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Dark Politics: Climate Change and Labour Transitions in an Unstable World - Video

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Date

2016-11-26

Authors

Brown, Larry
Chorostecki, Jim
Galgóczi, Béla
Clarke, Linda
Stevis, Dimitris

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Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces (ACW)

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This International Panel was held on Nov 26, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the context of the Trump election in the U.S., Brexit, and a rise of right wing populism internationally. It addresses the question – What future for progressive climate policy and modernised labour policy, in this darker world? Speakers and discussion address the future for climate policy and union leadership, in the EU, UK, US, Canada, and transnationally. An audio recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im0Cv53fV_Y is available, chaired by Jim Chorestecki, with the following presentations: at 04:24 - Bela Galgoczi, Senior Researcher at the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), speaks on "The Rise of Dark Politics in the EU" at 27:30 - Linda Clark, Professor of European Industrial Relations at the University of Westminster, speaks on "Does Brexit blur a low-carbon future?" at 45:49 - Dimitris Stevis, Professor of Politics at Colorado State University, speaks on "Island of Green in a Dark Sea? Climate Politics in Trump's USA" at 59:26 - Larry Brown, President of the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), speaks on "What's Wrong with Globalization?" Discussant John Calvert, political scientist specializing in public policy, begins his remarks at 1:17:35.

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Climate change, Canada, Labour, European Union, United States of America, Trade policy, International action, Climate change policy

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