School of Social and Political Science

Description

DemFutures at the University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with Newcastle University, invite you to the launch of the open access book Climate Assemblies: New Civic Institutions for a Climate-Changed World, edited by Oliver Escobar and Stephen Elstub.

Registration: Everyone is welcome, but registration is necessary. This is an online only event. You will receive a Zoom link to the event by email shotrly in advance of the session. Please ensure you check your emails.

About the book

This book is open access and you can download it for free here: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111328393/html

Climate Assemblies are capturing the imagination of people interested in how citizens can participate in decision-making to address the climate and ecological crisis. Climate Assemblies are new civic institutions that include a cross-section of the public in deliberation to influence environmental policy, governance, public discourse and collective action.

This book brings together 25 authors to offer novel perspectives, critical insights and practical reflections based on original research about paradigmatic cases at local, national, transnational and global levels. The book investigates the state of the field, reflects on the hope and hype about this growing phenomenon, and proposes ways to improve climate assemblies so that they can make a difference in a climate-changed world.

About the event

The event is hosted and facilitated by Fernanda Díaz, Elisabet Vives, Iñaki Goñi and Joanna Sakali (Democratising Futures, University of Edinburgh).

This launch is an opportunity to find out more about the book and meet the editors and authors. Editors Oliver Escobar and Stephen Elstub will provide an introduction and overview of the book. This will be followed by breakout rooms to discuss different chapters with their authors. We will conclude with plenary questions and reflections about the future of climate assemblies in research, policy and practice.

Democratising Futures (DemFutures) is an initiative for those asking a shared question: how can our research help build more democratic futures? We bring together diverse perspectives to this shared interest, from deliberative and participatory democracy, to governance and policy to polarisation and populism

Please note that this event may be recorded and shared via University of Edinburgh platforms