Faculty Club - Citizen engagement, the climate crisis and good food

On Monday 21 October, together with the International Neighbour Group, we are organising an exciting This is our University Lecture with Professor Denise de Ridder 'Yes, we can: Working together for the sake of the planet'.

Denise de Ridder
Denise de Ridder (1959) is professor of psychology at the Department of Social, Health & Organizational Psychology at Utrecht University and director of the Self-Regulation Lab. The main subjects of her research are self-regulation, self-control and nudging for the promotion of engagement with societal transitions. Denise de Ridder is project leader of several research projects in those fields, financed by NWO and other parties. In addition, she is senior editor of Health Psychology Review. Together with colleagues from the legal profession, economics and public administration, she is the coordinator  of the ‘Behaviour and Institutions’ platform within the strategic theme Institutions for Open Societies of Utrecht University.

The lecture
Individually and as a society, we are facing unprecedented challenges in making the transition towards a sustainable society – from governments designing policies to mitigate the climate crisis to the very personal decisions we make about meat consumption and eco-friendly fashion. While the messages are out there – use public transportation, keep the thermostat at 18 degrees – governments are struggling with how to actually involve citizens with the transition. This talk will introduce a new approach to citizen engagement by highlighting the potential of working together as a community on the public good of sustainability.

Programme:
17.30 uur: Walk in with a welcome drink (Kanunnikenzaal)
18.00 uur: Start of lecture (Kanunnikenzaal)
19.15/19.30 uur: Start of dinner (Huiskamer)
21.00 uur: End of evening

After the lecture, we will sit down together and chat with the speaker in an informal setting. Admission to the lecture including main course, drinks, coffee/tea is €27.50.