Review – Global Reboot
This podcast from Foreign Policy should inspire listeners to think big, despite its largely abstract and Western centric approach to tackling global challenges in a post-pandemic world.
Opinion – Scotland: Host of COP26 but Divided on Its Role in the World
Alongside its global significance for the ongoing effort to tackle climate change, COP26 also exposes the deep divisions which shape Scottish politics.
Climate Change, Human Mobility and Feminist Political Economy
The responses to climate change mitigation efforts need to be targeted at not only addressing climate change impacts but also reducing gender and social inequalities.
Opinion – What Climate ‘Code Red’ Means for Africa
The relentless progression of climate change poses an existentialist threat to African peoples. It needs a Pan-African effort for which the African Union is the logical body.
Interview – Robert Falkner
Robert Falkner discusses his research on environmental norm changes, climate policy, and the role of technology in mitigating climate change.
Interview – Alan Philps
Alan Philps talks about his career in journalism, current challenges facing journalists, Britain’s role in the world, and the US approach to climate change.
Interview – Joshua Busby
Josua Busby talks about climate security, the role of militaries in achieving it, those most at risk from climate change, and he looks ahead to COP26.
Interview – Victor Khodayar-Pardo
Victor Khodayar-Pardo discusses his work for the United Nations, including the organisation’s response to Covid-19, environmental issues and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Teaching Fiction’s Futures: Pedagogy for Climate-Changed Global Politics
The value of using films and novels is that they give students opportunities to think imaginatively how we might deal with climate politics, organize with others, and eschew cynicism.
Political Topology in the Anthropocene: Reconsidering Political Space in Light of Covid-19
Humanity seems to be ill-prepared to deal with transnational challenges, whether they concern a virus or the consequences of climate change.
