Politics of the Earth - Centre Virchow

 EDGE International
Summer School
Politics of the Earth
4-9 September 2016
Paris
As the world has entered a new
geological epoch, the Anthropocene,
where humans have become the main
forces of transformation of the planet,
this Summer School intends to break
away from disciplinary divides and
bring a fresh look on the key issues
brought upon by this ‘age of humans’.
Combining natural sciences and social
sciences, it seeks to provide students
with a framework to think the Earth and
the World together.
The Summer School is designed for
graduate students and PhD candidates
from all disciplines. It is the first of a
series of three, supported by the EDGE
project: Environmental Diplomacy and
Geopolitics.
More information on
www.politiquesdelaterre.fr
Audience
The Summer School is intended for 40
graduate and doctoral students from all
disciplines and countries.
No
prerequisite is needed. We will seek to
create a group as diverse as possible, in
order to maximise the interactions
between students.
The EDGE Project
The Summer School is part of the EDGE
Project: Environmental Diplomacy and
Geopolitics. EDGE is a joint project between
Sciences Po, the University of Economics in
Bratislava (EUBA) and the University of
Liège (ULg). It is supported by the Horizon
2020 EU Framework Programme for
Research and Innovation. The Summer
School is the first of a series of three. The
2017 and 2018 editions shall be
organised
by
EUBA
and
Ulg,
respectively.
Programme
The programme features a diverse,
international faculty to address five key
issues of the Anthropocene: disasters,
climate change, health, biodiversity and
cities. These issues are brought together
through cross-cutting lectures and
seminars. Each day will feature lectures
by renowned faculty, workshops and
social activities. All sessions will be
conducted in English. Programme
subject to changes.
Sunday 4 September
19.00 Welcome reception
Monday 5 September
Amphithéâtre de l'Institut de Physique du
Globe de Paris, 1 rue Jussieu, 75005 Paris.
Facing Disasters
9.00
9.30
Welcome coffee
Facing disaster as a scientist
Maud Devès (Sciences Po / IPGP)
10.30 Facing disaster as a humanitarian
Michael Neuman (CRASH
Foundation, Doctors Without
Borders)
11.30 Facing disaster as a citizen
Film screening: "Life after
Fukushima"
by Stéphane Thibierge (Centre de
Recherche ‘Médecine Psychanalyse
et Société’)
Discussion with Stéphane Thibierge
& Reiko Hasegawa (Sciences Po /
ULg)
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Workshop: Media coverage of
disasters
Claude Grasland (CIST, University
Paris Diderot), Maud Devès
(Sciences Po/IPGP), Marion Le Texier
(University of Luxemburg), JeanBernard de Chabbalier (IPGP)
16.00 Coffee break
16.30 Disasters in the literature
Catherine Coquio (University Paris
Diderot)
19.30 Guided tour
The Great Flood of 1910 in Paris
9.30
11.00
13.00
14.30
16.00
16.30
Tuesday 6 September
CEVIPOF - Sciences Po, 98 Rue de
l’Université, 75007 Paris.
Politics of Climate Change
9.00
Welcome coffee
Modelling the atmosphere and the
sea
Richard Betts (University of Exeter /
MET Office) – tbc
Jean-Pierre Gattuso (CNRS / University
Pierre & Marie Curie) – tbc
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele (University
of Louvain, former Vice-Chair of
IPCC) - tbc
Climate geopolitics: why global
warming is a political affair
François Gemenne (Sciences Po /
ULg)
Lunch
Modelling negotiations and
inventing new models
Frédérique Aït-Touati (EHESS)
Henri Landès (Sciences Po –
Médialab)
Victoria Brunet (Danone)
A representative of students’
association Climates
Coffee break
After COP21 and before COP22: the
future of climate negotiations
Peter Wittoeck (lead negotiator for
Belgium)
Paul Watkinson (lead negotiator for
France)
Norbert Kurilla (lead negotiator for
Slovakia) - tbc
Wednesday 7 September
particular human reproduction
Prof. Rémy Slama (French National
Institute for Health and Medical
Research - Inserm) - tbc
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Public health benefits of strategies
to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions
Prof. Sir Andy Haines (London
School of Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine)
16.15 Radiation exposure and the effects
on health: the case of Fukushima
nuclear power disaster
Prof. Keith Baverstock (University of
Eastern Finland)
University Paris Descartes, École de
Médecine, 12 Rue de l’École de Médecine,
75006 Paris.
20.00 Social evening in typical Parisian
café
Matthieu Wemaere (advisor to the
Moroccan Presidency of COP22)
19.00 Public conference – EU climate and
energy policy after COP21
Maroš Šefčovič, EU Commissionner
for Energy Union - tbc
in conversation with Laurence
Tubiana, former French Ambassador
for Climate and Christiana Figuerres,
UNFCCC Executive Secretary – tbc.
