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Friday, January 15, 2010

PoliSci lecture: Green Leviathan Reborn? Authoritarianism and the Contradictions of Ecological Crisis

Department of Political Science
Presents

“Green Leviathan Reborn? Authoritarianism and the Contradictions of Ecological Crisis.”

Dr. Simon Enoch

Friday, January 15, 2010, 3:30 p.m.
Classroom Building – Room 431

Abstract:

Both corporate and government responses to
ecological crisis are increasingly taking on an authoritarian and militaristic tone. Liberal
democracy is thought to be too fragile and too cumbersome to ensure the continued viability of
the human environment. To combat this, it is urgent that we understand the essential
relationship between democracy and true ecological sustainability. Failure to do so
leaves us ill-prepared as citizens to defend against those that would seek to impose
authoritarian solutions as the only viable response to ecological crisis.

Biography:

Simon Enoch is the Director of the Saskatchewan
Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. He holds a BA Honours in Political
Science from the University of Regina, a Masters in Labour Studies from McMaster University and a
PhD in Communication & Culture from Ryerson University.

All are welcome

More info:
Contact the Department of Political Science
585-4206