4th colloquium for early career researchers
Program
March 26, 2015
2 p.m. – Opening of the colloquium Klaus Wiegandt Founder and Chairman of the Forum for Responsibility, former Spokesman of the Management Board of METRO AG Prof. Dr. Harald Welzer Director of Futur Zwei. Stiftung Zukunftsfähigkeit, Professor for Transformation Design at the University of Flensburg
2.30 pm – Green Growth and Rebound Tilman Santarius Scientific author, topics: Climate policy, trade policy, sustainable business and global justice
3.30 pm – (Re)Productivity and (Post)Growth Prof. Dr. Adelheid Biesecker Professor (emer.) of Economic Theory at the University of Bremen, main focus of her work including the precautionary economy
17.00 – Commons and post-growth Silke Helfrich Commons activist and publicist, 1999-2007 Heinrich Böll Foundation expatriate for Central America, Mexico and Cuba
6.00 pm – Panel discussion: The role of politics and trade unionsDr. Hermann E. Ott Senior Advisor at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, former member of the German Bundestag Dietmar Hexel Member of the DGB Executive Committee, expert member of the Bundestag Enquete Commission “Growth, Prosperity, Quality of Life” Moderation: Klaus Wiegandt
20.15 – Right living in the wrong Prof. Dr. Friedrich von Borries Architect and Professor of Design Theory and Curatorial Practice at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg
March 27, 2015
09.00 a.m. – How became what is – paths to the growth society Dr. Michaela Christ Head of Diachronic Transformation Research at the Norbert Elias Center for Transformation Design & Research (NEC) at the University of Flensburg
10.00 a.m. – No right life in the wrong one? Growth-neutral companies in the growth economy Dr. Bernd Sommer Head of “Climate, Culture and Sustainability” at the NEC
11.30 a.m. – Working groups
18.00 – Post-growth: a project for the radical transformation of society Prof. Dr. Barbara Muraca via Skype Environmental philosopher at Oregon State University
20.15 – Less is less. Prof. Dr. Harald Welzer
March 28, 2015
09.00 – 11.00 a.m. – Working groups
11.00 – 13.00 – Presentation of the results of the working groups Moderation: Harald Welzer
Closing remarks: Klaus Wiegandt