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RECENT Events AND PRESENTATIONS

SSRC ANNUAL LECTURE 2010

(In assoc. with School of Political Science & Sociology, NUIG and the CONSENSUS project, TCD & NUIG)

PleNitude: the new economics of sustainability

Speaker: Professor Juliet Schor (Boston College)

H umans are currently on a collision course with the planet, as our activities degrade eco-systems and de-stablize the climate. At the same time, the global economy is undergoing increased instability, with financial gyrations, unemployment and commodity price increases. Ecological shut-down and economic difficulties are related, and only a solution which addresses both will succeed. In this talk, based on the just-released book Plenitude, Professor Schor outlines the role of consumption in creating unsustainable economic and ecological outcomes, and suggests a different path forward .

Date and Venue:

Friday 18th of June 2010 2pm
MY127, Aras Moyola (ground floor), NUI Galway.

2nd Annual Social Marketing Conference, NUI Galway, June 4 2010

Barbara Heisserer and Mike Hynes (NUI Galway) presented the ConsEnSus project and their research on Sustainable Transport at the 2nd Annaual Social Marketing Conference at NUI Galway:
Titel of Presentation: Changing Travel Behaviour? (pdf ~ 1 MB)

SAI (Sociological Association of Ireland), Annual Conference Belfast, May 6-7 2010

Dr. Henrike Rau, NUIG: "Towards the Sustainable Consumption of Distance? Mobility and Transport Policy in the Republic of Ireland" (pdf ~ 298 KB)

Conference of Irish Geographers, NUI Maynooth, April 30th-May 2nd 2010

Session on Geographies of Sustainable Consumption: Summary
Session Conveners: Frances Fahy (NUI Galway) and Colin Sage (UCC)

Presentations at CIG by ConsEnSus members:

Prof. Anna Davies, TCD: "From sticks and stories to a practice-oriented approach: a reflection on shifting pathways of household consumption in Ireland"(pdf ~ 633 KB)

Dr. Jessica Pape, TCD: "Developing Policies and Instruments for Sustainable Consumption: Irish Experiences and Futures"(pdf ~ 301 KB)

MaryJo Lavelle (PhD), NUIG: "The examination of the attitudes and behaviours towards sustainable household consumption and sustainable lifestyles"(pdf ~ 764 KB)

Dr. Frances Fahy, NUIG: "Establishing Collaborative Partnerships for Sustainable Outcomes: The Case of Galway 21"(pdf ~ 893KB)

SSRC Workshop on Sustainable Consumption 26.-27 March 2010 at NUI Galway, Aras Moyola

The event is organised by Dr. Henrike Rau, School of Political Science and Sociology, NUI Galway. Attendance is free. For more information, click here: SSRC Workshop 2010.

Back left to right: Martin Phillipson (University of Saskatchewan, CAN), Mike Goodman (King's College London, UK), Frances Fahy (NUIG); front left to right: Jessica Pape (ConsEnSus-TCD), Melanie Jaeger-Erben (ZTG-TU Berlin, Germany) & Henrike Rau (NUIG)

Workshop Title: Facing the Challenges of Sustainable Consumption: Concepts, Cases, Policy and Practice

Schedule: Date: Friday, 26 March 2010
Time: 2-5:30 pm
Location: Lecture Hall 2 - MY129, Ground Floor, Aras Moyola

2-3pm	Martin Phillipson (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) 'Preserving sustainable choice in agriculture: The pivotal role of farmers and consumers'
3-4pm	Frances Fahy and Henrike Rau (NUI, Galway) 'Between conflict and consensus: The theory and practice of sustainable consumption' (pdf ~ 3,8MB)
4-4:30pm	COFFEE BREAK
4:30-5:30pm	Mike Goodman (King's College, London, UK) 'It's stuff that will save us, or so we think: A few short observations about the (sorry) state of sustainable consumption' (pdf ~ 584,51 KB)

Schedule: Date: Saturday, 27 March 2010
Time: 9:30 - 4:30 pm
Location: Lecture Hall 2 - MY129, Ground Floor, Aras Moyola

9:30 - 11:00	Melanie Jaeger-Erben (FU Berlin, Germany) "Life events as windows of opportunity for sustainable consumption and the role of social practices" (pdf ~ 845 KB)
11:00 - 11:30	COFFEE BREAK
11:30 - 12: 15	Bridin Carroll (NUIG) "Irish consumers and their valorisation of the local scale" (pdf ~582 KB)
12:15 - 13:00	Ruth Doyle (TCD) "Shifting pathways of household consumption: Washing, heating and lighting practices in Irish households" (pdf ~ 4,9MB)

2:00-2:45	MaryJo Lavelle (NUIG) "Sustainable Consumption: Quality of Life and Standards of Living" (pdf ~ 1,79 MB)
2:45-3:30	Barbara Heisserer (NUIG) "Changing Travel Behaviour?" (pdf ~ 105KB)
3:30-4:15	Michael Hynes (NUIG) No Silver Bullets! The Use of Information Communication Technologies to Promote More Sustainable Means of Mobility and Travel (pdf ~ 2,37MB)

Advisory Board ConsEnSus Meeting

Thursday October 22 ^nd 2009
14.00-17:00 pm
49, Merrion Square, Phelan Room
Dublin
Presentation on Consensus Project Progress by Consensus project team (PDF ~935 KB)

INFO DAY : SOCIAL PLATFORM ON SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES

20/10/2009 Brussels
Organized by the European Union, DG Research, Directorate for Research in the economic, social sciences and humanities
Title of Flash Presentation: ConsEnSus: A cross-border household analysis of CONSumption, ENvironment and SUStainability in Ireland (pdf ~ 750 KB)
Dr. Jessica Pape
School of Natural Sciences
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland

XXIII ESRS Congress

Vaasa, Finland, 17-21 August 2009
Title of Presentation: “The ties that bind?
(Im)mobilities and rural-urban relationships in Ireland” (pdf ~ 692,8 KB)
Dr Henrike Rau
School of Political Science and Sociology
NUI, Galway
Ireland

ECI Research Day

Environm ental Change Institute: 3rd Annual ECI Research Open Day
NUI Galway, June 24th 2009
Title of Presentation: ’ConsEnSus: Consumption, Environment and Sustainability’ (pdf ~ 179,9 KB)
Dr Jessica Pape
School of Natural Sciences
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland

ISSP Irish Social Sciences Summer School 2009

Policy Making: Implications for Innovation and Communities, NUI Galway, 22nd – 26th June 2009
Title of Presentation: ’Sustainable Consumption: Concepts and Cases’ (pdf ~ 1,47 MB)
Dr Frances Fahy
School of Geography and Archaeology
NUI, Galway
and
Dr Henrike Rau
School of Political Science and Sociology
NUI, Galway
Ireland

Consensus
National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Phone: +353 (0)91 524411
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