The 10th ISESEA, marking Taiwan's third time to host the symposium, will be organized by the Risk Society and Policy Research Center (RSPRC), College of Social Sciences, National Taiwan University, under the support of ISA RC 24. The symposium will be held from 31 October to 2 November, 2025, under the theme "Transboundary Climate and Environmental Governance in East Asia."

Gregory Trencher is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University. His research expertise includes: decarbonization policy and international renewable energy supply chains, hydrogen energy and sustainable energy, next-generation mobility (urban governance and vehicle electrification), and voluntary carbon markets (cross-border risk analysis of industrial/corporate carbon offsetting).

Chang Kyung-Sup's research expertise includes risk society, social institutions, and comparative citizenship studies. He is currently focusing on research regarding East Asian risk societies in the context of "compressed modernity."

Pietro Lanzini is an Associate Professor of Consumer Behavior in the Department of Management at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. His research interests focus on sustainable and energy-saving behaviors across different cultural backgrounds and behavioral domains. Recently, Associate Professor Lanzini’s research has centered on two core pillars: cross-national comparisons of vehicle electrification in Europe and the United States, and green consumption and transport behavior. In this lecture, Associate Professor Lanzini will provide an interdisciplinary analysis of the trends in sustainable transport, electrification, public policy, and related industries in Italy and Europe. He will also focus on responsible consumer behavior and mobility. Furthermore, he will present a cross-national analysis of commuter attitudes and perceptions regarding vehicle electrification, using case studies from South America and Europe.

In the face of emerging and existing uncertainties and risks accompanying global ecological, socio-cultural, and political transitions, Professor Klinke proposes and advocates for the concept of "Post-Normal Politics, Uncertainty, and Risk Governance." This framework aims to address the deficiencies and shortcomings of traditional risk politics and regulation by incorporating various elements of deliberative democracy. In this lecture, Professor Klinke will also present the "allocation of functions" within deliberative processes as a practical solution for post-normal politics.

The international Knowledge, Learning, And Societal Change research Alliance (KLASICA) is very pleased to announce the dates and theme of the third KLASICA Taipei symposium. We very cordially invite researchers, policy makers, community activists, and practitioners, who are concerned with societal transformations to sustainable futures in accord with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to join us in this exciting and important symposium.

Prof. Dr. Nakicenovic was formerly Deputy Director General/CEO of IIASA from 2008 to August 2018, and former tenured Professor of Energy Economics at Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien). Among other positions, Prof. Dr. Nakicenovic is also the Executive Director of The World in 2050 (TWI2050); Member Ad Hoc Informal Multi-stakeholder Technical Group of Advisors on Sustainable Development Goal 7, United Nations; Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Potsdam Institute from Climate Impact Research (PIK). He was also Member of the United Nations Secretary General Special Advisory 10-Member Group to support the Technology Facilitation Mechanism (TFM) (2016-2018)

Taiwan must construct a holistic perspective that integrates the economy, society, environment, and sustainability in alignment with global trends—particularly with East Asian neighbors who share geographical proximity and close cultural and economic ties. This forum, co-organized by the NTU Risk Center and the Global Research & Industry Alliance (GLORIA), focuses on "Sustainability Transitions." We have invited distinguished experts from Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines. Beyond their academic excellence, these speakers are actively involved in official policy planning and civil society organizations, providing them with a deep understanding of academic, governmental, and social trends.

We very cordially invite researchers, policy makers, community activists, and practitioners who are concerned with societal transformations to sustainable futures in accord with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to join us in this exciting and important symposium.

Focus: Core affective narratives of vision and identity that guide and motivate societal change toward sustainable futures and their applicability for modeling social dynamics.

Professor Hans Peter Peters is a Visiting Professor of Science Journalism at the Free University of Berlin and a senior social scientist at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany. Throughout his career, Professor Peters has extensively investigated how the scientific environment and public opinion are conceptualized and formed under the mediation of mass communication.

Commissioned by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), the Risk Society and Policy Research Center (RSPRC) at National Taiwan University (NTU) has been executing the "Project for Promoting Technical Guidelines for Social Impact Assessment in Environmental Impact Assessments.

Following the power rationing crisis triggered by the collapse of the Hoping Power Plant transmission tower and the massive nationwide blackout on August 15, Taiwanese society has voiced significant skepticism regarding the government’s "2025 Nuclear-Free Homeland" roadmap.