2014•06•03     Tokyo

UNU-IAS will organize a symposium on Green Growth and Global Environmental Change: Political Ideology, Political Economy and Policy Alternatives on 25–26 July 2014 at UNU headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

We invite early career researchers and policy practitioners from member countries of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN-GCR) to submit papers for this symposium. Selection criteria include:

1. the fit between the applicant’s research and/or policy engagement, broadly defined, and this project;
2. the applicant’s potential to benefit from and contribute to the symposium and follow-up activities; and
3. balance of country representation among participants from the Asia-Pacific Network region.

This symposium is supported by APN-GCR under its CAPaBLE Programme and UNU-IAS. The grant from APN-GCR will help us to cover travel and accommodation expenses for accepted participants.

Key Dates

Deadline for application: 10 June 2014
Notification of acceptance: 15 June 2014
Deadline for full papers: 15 July 2014

Applications

To apply, please submit the following:

1. an abstract　of　the　paper　to　be presented (250 words);
2. a summary of research interests and/or engagement with relevant policy processes, policy advocacy and social movements (500 words); and
3. your curriculum vitae (maximum 4 pages).

Applications should be submitted by email to fueta@unu.edu, by 10 June 2014.

For more information, please refer to the detailed call for papers.