05 September 2018
Under the auspices of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, IIASA, in collaboration with the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA), and the Global Young Academy (GYA), hosted a three-day summer school from 5-7 September, bringing together researchers and policymakers from over 40 countries to learn how to optimize the use of scientific evidence in policy making.
The Summer School focused on the theme of migration and demography – specifically the role of population and migration for sustainable development in the European Neighbourhood - a key strategic area for the future of Europe.
The opening session on Wednesday, September 5th culminated in a dance theatre performance by 4 artists and 13 IIASA scientists. They tackled the current debate on migration through the lenses of diverse and often conflicting worldviews. The audience was then led through a solution finding process with the goal being to reach an agreement despite deep-rooted differences.
Concept
Gloria Benedikt, IIASA Project Leader Science & Art
Piotr Magnuszewski, IIASA Research Scholar
Nour Barakeh
Gloria Benedikt
Krisztian Gergye
Hannah Kickert
Piotr Magnuszewski
Playwright: Chantal Bilodeau
Guillaume Marois
World Population Program
Wei Liu
Risk and Resilience Program
Robert Burtscher
Katya Perez Guzman
Mateusz Iskrzynski
Katrin Kaltenegger
Wei Liu
Finn Laurien
Gillaume Marois
Thomas Schinko
Marcus Thomson
Marzena Adamczuk
Frank Sperling
Barbara Willaarts
A case study and video on the production is available here.
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