Held at the Sydney Environmental Institute and co-funded by the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and the Centre for International Security Studies, the critical minerals symposium brought together stakeholders from industry, civil society and government to better understand the challenges Australia faces in extracting critical minerals for the renewable energy transition. From labour shortages to community benefit agreements and environmental mitigation measures, stakeholders got a better sense of the drivers for critical minerals mining in terms of investment and market dynamics, and how we can situate Australia in a global political economy.
Events
Polycrisis and Earth Systems Governance - Keynote /
Keynote - Polycrisis and Earth Systems Governance - Keynote
Here I discuss my thinking over the past five years in terms of how global governance needs accountability from multilateral development to governing critical minerals and renewable energy. In an age of increasing dissatisfaction with multilateralism, there remain possibilities to broker a better future for all. My keynote starts at the 25 minute mark.
Upcoming Author Webinar: International Organisations and Global Problems /
Upcoming Author Webinar (29th September)
Join Susan Park on the 29th of September, 11-12 UTC (CET) to talk about her book International Organisations and Global Problems.
Professor Park will answer questions regarding global governance and the role of international organisations in solving contemporary political problems. The event will also give advice to lecturers on how to use Susan’s textbook, particularly whilst distance teaching.
Susan is an Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of Sydney. She has published in journals including International Politics, Global Governance and Global Environmental Politics. She is also the author of World Bank Group Interacts with Environmentalists: Changing International Organisation Identities (2010) and co-editor of Owning Development: Creating Global Policy Norms in the IMF and the World Bank (Cambridge, 2010).
'How do international organizations (IOs) solve problems? In this theoretically driven book, Dr Susan Park examines how IOs tackle the complex global issues of the day. With a keen eye towards the politics that empower and constrain IOs, Park produces a pragmatic approach to understanding the dense ecosystem of IOs, how they should function, and - most importantly - how they actually perform in the real world.' Catherine Weaver, University of Texas, Austin
RSVP and learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/328008524944371
Read MoreThe Politics of Trump - Government & International Relations forum /
Join us for 'The Politics of Trump', a forum featuring over thirty academics from the Department of Government and International Relations, who will discuss the various issues raised by the election of President Donald Trump.
This forum will be held in 2017, from 11th August, 1-5:30pm, to 12th August, 9.00am-12.30pm.
You can find it in Eastern Avenue Annex Lecture Theatre 315, Eastern Avenue, The University of Sydney, Camperdown.
2017 Lund Conference on Earth System Governance /
I will be presenting, "Environmental Justice and the Accountability Mechanisms of the Multilateral Development Banks".
The conference will be held in Lund, Sweden, 9-11 October, 2017.
The Environmental Justice 2017 conference /
I will be presenting, "Achieving Environmental Justice Through MDB Accountability?" at the Environmental Justice conference.
It will be held at the Sydney Environment Institute at the University of Sydney, Monday 3 - Wednesday 5 November 2017