Shifting Power in Rural America: Conversations on Just Transitions

Schedule

Wed Apr 22 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

University of Tennessee College of Law | Knoxville, TN

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Join the AJRC and a panel of guest speakers for a conversation about the changing social and economic conditions of rural America.
About this Event

MacArthur Foundation Fellows, Dr. John Gaventa and Dr. Loka Ashwood, and UT faculty, Dr. Gabe Schwartzman (Geography) and Dr. Lindsay Shade (Sociology) will offer important insights into the growing inequalities in rural America, the changing nature of politics and citizen participation, and the possibilities of just transitions to new economies in the face of the decline of fossil fuels and climate change. Drs. Gaventa and Schwartzman will also discuss their new book, Power and Just Transitions: Struggles for a Post-Coal Future in an Appalachian Valley. Join the speakers after the event for a reception with light food and drinks.

This event will also be live streamed online and recorded. The link to stream will be sent closer to the event date to those who have RSVP'd.

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University of Tennessee College of Law, 1505 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, United States

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