RIFS Conference 2025: Tough Conversations in Tough Times

In keynotes and a high-level panel discussion we will discuss the current challenges and potential strategies of change. In 48 break-out sessions with presentations, panel discussions and co-reflective workshop sessions, participants can engage in discussions on:

• Policy backlash against sustainability, climate obstructionism, the relationship between far right populism and attitudes towards socio-ecological justice, and how societal fragmentation affects sustainability transitions.
• Narratives and approaches to dialogue that can enable effective discussions. 
• The role of research in counteracting policy backlash and the potential of transdisciplinary alliances. 
• Governance arrangements and instruments at local and global levels, democratic innovations and instruments for sustainability-oriented transformations. 
• Local and global (in)justices of sustainability transitions and the potentials of participation and co-creation. 
• How to achieve sustainability in consumption, especially through the concept of consumption corridors. 
• The effects of AI, systemic risks and global (military) conflict on sustainability transitions. 

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