Integrating Social and Complex Systems Science
Motivations Human activities are causing a general trend of increased interdependence among social-ecological systems of our planet. This situation exposes them to ever more frequent and geographically distributed extreme events (power black-outs, droughts, extended floods, etc.) and poses fundamental energy … Continue reading
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Society for Risk Analysis – Benelux Annual Conference 2019
Registration for the SRA Benelux Annual Conference 2019 is now open at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-for-risk-analysis-benelux-conference-2019-registration-53855205369 Registration is free but mandatory to participate in the conference. In order to be included in the participant list, please ensure that you register … Continue reading
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Two fully funded PhD Studentships, dept of Sociology, Lancaster University – applications invite
Please find below information on two exciting PhD studentship opportunities at Lancaster. The first of these projects, both based at the Department of Sociology, is focused on accidents, risks, and harms, with the British Red Cross. Applications are invited for … Continue reading
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ESA’17 programme online
Please find the current finalised programme for the 13th European Sociological Association Conference for its sessions by RN08: Disaster, Conflict and Social Crisis Research Network (DCSCRN). We look forward to meeting you soon in Athens! If you have any questions on the … Continue reading
Antti Silvast’s new book: “Making Electricity Resilient” (Routledge, 2017)
© 2017 – Routledge 174 pages | 17 B/W Illus. Energy risk and security have become topical matters in Western and international policy discussions; ranging from international climate change mitigation to investment in energy infrastructures to support economic growth and more sustainable energy … Continue reading
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Call for Papers: European Sociological Association 2017, Athens, 29 August – 1 September 2017, DCSCRN sessions
The Call for Papers for the next European Sociological Association (ESA) conference has been published and is available here: http://www.europeansociology.org/download/esa2017_CFPs.pdf Based on excellent proposals by our members, the ESA RN08: Disaster, Conflict and Social Crisis Research Network (DCSCRN) is delighted … Continue reading
ESA’15 programme online
The DCSCRN final programme of our sessions for the 12th European Sociological Association Conference is online, please follow this link: http://www.dcscrn.org/esa-conferences/esa15/programme/
CfP: NEEDS – The First Conference in North European Emergency and Disaster Studies
University of Copenhagen, Denmark 9-11 December 2015 Tracks Disasters in Europe Emerging Actors and Networks in Disasters Disaster Capitalism and Vulnerability Assessing the Impacts of Disasters Technology in Disasters Historical Disasters Disaster Ethics Role of Religion in Disasters Global Pandemics … Continue reading
Launch of disaster resilience education and research roadmap for Europe 2030
A disaster resilience education and research roadmap for Europe 2030 has been launched. This roadmap represents an important output of the ANDROID disaster resilience network, bringing together existing literature in the field, as well as the results of various analysis … Continue reading
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