Conference on “Critical Margins – Politicizing the Crisis”

This eye-opening event was held from 15-17 June 2022 in Trento. It was co-organized by the European Sociological Association Research Network on Social Movements, the European Consortium for Political Research Standing Group on Participation and Mobilization, and the UniTrento Department of Sociology and Social Research. The conference provided a space to discuss how crises are politicized and which phenomena anticipate what is coming next for collective action, bridging social movements and political participation research.
I participated in a panel on “Agricultural and environmental contentious politics between grassroots and international law,” alongside amazing colleagues, and presented on agrarian movements in international law.

My presentation
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SCELG Anniversary Colloquium

On 4 May 2022, the University of Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance (SCELG) held its X Anniversary Colloquium. SCELG members shared theoretical and practical insights reflecting on the
following question: 2022 marks 50 years from Stockholm and 30 years from Rio. How will global environmental law and governance be shaped and developed over the next 30/50 years?
I was invited to participate in a session on “Regulation and innovation: trends and challenges in environmental law and governance” and presented on the case of synthetic biology. The event featured fascinating discussions on different aspects and the future of global environmental law.

My presentation
The Colloquium’s programme

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2021 Bratislava Conference on Earth System Governance

Held from 7-9 September 2021, in Bratislava, Slovakia, and online, the Earth System Governance conference was held under theme “Earth System Governance in turbulent times: prospects for political and behavioral responses.” A meeting point of the sustainability community, it offered a range of sessions on different aspects of environmental governance. My presentation on “Building an integrative framework for the fair and responsible governance of synthetic biology” gave an overview of the methodology, structure, research questions, and inspiration behind the SynBioGov project.