EEAcademy-CEU Summer School 2019 on “The Precautionary Principle and Sustainability Transitions”

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The EEAcademy organises the fifth edition of the highly successful SUN course in cooperation with the Central European University. The purpose of this Summer School is to look backwards and understand from history and look forwards to how the world can move towards sustainability. It will explore a range of knowledge challenges and innovation pathways including the possible ways forward for the effective and appropriate application of the precautionary principle in sustainability governance. It will bring together a solid and diverse group of scholars and practitioners with expertise on earth systems research, risk assessment and management, business transformation, innovation governance, innovations in sustainability governance, and on exploring pathways for long term transitions to sustainability.

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When	27 Jun 2019 to 03 Jul 2019
Where	Budapest (Budapest, Hungary)
Contact Name	EEAcademy@eea.europa.eu
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The precautionary principle is a key principle of environment governance. It poses challenges to both environmental science and environmental governance because it applies to 'situations of scientific complexity, uncertainty and ignorance, where there may be a need to act in order to avoid, or reduce, potentially serious or irreversible threats to health and/or the environment, using an appropriate strength of scientific evidence, and taking into account the pros and cons of action and inaction and their distribution' (EEA 2013, p. 681). As a tool to manage risks, uncertainties and ignorance in complex social ecological systems, it is a core element of governance for a transition towards sustainability and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

The course is a unique opportunity to increase participants' theoretical and practical expertise on issues surrounding the precautionary principle and transitions towards sustainability; to (ii) train in inter and transdisciplinary research and integrative policy praxis; and (iii) build a strong network with other participants and faculty. Applications are invited from researchers (advanced PhD students, postdocs) and practitioners from policy-making institutions, NGOs, business and international organizations.

COURSE DIRECTORS

Sybille van den Hove, Bridging for Sustainability, Belgium
Ruben Mnatsakanian, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Central European University, Hungary
Anton Shkaruba, Erda RTE, the Netherlands / Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, CEU
David Stanners, European Environment Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark

About CEU
Central European University's summer school (CEU SUN), established in 1996, is a program in English for graduate students, junior or post-doctoral researchers, teachers and professionals. It offers high-level, research-oriented, interdisciplinary academic courses as well as workshops on policy issues for professional development, taught by internationally renowned scholars and policy experts (including CEU faculty). Application from all over the world is encouraged.

For more information and registration, please follow this link.

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