MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR WISSENSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Event

Jun 3-4, 2021
The Social Dynamics of the Technosphere

  • Workshop
  • Dept. I
  • Several Speakers
  • Helmut Haberl
  • Ilona Otto
  • Eve Chiapello
  • Simon Dalby
  • Anita Engels
  • Miguel Centeno
  • Robert Schlögl
  • Rakhyun E. Kim
  • Jorge E. Viñuales
  • Julia Nordblad
  • Manjana Milkoreit
  • Alessandro Tavoni
  • Maja Schlüter

To account for the key role of the social sciences in identifying the decisive frictional zones of techno-Earth system interaction, this workshop is an invitation to researchers from various fields to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the social sciences in dealing with the dissolution – or extension – of “the social” in the Anthropocene.

How can current progress in social theory and methods best help to describe and cope with the dynamics of the technosphere, both in light of possible socio-ecological breakdowns and in differentiating and devising future economic, social, and cultural transformation pathways? Which novel approaches in the social and behavioural sciences, economics, and legal studies are currently emerging that address the challenges of the Anthropocene in ways that overcome the traditional separation between the domains of the human, the natural, and the technological?

Organizing Team:

Mona Friedrich, Christoph Rosol, Lina Schwab.

Program: 

Thursday, June 3

Welcome 
Jürgen Renn, Christoph Rosol, Ricarda Winkelmann

Introduction to the Workshop
Jürgen Renn

Session 1: Social Metabolisms (Chair: Thomas Eriksen)

Helmut Haberl (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna)
“A Socio-metabolic Perspective on Sustainability”

Ilona Otto (University of Graz)
“Socio-metabolic Class Theory”

Session 2: Systemic Risks and Vulnerability (Chair: Ursula Rao)

Eve Chiapello (École des hautes études en sciences sociales)
“How Economic and Policy Instruments Relate to Physicality”

Simon Dalby (Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo)
“Rethinking Environmental Security”

Session 3: Conceptual Orientations for Addressing Anthropocene Challenges  (Chair: Chris Hann)

Anita Engels (Hamburg University)
“Anthropocene, Capitalocene, Plutocene – A Reflection about Concepts and Research Directions”

Miguel Centeno (Princeton University)
“How to Govern the Future Global Commons”


Friday, June 4

Impulse statement
Robert Schlögl (Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin & Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim (Ruhr))

Session 4: Regulatory Frameworks for the Anthropocene (Chair: Christoph Engel)

Rakhyun E. Kim (Utrecht University)
“Governing the Complexity of Planetary Boundaries in the Anthropocene”

Jorge E. Viñuales (University of Cambridge)
“The Legal Organisation of the Anthropocene: A Research Agenda”

Session 5: Time Horizons (Chair: Antje Meyer)

Julia Nordblad (Uppsala University)
“New Temporalities for the Anthropocene: Non-Scalability and the Open Future as a Finite Resource”

Manjana Milkoreit (University of Oslo)
“Time is of the Essence – Conceptions of the Future in Earth System Governance”

Session 6: Methodological Approaches to Social-ecological Systems (Chair: Ricarda Winkelmann)

Alessandro Tavoni (University of Bologna)
“Tipping Climate Cooperation: Evidence from Economic Experiments”

Maja Schlüter (Stockholm University)
“Modelling social-ecological interdependencies – lessons learned and emerging frontiers from the study of social-ecological systems”

Summary and wrap up
Ian Gray, Jürgen Renn, Christoph Rosol, Ricarda Winkelmann

 

Organizer(s)
Related Project(s)
Address
Harnack-Haus, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Room
Lise-Meitner-Saal
2021-06-03T14:00:00SAVE IN I-CAL 2021-06-03 14:00:00 2021-06-04 15:00:00 The Social Dynamics of the Technosphere To account for the key role of the social sciences in identifying the decisive frictional zones of techno-Earth system interaction, this workshop is an invitation to researchers from various fields to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the social sciences in dealing with the dissolution – or extension – of “the social” in the Anthropocene. How can current progress in social theory and methods best help to describe and cope with the dynamics of the technosphere, both in light of possible socio-ecological breakdowns and in differentiating and devising future economic, social, and cultural transformation pathways? Which novel approaches in the social and behavioural sciences, economics, and legal studies are currently emerging that address the challenges of the Anthropocene in ways that overcome the traditional separation between the domains of the human, the natural, and the technological? Organizing Team: Mona Friedrich, Christoph Rosol, Lina Schwab. Program:  Thursday, June 3 Welcome  Jürgen Renn, Christoph Rosol, Ricarda Winkelmann Introduction to the Workshop Jürgen Renn Session 1: Social Metabolisms (Chair: Thomas Eriksen) Helmut Haberl (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna) “A Socio-metabolic Perspective on Sustainability” Ilona Otto (University of Graz) “Socio-metabolic Class Theory” Session 2: Systemic Risks and Vulnerability (Chair: Ursula Rao) Eve Chiapello (École des hautes études en sciences sociales) “How Economic and Policy Instruments Relate to Physicality” Simon Dalby (Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo) “Rethinking Environmental Security” Session 3: Conceptual Orientations for Addressing Anthropocene Challenges  (Chair: Chris Hann) Anita Engels (Hamburg University) “Anthropocene, Capitalocene, Plutocene – A Reflection about Concepts and Research Directions” Miguel Centeno (Princeton University) “How to Govern the Future Global Commons” Friday, June 4 Impulse statement Robert Schlögl (Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin & Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim (Ruhr)) Session 4: Regulatory Frameworks for the Anthropocene (Chair: Christoph Engel) Rakhyun E. Kim (Utrecht University) “Governing the Complexity of Planetary Boundaries in the Anthropocene” Jorge E. Viñuales (University of Cambridge) “The Legal Organisation of the Anthropocene: A Research Agenda” Session 5: Time Horizons (Chair: Antje Meyer) Julia Nordblad (Uppsala University) “New Temporalities for the Anthropocene: Non-Scalability and the Open Future as a Finite Resource” Manjana Milkoreit (University of Oslo) “Time is of the Essence – Conceptions of the Future in Earth System Governance” Session 6: Methodological Approaches to Social-ecological Systems (Chair: Ricarda Winkelmann) Alessandro Tavoni (University of Bologna) “Tipping Climate Cooperation: Evidence from Economic Experiments” Maja Schlüter (Stockholm University) “Modelling social-ecological interdependencies – lessons learned and emerging frontiers from the study of social-ecological systems” Summary and wrap up Ian Gray, Jürgen Renn, Christoph Rosol, Ricarda Winkelmann   Harnack-Haus, 14195 Berlin, Germany Lise-Meitner-Saal Jürgen RennChristoph RosolRicarda WinkelmannIan Patrick GrayThomas Turnbull Jürgen RennChristoph RosolRicarda WinkelmannIan Patrick GrayThomas Turnbull Europe/Berlin public