Professor of Government Peter Cannavò presented a keynote address at a recent digital conference on “Un/Predictable Environments: Politics, Ecology, Agency.” The international conference was co-hosted by The University of British Columbia-Vancouver and Queen’s University Belfast, in collaboration with India’s University of Allahabad.
In his address, titled “Embracing Mutual Vulnerability in a Time of Planetary Crisis and Uncertainty,” Cannavò discussed opportunities created for “those with authoritarian ambitions” during a time when “climate change and global pandemics are forcing contemporary society to deal with radical uncertainty about the immediate and long-term future.”
He suggested that we can “draw on our shared vulnerability in the face of crisis and uncertainty to advance a civic republican framework of mutual aid, non-domination, and democratic engagement” and that “such a society can be more equitable, humane, and resilient in dealing with turbulent times ahead.”
Cannavò also participated in a panel discussion on “The Environment” during his 35th Harvard reunion. The panel was part of session on “Using Out Time and Talent to Bring About Positive Change.”
Posted May 25, 2021
