Segnaliamo una call for papers per il research workshop “Melting Mountains: society and the vertical climate frontier in the mountainous peripheries”, patrocinato da Leibniz Association, Leibniz-Institut-fur Geschichte und Kultur des ostlichen Europa e Rachel Carson Center, in programma dal 6-8 novembre 2025.
By bringing together scholars from various fields, our workshop aims fora comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of the complex interactions between society and the environment in the context ofchanging climate in highaltitude regions worldwide. Existing research in this field has often focused on topics such as adaptation strategies, risk perceptions, scientific and indigenous knowledge. Building on these established research directions, we aim to conceptualize the understanding of the profound economic, political, and infrastructural transformations the highland regions undergo due to climate change. We propose to approach these changes through the concept ofa vertico/ climate frontier — the climate change-induced emergence ofnew forms ofeconomic interaction and increased state regulation in previously isolated and remote high-mountain regions, leading to transformations in both the environment and thetraditional way of life of local populations.
Deadline: 15 giugno 2025
