UBC Sociology's Environ ment and Community Cluster will host Dr. Mark Stoddart of Memorial Universi ty on November 5\, 2024 for a talk on the economic\, political\, cultural\, and knowledge dimensions that contribute to social-ecological change and t hat shape potential futures and sustainability transitions. No RSVP is nece ssary.
Abstract
As the environmental science o f global issues like climate change has become well-established\, it is inc reasingly apparent that the social sciences are essential to understanding the social\, cultural\, political\, and economic challenges to sustainabili ty. Environmental sociology has vital contributions to make because environ mental issues are intertwined with cultural interpretations and discourse\; relations of power and inequality\; and social networks of collaboration\, conflict\, and communication. As a discipline that works across these dime nsions\, environmental sociology offers essential insights into the social dynamics that create opportunities and barriers for social-ecological susta inability and wellbeing.
This talk provides a high-level overview of economic\, political\, cultural\, and knowledge dimensions that contribute to social-ecological change and that shape potential futures and sustainabi lity transitions. These dimensions draw together social actors from governm ent\, business\, media\, scientific research\, environmental movements and counter-movements\, as well as individual citizens and consumers. I will th en lay out six pathways for an environmental sociology 3.0 that is well equ ipped to navigate the complexity of 21st century environmental politics. As this talk will demonstrate\, environmental sociology offers vital perspect ives and tools to ensure that an understanding of social dynamics is embedd ed in sustainability transitions.
Bio:
Prof. Mark C J Stoddart is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Memorial Univer sity\, where he was the recipient of the 2024 HSS Dean’s Award for Distingu ished Scholarship. Prof. Stoddart’s main research interests are in environm ental sociology\; political sociology and social movements\; and communicat ions and culture. He has 85 peer-reviewed publications\, including the rece nt books Industrial Development and Eco-Tourisms: Can Oil Extraction an d Nature Conservation Co-Exist? (Palgrave) and the Handbook of Ant i-Environmentalism (Elgar). Prof. Stoddart is a member of the Royal So ciety of Canada College of New Scholars.
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