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Peace, Politics, and Publishing in the Global South with Morten Bøås
From protesting apartheid in Oslo to conducting fieldwork in Liberia, Uganda, and the Sahel, Morten Bøås’ (Research Professor at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway) journey into peace and conflict studies is anything but conventional. In this Q&A with Purniya Awan, he reflects on personal moments, global struggles, and editorial insights that shaped his career and his…
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Jittip Mongkolnchaiarunya Wins the 2026 Edward Said Award
Jittip Mongkolnchaiarunya, a PhD student at George Washington University, has been awarded the 2026 Edward Said Award for her paper “Epistemic Exclusion in Climate Science: Why We Grow the Wrong Trees in the Wrong Places.” Presented by the Global Development Studies (GDS) at the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, the Edward Said Award recognises…
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When the Intestines Speak: Indigenous Climate Forecasting in the Horn of Africa
My name is George Tsitati, and I’m a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh. My research focuses on how pastoralist communities in the Horn of Africa use early warning systems and weather information to respond to climate-induced humanitarian shocks. I focus on how these community-developed interventions either converge, differ, or run in parallel to…
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The Decolonisation of Niger Delta Oil Pollution Cases
Saba Naomi Attfield is a blogger, aspiring solicitor, and researcher specialising in Global Environment and Climate Change Law. In this blog post, Saba explores recent developments in transnational environmental litigation cases around the world through a decolonial lens. She also shares her own research on the potential of foreign direct liability litigation to address oil…
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Waste Colonialism and Why Plastic is Political: A Resource List
World Environment Day 2025’s theme could not be more urgent. Hosted by the Republic of Korea, this year focuses on “Ending Plastic Pollution,” (with a special focus on microplastics). While negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty continue into 2025, we have curated a collection of resources on the subject of plastic waste spanning from children’s books, infographics…
