CIFE-IASS Workshop: Systemic Risks, Geopolitics of the Energy Transition, Global Digital Economy
What are the best pathways for sustainable futures? Master in Global Economic Governance & Public Affairs run an international dialogue with researchers of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS). Better Governance is at the core of major challenges of the 21st century such as Systemic Risks and the Covid19 crises, the Geopolitics of the Energy Transition, Global Digital Economy”.
Remote lectures via Webex.
Day 1: Thursday 02.04.2020
Morning lecture: Systemic Risks, Sustainability and the Covid Crisis
11:00 – 11:15 Welcome and short introduction of IASS activities: Solène Droy, Scientific Head
11:15 – 12:30 General Introduction by Prof. Ortwin Renn, Managing Scientific Director at IASS: Sustainability, Systemic Risks and the Covid Crisis Followed by Discussion
Afternoon lecture 1: Continuation on Systemic Risks
14:00-15:00 Systemic Risks: Dr Pia-Johanna Schweizer, Research Group Leader
Followed by Discussion
Suggested Readings:
- Schweizer, P.-J. (2019 online): Systemic risks. Concepts and challenges for risk governance. - Journal of Risk Research. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2019.1687574
- Schweizer, P.-J., Renn, O. (2019 online): Governance of systemic risks for disaster prevention and mitigation. - Disaster prevention and management: an international journal. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-09-2019-0282
Afternoon lecture 2: Geopolitics of the Energy Transition
15:30 – 17:00 Geopolitics of the Energy Transition: Dr Rainer Quitzow, Research Group Leader
Exercise: Border Carbon Adjustment and its Potential Impacts on Developing Countries (sent in advance)
Suggested Readings:
- IRENA, 2019, A New World, The Geopolitics of the Energy Transformation
- Mehling and al, 2019, Designing Border Carbon Adjustments for enhanced Climate Action
- World Bank, 2003, A User’s Guide to Poverty and Social Impact Analysis
Day 2 Friday 03.04.2020
Morning lecture: Global Digital Economy
11:00 – 12:30 Global Digital Economy: Kerstin Fritzsche, Senior Research Associate
Followed by Discussion
Suggested Readings:
- UNCTAD (2019): Digital Economy Report 2019. Value Creation and Capture: Implications for Developing Countries. https://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/der2019_en.pdf
- Fritz, Thomas; Hilbig, Sven (2019): Global Justice 4.0. The impacts of digitalisation on the Global South. Edited by Brot für die Welt. https://www.brot-fuer-diewelt.de/fileadmin/mediapool/blogs/Hilbig_Sven/global_justice_4.0.pdf
- Just Net Coalition (2019): A Call to Own Our Digital Future. https://justnetcoalition.org/digital-justice-manifesto.pdf
