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Call for Chapter Contributions – Transforming Mindsets: The Power of Art-Based Pedagogy in Education for Sustainability

Routledge Book Series: Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)

Description

The aim of the current book is to map the pioneering art-based pedagogies used in education for sustainability, approaching them from transdisciplinary perspectives and in a holistic way from inside out. The book will focus on the opportunities and challenges related to transforming the individual and collective mindsets for a more resilient and regenerative living ecosystem by means of integrating art-based pedagogical approaches in higher education institutions, represented primarily by the UN Global Compact PRME signatories.

It is well-known that a piece of art can resonate deeply with an audience, bring together different stakeholders, spark imagination, create meaning, inspire solutions and leave lasting emotional and cognitive impressions. A concert, an installation or a theatre performance – art questions, provokes, confronts, disrupts, activates, and calls for reflection and transformation.

The arts can be powerful tools in transforming mindsets for sustainable development. Art-based pedagogy could become the game changer for individuals and organizations struggling to find solutions to complex problems connected to our peaceful co-existence on the planet with other species, the climate crisis and the issues of intergenerational and intragenerational justice in the face of limited resources. This book welcomes submissions that address these challenges in various contexts and present possible solutions to help pioneers in education, art and business organisations to better cope with their own challenges.

More specifically the book will explore how educators, artists, managers and entrepreneurs can contribute to sustainable development through the lens of the Sustainability Mindset Principles (SMP), the Inner Development Goals (IDG) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Authors will tell personal stories, share practical experience and engage in reflective discussions on how these holistic conceptual frameworks have been tackled and what specific actions are needed to contribute to achieving a sustainable future through inspiring art-based pedagogical interventions that create change with an accelerated speed. The SMP, IDG and SDG frameworks present new challenges, risks, and opportunities for individuals, societies and business organisations focusing on turning social, economic and environmental wicked problems into opportunities for sustainable development.

Our purpose is to highlight the significance of art-based pedagogical approaches in manifesting a sustainable future. We aim to create a book that will be an essential resource for academics, students, artists, business practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in the role art-based pedagogies play in participatory learning and anticipatory visioning of environmentally, socially and economically just sustainable futures.

The main goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities associated with integrating art-based pedagogy in education for sustainability, as showcased mostly in the pioneering stories and practices of the PRME signatories.

We welcome contributions that discuss these challenges and opportunities. The indicative list of topics to contribute to, inspired by the discussions with our colleagues at NBS and AoMO:

The arts-based pedagogy in education for sustainability: definitions and perspectives ● Art-based pedagogical interventions to develop the Sustainability Mindset Principles ● Achieving Inner Development Goals through art-based methods in higher education ● Mainstreaming Sustainable Development Goals by means of art-based interventions ● Putting emotions at the heart of education for sustainability through arts-based pedagogies ● Unfolding the road to humanizing business and education through art-based approaches ● Why and how art-based interventions challenge business as usual

Developing authentic leaders through art of storytelling
Digital technologies and art-based pedagogical interventions
The role of art-based pedagogies in humanizing management
The impact of art-based pedagogies for soothing, nurturing and healing of students ● The role of artistic and creative intelligences in harnessing emotion, empathy and hope in the making of sustainable future
Benefits from art-based initiatives, envisioned solutions and scenarios created in consensus with local stakeholders
The role of art-based pedagogical interventions for development of local communities and democracy.

Format of Contributions

We look forward to contributions to chapters related to various challenges and opportunities associated with integrating art-based pedagogy in education for sustainability on the above mentioned topics. We invite contributions written in a storytelling format from a first person perspective or as a dialogue between co-authors rather than writing chapters in the traditional manner. Additionally, we encourage authors to use visuals that illustrate the application of art in pedagogical interventions in education for sustainability.

Next Steps

Please, send to Ekaterina (dr.ekaterina.ivanova@gmail.com) CC Isabel

(isabelrimanoczy@gmail.com) and Divya (divyasinghal@gim.ac.in) the following:

An abstract of your proposal of a chapter of max 150 words following this structure: ○
- Context of application of your art-based intervention (e.g., undergraduate, post graduate, graduate course or educational program in a business school, art institution, business enterprise, local community etc.).
  - Art-based pedagogy that you have applied in education for sustainability (e.g. music, poetry, theater, photography, painting, sculpture, tapestry, installation, collage, video-art, etc.)
  - Learning outcome that you envisioned with the art-based intervention you used.
- Impact that your art-based pedagogy created in education for sustainability.
A chapter heading and 4-5 keywords.
Your short bio of max 100 words.

Deadline for submission of abstracts and bio: September 30th, 2024.

Submission deadline for full chapter manuscripts (max 4000 words excluding references) is December 20th 2024. Please, use APA style referencing and in-text citations.

We would like to submit a PDW proposal for the Academy of Management 2025 in Copenhagen, so it would be a great opportunity for all of us to connect in person and present our papers.

All manuscripts will go through a regular peer review process as stipulated by Routledge Guidelines. Accepted papers are expected to be published both online and as a Hard Copy in summer 2025.

Timeline

Abstract and bio submission till – 30 September 2024
Abstract acceptance notification – 15 October 2024
Selected authors feedback workshop – 1 November 2024
Full chapter submission – 20 December 2024
Decision notification – 15 January 2025
Revised submission – 15 February 2025.

For any questions related to the book, please reach out to any member of the editorial team.

