Directory of Research and Expertise

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Research Summary and Profile

Research interests:

Politics

Research keywords:

French studies, International politics

Regions:

Europe

Languages:

	Spoken	Written
French	Fluent	Fluent

Publication Details

Related publications/articles:

Date	Details
07-Feb-2023	Fin du Monde et Petits Fours: Les ultra-riches face à la crise climateique Monographs
27-May-2020	‘Incantatory’ governance: global climate politics’ performative turn and its wider significance for global politics Articles The 2015 Paris agreement represents a deep-rooted change in global climate governance. While existing scholarly assessments highlight central institutional features of the Paris shift, they tend to overlook its symbolic and discursive dimensions. Our analysis shows that the Paris architecture combines two core elements: an iterative pledge and review process to stimulate global climate action, and a ‘performative’ narrative aimed at aligning actors’ expectations on the prospect of a low-carbon future. We therefore suggest calling it an incantatory system of governance. We then examine the origins of the new approach and find that the rise of ‘soft law’ approaches and communicative techniques in global climate governance are both indicative of a broader process: the entry of management culture in international organisations. Against this backdrop, we examine the prospects, limitations and caveats of the new approach and discuss its wider implications for global politics.
01-Nov-2019	Just Transitions: Social Justice in the Shift Towards a Low-Carbon World Edited Book In the field of 'climate change', no terrain goes uncontested. The terminological tug of war between activists and corporations, scientists and governments, has seen radical notions of 'sustainability' emptied of urgency and subordinated to the interests of capital. 'Just Transition' is the latest such battleground, and the conceptual keystone of the post-COP21 climate policy world. But what does it really mean? Just Transition emerged as a framework developed within the trade union movement to encompass a range of social interventions needed to secure workers' and frontline communities' jobs and livelihoods as economies shift to sustainable production. Just Transitions draws on a range of perspectives from the global North and South to interrogate the overlaps, synergies and tensions between various understandings of the Just Transition approach. As the concept is entering the mainstream, has it lost its radical edge, and if so, can it be recovered? Written by academics and activists from around the globe, this unique edited collection is the first book entirely devoted to Just Transition.
01-Feb-2017	Globalizing the Climate: COP21 and the Climatization of Global Debates Edited Book Frequently presented as a historic last chance to set the world on a course to prevent catastrophic climate change, the 21st Conference of the Parties to the Climate convention (COP21) was a global summit of exceptional proportions. Bringing together negotiators, scientists, journalists and representatives of global civil society, it also constituted a privileged vantage point for the study of global environmental governance "in the making". This volume offers readers an original account of the current state of play in the field of global climate governance. Building upon a collaborative research project on COP21 carried out by a multidisciplinary team of twenty academics with recognised experience in the field of environmental governance, the book takes COP21 as an entry point to analyse ongoing transformations of global climate politics, and to scrutinise the impact of climate change on global debates more generally. The book has three key objectives:             To analyse global climate governance through a combination of long-term analysis and on-sight observation; To identify and analyse the key spaces of participation in the global climate debate; To examine the "climatisation" of a series of crosscutting themes, including development, energy, security and migration. This book will be of great interest to students, scholars and policymakers of climate politics and governance, international relations and environmental studies.
01-Feb-2016	The Price of Climate Action: Philanthropic Foundations in the International Climate Debate Monographs

Consultancy reports:

Date

Details

2021

Beyond 2%: From climate philanthropy to climate justice philanthropy Philanthropic foundations have long exerted influence in the international climate arena. Over 30 years on from their early forays into climate debates, this report asks how effective they have been. How relevant are their theories of change and worldviews today? And what can philanthropic foundations do to position themselves at the vanguard of meaningful change in the climate arena? In partnership with the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), the EDGE Funders Alliance launched this report on climate philanthropy that takes a fresh look at the state of play in the sector, and sets out the case for grounding climate philanthropy in climate justice and just transition principles.

Government/policy work:

Date

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2018

Mapping Just Transitions to a Low-Carbon World Just Transition—the idea that justice and equity must form an integral part of the transition towards a low-carbon world—is increasingly being mobilized both to counter the idea that protecting the environment and protecting jobs are incompatible, and to broaden the debate to justice-related issues such as the kinds of jobs and societies we envision for the future. From its origins in the labour movement in the United States, Just Transition has evolved and spread to other geographies and constituencies, from environmental justice groups to the international trade union movement, international organizations, the private sector and—since its inclusion in the preamble of the Paris Agreement—global, national and subnational policy circles. This report, by the Just Transition Research Collaborative (JTRC), unpacks the different understandings, narratives and framings of Just Transition that underpin the concept’s growing popularity and uptake. Six short country case studies then provide insights into how Just Transition is—or is not—being mobilized on the ground. The report suggests ways that Just Transition can inform policy discussions on the role of equity and justice in the shift towards a low-carbon world, and calls for a progressive interpretation of Just Transition to promote transformative change and climate justice for all.

Research Projects & Supervisions

Current PhD topics supervised:

Dates

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From: 10-Sep-2023 Until:

Constructing Identity in a Contested Capital: Exploring Contemporary Urban Life and Nation-Building for Albanians in Skopje, North Macedonia North Macedonia’s capital city of Skopje embodies the complex dynamics shaping the country as it navigates issues of nationhood and interethnic relations. With a population of approximately 526,502, Skopje is home to Macedonians, Albanians, Turks, Roma, Serbs, Bosniaks and other groups (State Statistical Office, 2022). The city’s diverse architectural and cultural influences, from its 15th century Ottoman bazaar to its controversial post-independence makeover known as Skopje 2014, materialise the legacies of empires, socialism and nationalism that have etched their mark on the urban space. As the primate city containing over a quarter of North Macedonia's population, Skopje represents a strategic site for examining, through the lens of urban life, nation-building, identity politics and interethnic power relations whilst trying to pronounce itself as a capital city. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the thesis unravels the complex dynamics shaping Skopje’s identity transformations in the lived urban experience and will offer critical insights into citizenship, belonging, and coexistence in North Macedonia’s multifaceted capital.

Professional Affiliations

Professional affiliations:

Name	Activity
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)	Coordinator - Just Transition Research Collaborative
Climate Social Science Network	Member

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