Event organized by: Society for International Development, Ottawa-Gatineau Chapter
Sender's Message: Governance, Education and the Environment - Young Academics Series
The Society for International Development – Ottawa/Gatineau (SID-OG) Chapter is pleased to host the 2ndYoung Academics Panel. On Monday 16 January 2011, 7.30-9.30pm, SID-OG will host a discussion on governance, education and the environment followed by a question & answer period.
Energy Security & Environmental Governance: Cases from Baku-Tblisi- Ceyhan Pipeline & Vlora Thermo-Power Plant
The current crisis of capitalism reinforces the need to rethink our theoretical constructs and within that framework, Alda Kokallaj explores environmental governance through a two-layered argument. First, she argues theoretically that ‘governance’ is not as an anthropocentric realm; rather it is ‘nature’ as constitutive. The second layer of the argument draws on two energy projects in the post communist context: a Thermo Power Plant and an Oil Pipeline. The significance of these cases goes beyond post communist regimes and is particularly important in the context of the ongoing global crises to rethink democracy as universalistic construct and its impact eco-governance.
Biography: Alda Kokallaj is completing her PhD at Carleton University where she focuses on the international political economy of environmental governance seen through a Gramscian-Polaniyan perspective.
Discussant: Dr. Peter Andree is an Associate Professor at Carleton University. His research focuses on international and Canadian environmental politics, as well as the political economy and political ecology of agriculture and the food system.
Multiculturalism and Educational policy: Some Theoretical Perspectives
Some scholars consider multiculturalism as a divisive force in society while some others consider it as a unifying force. This is further complicated by different definitions of what constitutes multiculturalism. Ms. Pema presents multiculturalism from two theoretical perspectives: liberalism and critical theory. She then discusses the implications for educational policy and offers suggestions on incorporating multicultural principles in school curricula.
Biography: Eriola Pema received her BA and MA degrees in International Relations at Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus. She is completing her PhD in Education at the University of Ottawa.
Discussant: Nidhal Qwai, Ph.D candidate in Assessment, in the Teaching, Learning and Evaluation program, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, previously in Dubai where he worked as an Educational Supervisor for public schools.
Moderator: Prof. Emeritus Ozay Mehmet, International Affairs/Economics, Carleton University.
Date: Monday January 16th 2012 @ 7:30 pm
Location: Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts - 310 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 5K5
Admission: Members – Free; Non-members (Students – $2; Others– $5).
To register: http://www.eventsbot.com/events/eb933505397
For more information, please contact: Prof. Ozay Mehmet: mehmet5010@rogers.com
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