Position:

Climate Change Research at the Department of Government

The Department of Government hosts a very active and successful climate change research group working on issues such as climate change leadership, climate migration, social networks and adaptation strategies, climate justice, and the implementation of climate policies. The research group consists of associate professors Christer Karlsson and Charles Parker, assistant professor Aaron Maltais, and senior research associate Jörgen Ödalen. Members of the research group regularly organize and present their work at the Uppsala Forum Workshop on Global Climate Change.
 
The climate change research group has received grants from The Swedish Research Council, The Mistra Foundation, The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and SYLF. Their work has been published in journals such as Environmental Politics, Environmental Values, Global Environmental Change, Political Studies, Ethics, Policy & Environment, Global Environmental Politics, Journal of Common Market Studies, and Public Administration.
 
Members of the research group regularly cooperate with researchers at other university departments and institutes such as the Universities of Oxford, Warwick, Lund, Oslo, Linköping, and Stockholm, the Swedish Defence College, and the Stockholm Environment Institute.

The Uppsala Forum Workshop
on Global Climate Change

The Uppsala Forum Workshop
on Global Climate Change

The Uppsala Forum Workshop on Global Climate Change is a workshop series, started in 2009, hosted by the Department of Government and funded by the Uppsala Forum on Democracy, Peace and Justice.

The workshops have provided the opportunity for participants to present concise academic papers and other work-in-progress to facilitate subsequent peer-reviewed publications or grant proposals. They have brought together scholars from a wide range of disciplines (e.g., Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Peace and Conflict Studies, Theology, Environmental Studies), and attracted participants from academic institutions in Uppsala, Stockholm, Lund, Gothenburg, Linköping, Oslo, Nottingham, Warwick, and Oxford.

A special feature of the workshops has been that participants are drawn from various stages of their careers, from doctoral, post-doctoral, and professorial levels. This has not only facilitated discussion but also the career development of many participants.

Another special feature has been the prominent invited guests. Previous invited guests include John Broome (White’s Professor in Moral Philosophy, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University), Simon Caney (Professor in Political Theory, Magdalen College, Oxford University), Bo Kjellén (Senior Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute, and Former Chief Climate Negotiator for Sweden), Marco Grasso (Senior Lecturer in Economic and Political Geography, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca) and Johan Schaar (Director, Commission of Climate Change and Development).

Workshop conveners have been Edward A. Page (Associate Professor in Political Theory, Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick), Folke Tersman (Professor, Department of Philosophy, Uppsala University), Jörgen Ödalen (Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Uppsala University), Clare Heyward (James Martin Fellow, Oxford Geoengineering Programme, University of Oxford), Aaron Maltais (Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Uppsala University), and Fiona Rotberg (Associate Professor, Department of Government, Uppsala University).

The Uppsala Forum Workshop on Global Climate Change is a workshop series, started in 2009, hosted by the Department of Government and funded by the Uppsala Forum on Democracy, Peace and Justice.

The workshops have provided the opportunity for participants to present concise academic papers and other work-in-progress to facilitate subsequent peer-reviewed publications or grant proposals. They have brought together scholars from a wide range of disciplines (e.g., Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Peace and Conflict Studies, Theology, Environmental Studies), and attracted participants from academic institutions in Uppsala, Stockholm, Lund, Gothenburg, Linköping, Oslo, Nottingham, Warwick, and Oxford.

A special feature of the workshops has been that participants are drawn from various stages of their careers, from doctoral, post-doctoral, and professorial levels. This has not only facilitated discussion but also the career development of many participants.

Another special feature has been the prominent invited guests. Previous invited guests include John Broome (White’s Professor in Moral Philosophy, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University), Simon Caney (Professor in Political Theory, Magdalen College, Oxford University), Bo Kjellén (Senior Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute, and Former Chief Climate Negotiator for Sweden), Marco Grasso (Senior Lecturer in Economic and Political Geography, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca) and Johan Schaar (Director, Commission of Climate Change and Development).

Workshop conveners have been Edward A. Page (Associate Professor in Political Theory, Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick), Folke Tersman (Professor, Department of Philosophy, Uppsala University), Jörgen Ödalen (Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Uppsala University), Clare Heyward (James Martin Fellow, Oxford Geoengineering Programme, University of Oxford), Aaron Maltais (Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Uppsala University), and Fiona Rotberg (Associate Professor, Department of Government, Uppsala University).

News

The next workshop will take place on April 8, 2013. The theme this time is "Reconsidering Mitigation and Adaptation at the Crossroads: Equity and Policy Dimensions of Post-Kyoto Climate Policymaking". The workshop is organised by Edward Page from Warwick University and Aaron Maltais from Uppsala University. If you are interested in giving a paper or participating in the workshop, please contact Aaron or Ed by March 22nd.

News

The next workshop will take place on April 8, 2013. The theme this time is "Reconsidering Mitigation and Adaptation at the Crossroads: Equity and Policy Dimensions of Post-Kyoto Climate Policymaking". The workshop is organised by Edward Page from Warwick University and Aaron Maltais from Uppsala University. If you are interested in giving a paper or participating in the workshop, please contact Aaron or Ed by March 22nd.

Simon Caney and Ed Page
Simon Caney and Ed Page

 

Contact

 

Clare Heyward:
jennifer.heyward[a]philosophy.ox.ac.uk
 
Aaron Maltais:
aaron.maltais[a]statsvet.uu.se
 
Jörgen Ödalen:
jorgen.odalen[a]statsvet.uu.se
 
Edward Page:
e.a.page[a]warwick.ac.uk

 

 

Bo Kjellén and Clare Heyward
Bo Kjellén and Clare Heyward

 


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