21.30 Boat cruise on River Seine
The links between environment and
human health
Healthy lives on a healthy earth: the
interactions between environment
and health
Prof. Antoine Flahault (Centre
Virchow-Villermé for Public Health)
Dr. Stefanie Schütte (Centre
Virchow-Villermé for Public Health)
11.15 The influence of atmospheric
pollutants on human health, in
9.00
Thursday 8 September
Morning: Muséum National d’Histoire
Naturelle, Grande Galerie de l’Évolution, 36
Rue Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 75005 Paris.
Afternoon: Paris City Hall, Auditorium de la
Mairie de Paris, 4 rue Lobeau, 75004 Paris.
the National Museum of Natural
History
Floriane Flacher (Université ParisDiderot)
Aleksandar Rankovic (IDDRI)
12.00 Lunch
13.00 An "un-common" tragedy: The Sixth
Mass Extinction, its losers, and its
winners
Renaud Lapeyre (IDDRI)
Laurent Mermet (AgroParisTech)
Aleksandar Rankovic (IDDRI)
15.00 Living with our fellow
struggling Earthlings: How could we
stop biodiversity loss?
Renaud Lapeyre (IDDRI)
Laurent Mermet (AgroParisTech)
Aleksandar Rankovic (IDDRI)
18.00 Public conference – The politics of
biodiversity conservation
George Monbiot, author and
columnist, The Guardian - tbc
Friday 9 September
Politics of Biodiversity
Paris City Hall, Auditorium de la Mairie de
Paris, 4 rue Lobeau, 75004 Paris.
10.00 Biodiversity, between beauty and
tragedy. A visit to the ‘Grande
Galerie de l’Évolution’ at
Urbanization and environmental
challenges: diverse perspectives from
North and South
9.30 Welcome coffee
10.00 The Anthropo-obScene: Interrupting
Anthropogenic Urbanisation
Erik Swyngedouw (Manchester
University)
11.00 Urban Governance, Sustainability
and Environmental Movements
Vincent Béal (SAGE, University of
Strasbourg)
12.00 Challenges and Contradictions of
Planning Metropolis: The example of
the “Grand Paris”
Speaker tbc
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Film screening: “Slums. Cities of
Tomorrow” by Jean-Nicolas Orhon
Discussion with Jean-Nicolas Orhon
(film director), Thomas Aguilera
(CEE, Sciences Po) and Laure Criqui
(IDDRI)
18.00 Public conference
Bruno Latour, sociologist and
philosopher, Winner of the 2013
Holberg Prize.
21.00 Farewell dinner
Café de l’Homme, Musée de
l’Homme, 17 Place du Trocadéro,
75016 Paris
How to apply
Applications shall include the following
documents:
• A curriculum vitae
• A motivation letter
• An academic transcript
Applications need to be sent by
May 20th, 2016 to
[email protected]
Tuition fees and scholarships
Tuition fees are set at 400 EUR. They
include all sessions, lunches and coffee
breaks, as well as all social events,
including the cocktail reception and the
farewell dinner. Full scholarships,
including a lump sum of EUR 1,000 to
cover for travel and accommodation, are
available for applicants from low- and
middle-income
countries.
Please
indicate in your application if you would
require such a scholarship.
All participants shall receive an official
certificate upon completion of the
programme.
Organising committee
• Diego Antolinos-Basso, Sciences Po CEVIPOF
• Barbara Bender, Sciences Po – Médialab
• Maud Devès, Sciences Po / IPGP
• François Gemenne, Sciences Po / ULg
• Clément Pin, University Paris 13 - CERAL
• Aleksandar Rankovic, IDDRI
• Thomas Ribémont, University Paris 13 CERAL
• Stefanie Schütte, Centre VirchowVillermé, University Paris Descartes
Contact
Visit www.politiquesdelaterre.fr for more
information
or
contact
Stefanie
Schütte
[email protected]
at