Climate Change and Global Governance
An Away Day organised by Global Governance, Global Research Priorities (GRP-GG)
Ramphal Building,
University of Warwick
Tuesday, 20 May 10.00 am – 3.30 pm
Room R1.13
Organisers: Celine Tan, Law (celine.tan@ warwick.ac.uk), Malcolm MacDonald,
Applied Linguistics (m.n.macdonald@warwick.ac.uk), Sam Adelman, Law
(s.adelman@warwick.ac.uk),
9.45
: Arrivals and Coffee
10.00- 10.15: Welcome and Introductions
10.15-11.00: Research Interests and Plans
11.00-12.30: Interdisciplinary approaches to climate change and global governance
While we heard from participants' individual research interests relating to climate
change and global governance at our round table in January, here we will review
what different disciplinary approaches might bring to an interdisciplinary research
network in to climate change and global governance.
 Life sciences, climate change and global governance (facilitated by
Prof. Brian Thomas, Life Sciences)
 Climate change, global governance and the law (facilitated by
Dr Sam Adelman, Law)
 The discourse of climate change and global governance
(facilitated by Dr Malcolm MacDonald, CAL)
 Ethical dimensions of climate change and global governance
(facilitated by Dr Clare Heyward, PAIS)
12.30 – 2.00: Lunch
2.00-3.00:
Towards a research network in climate change and global
governance
In this session, we will consider already existing groupings both within the University
of Warwick as well as nationally and internationally, in order to identify what existing
infrastructures a possible research network in climate change and global governance
might drawn on.
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Review and scope ‘internal’ activities relating to climate change and
global governance across the University of Warwick
Review and scope ‘external’ organisations, projects and resources relating
to climate change and global governance , with a view to creating wider
national and international synergies.
3.00-3.30: Funding opportunities for research network in climate change and global
governance
(Gary Fisher, RSS)
In this session we will consider where we might apply for funding to support a
research network in climate change and global governance, both within the
University of Warwick, and from national and international funding bodies.
3.30: Finish