Book Editors:

Dr. Ekaterina Ivanova, Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management, HSE Graduate School of Business; Vice-Chair, PRME Eurasia Chapter, dr.ekaterina.ivanova@gmail.com

Isabel Rimanoczy, Ed.D., Convener LEAP!, PRME Working Group on the Sustainability Mindset, Founder of SMIndicator.com, isabelrimanoczy@gmail.com

Dr. Divya Singhal, Professor of Management; Chairperson, Center for Social Sensitivity & Action, Goa Institute of Management, divyasinghal@gim.ac.in

Call for Abstracts | 9th Business and Human Rights Young Researchers Summit | Geneva, Switzerland, August 29-30 2024

The Institute for Business Ethics at University of St. Gallen, the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights at Geneva University’s Geneva School of Economics and Management, the Center for Business and Human Rights at New York University’s Stern School of Business, and the Business and Human Rights Journal (BHRJ) are pleased to announce the 9^thBusiness and Human Rights Young Researchers Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, taking place on August 29-30, 2024.

The Summit will bring together approximately 10-15 excellent PhD students and early post-doc researchers (cut-off is one year after graduation) who engage in research in the business and human rights field. The objective is for participants to present their research project in an interdisciplinary, collaborative workshop setting. Scholars from all disciplines are invited to apply including ethics, law, business, and global affairs. Submissions from non-law disciplines are particularly welcome. The focus is on paper development. Therefore, papers should outline research-in progress, be single-authored, and must be not be under consideration for publication

at the time of presentation. We encourage submissions from all parts of the world and we strive for gender balance in our selection.

Lodging and meals will be provided for the duration of the Summit. Travel stipends will be offered for participants traveling from outside of Europe. For further information on the BHR Young Researchers Summit and on how to join the BHR Young Researchers Network visit –

• https://iwe.unisg.ch/en/initiativen/bhr-young-researchers-summit

• https://gcbhr.org/focus/business-education/young-researchers-summit

• https://bhr.stern.nyu.edu/young-researchers-summit

To apply, please submit an abstract of no more than 600 words to youngresearcherssummit@gmail.com. Please include your name, affiliation, contact information, and curriculum vitae. For questions, please contact Pascale Chavaz at youngresearcherssummit@gmail.com.

Important Dates

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is January 15, 2024.

Candidates whose submissions are selected for participation in the Summit will be notified no later than February 19, 2024.

Full papers will be due on July 15, 2024 and will be distributed to all participants for review before the workshop. Each participant is expected to formally comment on one other paper.

Sustainable Finance: between hard law, soft law and corporate governance | Call for Abstracts

A call for finance to be more ‘sustainable’ is on the rise in many countries and regions. This development occurs in response to rising societal concerns and calls for coordinated efforts among investors, companies and policy makers to reduce and mitigate climate change and enhance responsible value chains. Efforts to direct institutional and other investors towards investing in companies that act responsibly in regard to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and/or deploy their leverage to raise ESG awareness and responsible conduct with invested companies has resulted in a series of initiatives in recent years deploying hard law (binding requirements), soft law (guidance) and emphasis on the role of corporate governance. Not only does the call for sustainable finance bring about new initiatives it may also alter our understanding of established legal concepts.

The various types of regulation relating to sustainable finance are increasingly intertwined, leading to demands for analysis and awareness of the inter-linkages and substantive contents of several forms of regulation as well as their economic implications. The European Union’s Taxonomy Regulation, a binding EU law which aims at scale up investments in projects and activities in order to reach the objectives of the European Green Deal, is an example: the Regulation not only establishes a series of six climate and environmental objectives, but also establishes ‘minimum safeguards’ based on international soft law on responsible business conduct for human rights, labour, etc. Economic activities only qualify as ‘environmentally sustainable’ according to the Regulation if they are carried out in alignment with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), including the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the fundamental conventions of the ILO and the International Bill of Human Rights. This underscores the interconnectedness of hard and (international) soft law and need for studies that cut across the various legal instruments and practices applying to sub-areas of sustainable finance and responsible business conduct. The interconnectedness also affects corporate governance in multiple ways. This was underscored by an intense debate which took place 2021-2022 in the context of the EU’s Corporate Governance reform and draft Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive on whether corporate boards should be required by law to include sustainability expertise.

The issues, knowledge gaps and regulatory developments and challenges are by no means limited to Europe. Moreover, the legal and regulatory issues also involve aspects of relevance to economists and political scientists in regard to the understanding and application of legal concepts and forms of regulation.

On this backdrop, we invite abstracts (200-350 words) for the following tracks:

a. Sustainable Finance and Financial and Capital Market Law

b. Corporate Governance, ESG and investors’ practices

c. Investments and fair transitions: implications of human rights and environmental due diligence requirements on soft and hard law globally

We welcome submissions from scholars within law as well as economics, political science and other relevant fields. Please indicate the track(s) for which your abstract should be considered for (1^stand 2^ndpriority). We welcome submissions from senior as well as junior scholars, including PhD candidates.

Deadline:

Extended to 1 December 2023. Please send your abstract by email to Svend Kiilerich, at kiil@sam.sdu.dk, indicating ‘Abstract for Sustainable Finance Conference) in the subject field.

Notification of acceptance is expected before end January 2024.

Publication opportunities:

We are in the process of identifying special issue opportunities for final papers to be published in international journals. Information will be made available later.

Information on the conference:

Hosted by the Centre for Law, Sustainability & Justice and the Department of Law at the University of Southern Denmark, the conference will take place between mid-day 6 May and mid-day 8 May 2024 at the Odense Campus (main campus) of the University of Southern Denmark. Odense is about 1,5-2 hours by train from Copenhagen.

Organizers

Professor Hanne Søndergaard Birkmose

Professor Karin Buhmann

Professor Nina Dietz Legind

Dr Niels Skovmand Rasmussen, Associate Professor

Jacqueline Tedaldi, PhD candidate.