Symposium “The Governance of Adaptation”
Date: 22 & 23 March 2012 Location: Felix Meritis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands-
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What is governance?
In the 1990s, scholars seized on the term ‘governance’ to make better sense of the situation that had arisen in many countries after the 1980s, when ‘big’ government had retreated under the pressure of neo-liberal reformers like Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. Continue reading
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Final program and abstracts book out!
Our symposium is rapidly approaching. We are happy to announce that the updated program, with rooms and chairs, is now available. Please have a look at the final program and the book of abstracts. You can also download the program by theme in the … Continue reading
Highlighted: keynote paper on a robust strategy for governing climate change adaptation
As the papers for our conference keep coming in and are uploaded to this site, we like to take the opportunity to highlight another keynote paper “In search of a robust strategy for governing climate change adaptation” by Daniel Mazmanian, John Jurewitz and … Continue reading
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Draft program out!
We are happy to announce the draft program of our symposium is now ready. Should you see something that needs improvement, please e-mail us at governanceofadaptation@ivm.vu.nl The full version can be found here. An overview of the program by conference theme … Continue reading
Keynote speakers known
We are happy to announce that we have three excellent confirmed keynote speakers, in professor Neil Adger, dr. Louis Lebel and professor Ryan Plummer.
