APSA roundtable: The Politics of Climate Change in Russia: Developing a Research Agenda

[Debra Javeline]

Hello!

 

I hope to see many of you in Philly. If you are free at 10AM on Sept. 5, we would especially love your input on our roundtable, described below. As the abstract notes, we will be grappling with paths forward, given the obstacles of war and authoritarianism, so we hope for a very interactive brainstorming session, and your feedback would be especially valuable.

 

All the best,

Debra

 

Roundtable : “The Politics of Climate Change in Russia: Developing a Research Agenda”

Thu, September 5, 10:00 to 11:30am, Pennsylvania Convention Center (PCC), 111A

Despite the substantial negative impacts of climate change on Russia, the Russian government promotes the benefits of continued fossil fuel use, associated rise in temperatures, and resulting improvements for agriculture, Arctic economy, and general livability in its historically harsh climate. The government is thus failing to address the climate emergency, taking only minimal action to mitigate or adapt. The PONARS Task Force on Russia in a Changing Climate recently published a 17-authored article (“Russia in a Changing Climate,” WIREs Climate Change 2023), which reviewed the growing body of literature on Russia and climate change and ended with implications for future research. This APSA roundtable will pick up where the article left off. Each roundtable participant will reflect on the distinctly political dimensions of Russia in a changing climate, focusing on current gaps in knowledge and suggested research to address these gaps. Russia’s war against Ukraine and increasing authoritarianism prevent many forms of traditional fieldwork. Roundtable participants will therefore also grapple with research limitations and how Russian politics complicates both global climate action and efforts to understand these complications.

 

Chair:

Debra Javeline, University of Notre Dame

 

Presenters:

Laura Henry, Bowdoin College

Robert Orttung, George Washington University

Graeme Robertson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University

Mikhail Troitskiy, Harvard University

 

*****

 

Debra Javeline

Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame

Fellow, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Nanovic Institute for European Studies

Core faculty, Russian and East European Studies Program

Affiliated faculty, Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative

 

Recent book:

After Violence: Russia's Beslan School Massacre and the Peace that Followed, Oxford University Press

 

Recent articles:

“Russia in a Changing Climate,” WIREs Climate Change

“Economic Incentives for Coastal Homeowner Adaptations to Climate Change,” Climate Policy

“Is Democracy the Answer to Intractable Climate Change?” Global Environmental Politics

“Do Perverse Insurance Incentives Encourage Coastal Vulnerability?” Natural Hazards Review