Speaker: Daniele Brombal (Ca’ Foscari University Venice)
Time: 10:15-11:30, Wednesday 13 November
Venue: Päärakennus, Sali 4, University of Helsinki
Mainstream research on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) highlights its potential in fostering material growth. This reflects a widespread endorsement of pro-development and modernist narratives among the academic community. Against this background, the potential of the BRI to trigger a forward-looking reflection on the way(s) Eurasian cultures envision socio-ecological relations remains largely unexplored. This presentation aims at providing theoretical and methodological tools useful to explore this uncharted territory. It also provides a hands-on account of the first steps towards the establishment of a community of scholars committed to a transformative engagement with the BRI.
Programme
10:15-11:00 Speech by Daniele Brombal
11:00-11:05 Commentator: Bart Gaens (Senior Research Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs)
11:00-11:30 Q & A
About the speaker
Daniele is a tenure track researcher at Ca’ Foscari University Venice. His research focuses on transformations for sustainability in China and beyond. He teaches Chinese society and politics at the Department of Asian and North African Studies and coordinates the Minor in Sustainability at the International College – Ca’ Foscari University Venice. He spends most of his time between the Venetian lagoon and his hometown in the Dolomites. His full list of publications is available at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniele_Brombal