Global Warming and the Concepts of World Society: The Coincidence of Epistemological and Political Challenges

Veronika Wittmann

Global Warming and the Concepts of World Society: The Coincidence of Epistemological and Political Challenges

Veronika Wittmann

Institute of Modern and Contemporary History

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Abstract

Exploring the pivotal role science plays for searching for solution to tackle the
challenges of global warming the chapter by Veronika Wittmann highlights the openmindedness and cross-disciplinarity of science. Facts, based on scientific evidence, on global warming call for multilateralism and science diplomacy4environment as tools for global policy to manage joint future risks scenarios in a peaceful manner.
The chapter demonstrates that concepts of world society offer a variety of starting points for reacting to the challenge of global warming. Epistemologically, they are able to contribute to the necessary de-nationalization of concepts and methods of empirical research. Wittmann argues that politically, world society scholars can actively participate in discourses on global warming, as part of a highly complex multistakeholder process and presents the contours of a common future research agenda.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	After Globalization: The Future of World Society
Subtitle of host publication	World Society Studies Vol. 2024
Editors	Christian Suter, Patrick Ziltener
Place of Publication	Zürich
Publisher	LIT-Verlag GmbH & Co.KG
Chapter	I
Pages	63-88
Number of pages	25
Volume	24
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-643-85409-4
ISBN (Print)	978-3-643-80409-9
Publication status	Published - 12 Dec 2024
Event	World Observatory Zürich. World Society Foundation (WSF) 40th Anniversary Celebration, 2022 - Theater Stadelhofen, Zürich, Switzerland Duration: 27 Aug 2022 → …

Publication series

Name	World Society Studies
Publisher	World Society Foundation
Number	978-3-643-85410-0
Volume	24

Conference

Conference	World Observatory Zürich. World Society Foundation (WSF) 40th Anniversary Celebration, 2022
Country/Territory	Switzerland
Period	27.08.2022 → …

Fields of science

503033 Political education
509003 Development cooperation
504 Sociology
506003 Development policy
506012 Political systems

JKU Focus areas

Sustainable Development: Responsible Technologies and Management

UN SDGs

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Wittmann, V. (2024). Global Warming and the Concepts of World Society: The Coincidence of Epistemological and Political Challenges. In C. Suter, & P. Ziltener (Eds.), After Globalization: The Future of World Society: World Society Studies Vol. 2024 (Vol. 24, pp. 63-88). Article 4 (World Society Studies ; Vol. 24, No. 978-3-643-85410-0). LIT-Verlag GmbH & Co.KG. https://lit-verlag.de/isbn/978-3-643-80409-9/.

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Wittmann, V 2024, Global Warming and the Concepts of World Society: The Coincidence of Epistemological and Political Challenges. in C Suter & P Ziltener (eds), After Globalization: The Future of World Society: World Society Studies Vol. 2024. vol. 24, 4, World Society Studies , no. 978-3-643-85410-0, vol. 24, LIT-Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Zürich, pp. 63-88, World Observatory Zürich. World Society Foundation (WSF) 40th Anniversary Celebration, 2022, Switzerland, 27.08.2022. <https://lit-verlag.de/isbn/978-3-643-80409-9/.>

Global Warming and the Concepts of World Society: The Coincidence of Epistemological and Political Challenges. / Wittmann, Veronika.
After Globalization: The Future of World Society: World Society Studies Vol. 2024. ed. / Christian Suter; Patrick Ziltener. Vol. 24 Zürich: LIT-Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, 2024. p. 63-88 4 (World Society Studies ; Vol. 24, No. 978-3-643-85410-0).

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Global Warming and the Concepts of World Society: The Coincidence of Epistemological and Political Challenges

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