IAMCR in Trump’s America (english)
Thoughts on the 2018 conference in Eugene, Oregon (USA), June 20-24. A report by Mandy Tröger It might seem ironic that the first conference in the history of IAMCR taking place in the United States happened during the Trump administration. It was a choice heavily criticized in its run-up. The theme “Reimagining Sustainability” further emphasized the gap between academic aim and political realities: environmental policies under Trump are neither concerned with the environment nor with policy-making, and news reports of children, separated from their families and contained in cages at the US border, only added to a sense of urgency and disconnect.
