Transformative Futures of Cities: Climate and Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia | A Public Lecture
The Program on Social and Political Change (PSPC) of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) and the Department of Political Science, UP Diliman are organizing a lecture, “Transformative Futures of Cities: Climate and Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia,” on 29 August 2024, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Philippine Standard Time), UP CIDS, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman, Quezon City. The event is free and open to the public, but seating is first-come, first-served. Participants are encouraged to pre-register.
Rationale
The lecture will present key findings from a forthcoming book, Transformative Futures of Cities: Climate and Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia. A scholarly volume authored by an international cohort of scholars, it looks into the dynamic transformations of cities and examines their pivotal role in reimagining the future trajectories of our planet and societies. It underscores the complex interplay between global environmental changes and human choice, citing the need for climate adaptation and sustainable development.
The spotlight is on Southeast Asia, an epicenter of diverse societies, cultures, and economic development, including Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
The lecture will also tackle the public engagement activities on climate and sustainable development, including the recently launched Student Short-Video competition, to be displayed locally and globally—in the Netherlands, and during the upcoming Osaka Expo 2025 in Japan. This competition will involve students from the University of Groningen, and students from partner universities across the Asia Pacific, including the University of Philippines Diliman.
Speaker
Dr. Ronald Holzhacker is a professor of Comparative Multi-level Governance and Regional Structure at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School. His areas of interest include governance and planning, sustainable development in cities, climate adaptation, and the interaction between civil society organizations and institutions in political systems. He is founding director of the Groningen Research Centre for Southeast Asia and ASEAN (SEA ASEAN),and has led an interdisciplinary team of scholars researching on governance, societal impact, and sustainable society in Southeast Asia. His other works include Challenges of Governance in Southeast Asia and ASEAN, co-edited with Wendy Tan (New York: Springer, 2021) and Sustainable Development Goals in Southeast Asia and ASEAN: National and Regional Approaches, co-edited with Dafri Agussalim (Leiden: Brill, 2019).
Queries and Organizer Info
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The lecture is organized by the Department of Political Science, UP Diliman and the Program on Social and Political Change (PSPC) of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (CIDS), the university’s policy research unit. It is one of 16 Research Programs of UP CIDS.
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