Why don’t the Maltese care about the environment?

● Monday 23 April: A Joint Symposium by WIPSS and the Malta Sociological Association (MSA)

Work in Progress in the Social Studies (WIPSS) seminars and the Malta Sociological Association (MSA) have decided to hold a number of joint symposia on themes of wide interest and relevance.

For their first joint symposium, they have decided to address the problem of managing the environment in Malta.

The seminar is a response to widespread alarm that the management of the natural and built environment in Malta is out of control.

Three frequent participants in WIPSS seminars will be addressing the question ‘Why don’t the Maltese care about the environment?’ Each speaker will offer a different perspective on this problem, and the audience will be invited to contribute their ideas and observations.

They come from different university departments. The Chair for the evening will be Dr Valerie Visanich, Department of Sociology, University of Malta.

Where and when?

Monday 23 April 1800-2000, Lecture Centre Room 116, below the Library and LT 1. The public is cordially invited. Students are encouraged to attend.

Who?

Convenors: Paul Clough, Michael Briguglio, Peter Mayo, and Valerie Visanich. Chair: Valerie Visanich (Sociology Dept., University of Malta) Speakers: Noel Agius (Sociology Dept. Junior College, University of Malta): ‘Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted’

Paul Clough (Dept. of Anthropological Sciences, University of Malta) ‘Maltese Capitalism and the Economic Culture of Speed’

Michael Briguglio (Dept. of Sociology, University of Malta) ‘Analyzing the Impacts of the Environmental Movement’