GovTech & Public Sector

Environments and Societies at the Crossroads: Socio-Environmental Justice in Europe and the Americas in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

This workshop brings together graduate students, postdocs, and senior scholars. It examines the historical connections between environments and social justice in 19th and 20th-century Europe and the Americas. The event explores the rise of modern environmentalism and the environmental justice movement.

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The essentials

Event details

Dates
16 November 2026 to 17 November 2026
Address
Institute of European Studies University of California, Berkeley 202 Philosophy Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-2316
Organiser
German Historical Institute Washington, Pacific Office
Industry
GovTech & Public Sector

Who attends

The audience

The workshop “Environments and Societies at the Crossroads” seeks to bring graduate students, postdocs, and senior scholars working on the history of social and environmental justice into

As described by the organiser

Agenda themes

Topics covered

  • Environment & Waste

On stage

Speakers

  • Simone M. Müller, (University of Augsburg)
  • Isabel Richter, (German Historical Institute Washington, Pacific Office)

Logistics

Where to stay

Places to stay near the venue.

  • Travelodge

    140 m from the venue

    1820 University Avenue, Berkeley, 94703

  • Nash Hotel

    290 m from the venue

    2045 University Avenue, Berkeley

  • Quality Inn University

    310 m from the venue

    1761 University Avenue, Berkeley, 94703

  • Hotel Shattuck Plaza

    460 m from the venue

    2086 Allston Way, Berkeley, 94704

  • Residence Inn by Marriott Berkeley

    500 m from the venue

    2121 Center Street, Berkeley, 94704

  • Howard Johnson Berkeley

    760 m from the venue

    1512 University Avenue, Berkeley, 94703

  • Aiden by Best Western

    850 m from the venue

    1499 University Avenue

  • SenS Hotel

    900 m from the venue

    1538 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, 94709

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