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E-International Relations • Feb 9 2023 • Articles

E-International Relations is looking for volunteers who are passionate about IR theory of any variant, including related areas such as political theory and IPE.

Has Climate Change Ended Nature?

Elena Casetta • Feb 9 2023 • Articles

Considering humans as separate from the rest of nature risks an incomplete view of the current functioning of the biosphere and the misrepresentation of the human role.

From Food to Climate Justice: How Motivational Barriers Impact Distributive Justice Strategies for Change

Samantha Noll • Feb 9 2023 • Articles

Local food movements have leveraged normative arguments to motivate individual and collective action.

Gender and Climate Change

Vera Tripodi • Feb 8 2023 • Articles

Gender discrimination hinders considerably a person’s access to the means and resources they need to face and minimise the effects of climate change on a global level.

The Rights of the Ecosystem and Future Generations as Tools for Implementing Environmental Law

Gianluca Ronca • Feb 8 2023 • Articles

The time is right to advance more robust arguments for the existence of ecosystem rights per se and the rights of future generations.

From Rio to Paris: International Climate Change Treaties Between Consensus and Efficacy

Silvia Bacchetta • Feb 7 2023 • Articles

At the moment, we are far from reaching a satisfactory goal in combatting climate change, notwithstanding the years of negotiations.

The Impact of Gender on the Study and Practice of International Security

Andree-Anne Melancon • Feb 7 2023 • Articles

Gendered consideration has led to valid critiques, and to new agendas, that have influenced the ways militaries operate.

Climate Justice in the Global South: Understanding the Environmental Legacy of Colonialism

Nishtha Singh • Feb 2 2023 • Articles

The global north has imposed on the global south a development model based on the unconditional exploitation of nature and human beings.

Climate Change: Scientific Evidence and Projected Warming

Roberto Buizza • Feb 2 2023 • Articles

Greenhouse gas emissions must be cut dramatically by about 5–8% every year if we want to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040–2050.

Foreword: Global Climate Justice

Tahseen Jafry • Jan 31 2023 • Articles

The world’s richest economic actors are obligated to put humanity in the conditions to live healthy lives with dignity.

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