ZOOM:
https://uni-due.zoom-x.de/j/69514729187?pwd=L2JkcFNNYlNGVHU5QUFTSXpoRWJIQT09
Meeting-ID: 695 1472 9187
Kenncode: 191848
The purpose of this seminar is to focus on how climate change and the related policy measures are creating new conflict thresholds and precedents that require increased attention from both the academia and the policy world. The seminar aims to answer the following questions:
- How is climate change leading to new conflicts?
- Changing power relations (e.g., role of middle and rising powers)
- Migration and climate refugees
- How is climate change exacerbating existing global inequalities?
- Knowledge generation and distribution in Nord-South relations
- How is climate change creating new resources and leverages for developed and developing countries?
- China and South-South cooperation
- Multilateralism
- How is climate change highlighting new ideas and opportunities for conflict management?
- New notions of the global common as a guiding framework for human well-being
- Examples of notions of the global common: buen vivir (Latin America) and ubuntu (Africa)
To answer these questions, the seminar aims to look at concepts of justice and discuss what it means for mitigating/adapting to climate change. The different concepts of justice and fairness define how conflicts are developed and managed. In addition, the seminar will discuss the value driven concept of the global common good as a guiding framework for how we want to live a good life as society. In detail, two examples of country/culture specific value concepts/philosophies such as “buen vivir” (Latinamerica) and “Ubuntu” (Africa) will be introduced. As practical entry points, case studies of how climate justice is negotiated in each of the specific partner countries will be presented. Having discussed concrete case studies of climate change, especially regarding aspects of justice and fairness, the debate of overarching value frameworks will be linked with how conflict can be managed. Finally, the seminar will answer the guiding questions: how can we achieve global climate justice? Where are the entry points in each and everyone´s social and professional environment? And how does a discussion of values help initiate action and resolve conflicts?
Why is the topic so relevant as topic and as challenge?
Climate change is one of the most urgent, complex and demanding challenges global society has to deal with. We believe that a discussion on values, value frameworks and a focus on common values will allow the participants to better understand underlying values that drive action. Identifying joint values and focusing on the “good life” allows to envision positive utopias of our society. Only when we are able to picture a positive future, it is able to work towards this transformation.
Learning Outcomes:
This module will combine theory and practice as well as the global and the local level. We will discuss theoretical concepts of justice and value frameworks and apply this to challenges of climate change. Additionally, we will discuss theoretical ideas of culturally and country specific value frameworks and apply this on concrete case studies or best practices regarding climate change. Participants will gain knowledge on the global challenge climate change with a focus on questions of justice. With this knowledge they will look at their local context and analyse which values underlie specific best practices or case studies regarding climate change from their home countries. At the end participants will be able to identify what values underly certain discussions regarding mitigation/adaptation to climate change in their home countries. They will also have discussed how this inspires action.
At the end of this module, participants will have gained the following skills: They are able to:
- Distinguish different concepts of justice in the context of climate change
- have an overview of values relevant to discuss climate justice
- Awareness of different concepts of how values emerge
- Networks as a laboratory/ suitable space to negotiate values
- Networks as an instrument to negotiate and resolve conflicts
- Identify leverage points in own institution/social environment to trigger a discussion of values in order to create action
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