2009-10 Theodore and Frances Geballe Research Workshop in the Humanities: Environmental Norms, Institutions, and Policies

Faculty sponsors:
Debra Satz, Philosophy; Director, Center for Ethics in Society

Graduate Student Coordinator:
Rachael Garrett

Workshop website

Held on: Thursdays (biweekly), 12:00-2:00pm (lunch provided)
Location: Humanities Center Board Room (except Sept 24)

Workshop Format: Papers circulated and read in advance. A commentator initiates the discussion with a brief summary of the main argument and some questions. For further information and to receive copies of the papers, please contact the workshop's coordinator, Rachael Garrett.

Additional details to be posted throughout the year.

Fall | Winter | Spring


Fall 2009

September 24, 2009
Introduction and Planning Meeting
Themes, issues, goals – short lunch meeting at Galvez Module [near Green Library]

October 15, 2009
"Eco-Ethics"
Paul Ehrlich (Biological Sciences, Stanford)

October 29, 2009        
"The Moral Permissibility of Debt for Nature Swaps"
Nicole Hassoun (Post Doctoral fellow, Center for Ethics in Society, Stanford / Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon)

November 5, 2009    
"Trade, the Resource Curse and the Environment"
Leif Wenar (Philosophy, Kings College, London)

November 12, 2009
"Climate Change and Distributive Justice: The Role of the State"
Narasimha Rao (PhD Candidate, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources)

December 3, 2009    
"Climate Change as a Consumption Tragedy"
Steven Gardiner (Philosophy, University of Washington)




Winter 2010

January 7, 2010
Title TBA                                                                                                            
Gretchen Daily (Biology, Stanford)    

January 21, 2010    
Title TBA
Neil Hannahs (Director - Land Assets Division for Kamehameha Schools)

February 4, 2010
Title TBA
Kai Chan (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia)

February 18, 2010
Title TBA
Jeffrey Sachs (Director of The Earth Institute / Sustainable Development / Health Policy and Management, Columbia)

March 4, 2010
Title TBA                                                                                                   
 Larry Goulder (Economics, Stanford)




Spring 2010

April 8, 2010
Title TBA                                                                                              
 Elinor Ostrom (Political Science, Indiana University)

April 29, 2010
Title TBA                                                                                              
William Kennedy (NAFTA)

May 13, 2010                                                                                                  
Title TBA
Kirk Emerson (School of Government and Public Policy, U of Arizona, Tucson)

May 20, 2009
Title TBA
Vaclav Smil ( University of Manitoba)                        

May 27, 2010
Title TBA                                                                                            
Judith Layzer (Environmental Policy, MIT)

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The Theodore and Frances Geballe Research Workshops bring together groups of Stanford faculty and advanced graduate students, as well as visiting scholars and those at other local institutions to present their current research and otherwise explore topics of common intellectual concern. Workshops meet regularly (at least three times a quarter) during the academic year.

This workshop examines key issues of environmental ethics and policy, including equity – its meaning and measurement, the role of institutions in meeting environmental challenges, and the design of policies aimed at sustainable management of natural resources. This group will examine how the cost of global climate change is calculated and distributed. Additionally, the workshop asks questions such as: Who will bear the greatest burden of rising sea level? How do we calculate the economic costs and who (internationally and nationally) should pay for mitigation and adaptation? Who benefits from international trade of forest products and meat? Should we care about equitable distribution of benefits from international trade? What do we do when equity conflicts with environmental goals?

This program is funded by a combination of endowments and funds from the Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Stanford University Dean of Research.

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For a list of past Ethics Center's faculty-graduate workshops, click here.