Environmental Majoritarianism

October 19, 2015

10:00AM - 11:00AM

Thompson Library, room 165

Add to Calendar 2015-10-19 10:00:00 2015-10-19 11:00:00 Environmental Majoritarianism Time: 2 p.m. Event Host: COMPAS and Political Theory Workshop Short Description: Elisabeth Ellis, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Otago, will present her research on "Environmental Majoritarianism." Elisabeth Ellis, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Otago, will present her research on "Environmental Majoritarianism" on Monday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. in Thompson Library, room 165. The failure of our political institutions to manage the environment is widely acknowledged, but how can they be reformed to reflect the real nature of environmental conflict? Ellis argues that the answer is more and better democracy.This event is co-sponsored by the Political Science Department’s Political Theory Workshop and The Conversations on Morality, Politics, and Society (COMPAS) program of the OSU Center for Ethics and Human Values, which focuses this year on sustainability.Additional information can be found from COMPAS or by sending an email to mckean.41@osu.edu. More information can be found about the Political Theory Workshop series from the Political Science Department. Thompson Library, room 165 College of Arts and Sciences asccomm@osu.edu America/New_York public

Time: 2 p.m.
Event Host: COMPAS and Political Theory Workshop
Short Description: Elisabeth Ellis, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Otago, will present her research on "Environmental Majoritarianism."

Elisabeth Ellis, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Otago, will present her research on "Environmental Majoritarianism" on Monday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. in Thompson Library, room 165. The failure of our political institutions to manage the environment is widely acknowledged, but how can they be reformed to reflect the real nature of environmental conflict? Ellis argues that the answer is more and better democracy.

This event is co-sponsored by the Political Science Department’s Political Theory Workshop and The Conversations on Morality, Politics, and Society (COMPAS) program of the OSU Center for Ethics and Human Values, which focuses this year on sustainability.

Additional information can be found from COMPAS or by sending an email to mckean.41@osu.edu. More information can be found about the Political Theory Workshop series from the Political Science Department.

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