Kalender

Teachers: Ulrika Gunnarsson Östling, Åsa Svenfelt, and Åsa Nyblom (course assistant)

Teacher: Ulrika Gunnarsson Östling

Teacher: May-Britt Öhman, PhD, Research fellow at Centre for Gender Research, Uppsala University. Bio: Project leader of research project: Rivers, Resistance, Resilience: Sustainable Futures in Sápmi and in other Indigenous Peoples’ Territories (FORMAS 2013-2016). Also: (Forest/Lule) Sami, Member of board, Silbonah Samesijdda, of UPPSAM, member of board of the National Association of Swedish Saami (SSR), deputy member of Swedish Sámi Parliament

Websites:
www.gender.uu.se
http://uppsala.academia.edu/MayBritt%C3%96hman

Teacher: Åsa Svenfelt. During the lecture I will bring up examples of how unequal resource consumption and distribution of the same, are related to environmental justice. I will also bring up some examples of driving forces for natural resource management problems. 

Teacher: Henrik Lindholm, PhD student in Risk philosophy at KTH. He will talk about how companies work with CSR in the supply chain and challenges that remain. Before Henrik began his doctoral studies , he worked at the International Organization Fair Wear Foundation with factory controls with respect to working conditions. Henry has also worked for the Fair Trade Center. 

This lecture will start with a discussion seminar on climate justice led by Ulrika Gunnarsson Östling, followed by guest lecturer Jörgen Larsson from Chalmers presenting a case study from Gothenburg, Sweden. His lecture has the title “Low-carbon Gothenburg. Technological potentials and lifestyle changes”

Teachers: Ulrika Gunnarsson-Östling & Jörgen Larsson, Chalmers

Teachers: Ulrika Gunnarsson-Östling and Åsa Svenfelt

9.15 - 9.30 Introduction to the day (Åsa, Ulrika and Åsa)

9.30 - 10.30 We will see the film Toxic playground, about Boliden and toxic mining waste in Chile

10.30 - 11.00 Break

11.00 - 11.30  Frida Sundkvist, journalist at DI (Dagens Industri) will tell us about the case of establishing a mine in Pajala and the processes of the environmental trial of this activity. Frida has investigated and written an article about this on behalf of "Miljöaktuellt".

11.30 - 12.00 Discussion

12.00 Lunch break

13.15-14.00 Markus Nyström, who participated during the Kallak/Gállok protest will present what happened and discuss and analyse different perspectives on the reasons behind the events. Markus Nyström is presently a masters student in environmental history at Uppsala University, Sweden and has for several years worked as a course coordinator and editor at the Center for Environment and Development Studies (CEMUS) at Uppsala university. 

14.00-14.15 Break

14.15-15.00 Charlotta Faith-Ell will give a presentation on social consequence analysis in the mining sector. Charlotta is a PhD from KTH. She works at WSP Sweden and is also a researcher at the land and water management group at KTH. She is experienced in social and environmental impact assessments and has had particular focus on the mining sector.

15.00-15.15 Break

15.15-16.00 Discussion seminar 4, on social ecological justice in the mining sector. 

During the seminar you will discuss the home exam with each other in small groups in order to recieve feedback on your own work and possibly improve it.

We will use the last 30 minutes to make a small "mid-course meating" and discuss what has been good and bad so far, and what could still be improved in the course.

Teacher: Åsa Nyblom

Place: Seminar room plan 2 in L-house, Drottning Kristinas väg 30

9-10.30 (ca) Discussion on methodology and the research (sub-) questions for the different cases. Teacher: Åsa N

10.30 - 12 (ca) Discussion on report disposition and writing. Teachers: Åsa S and Ulrika 

Place: Seminar room plan 2 (at Urban and Regional Studies), in L-house, Drottning Kristinas väg 30.

Due to limited access into the corridor - please be on time!

Seminar room plan 2.

A first draft of the project should be presented and discussed at this seminar. At the seminar, you will receive feedback from fellow students and teachers.

Seminar room plan 2

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