ISA2023 panel proposal on transnational elites in global environmental governance

[Marielle Papin]

Dear colleagues, 

I am planning to write a panel proposal for the next ISA conference in Montreal next year on the theme of transnational elites in global environmental governance (as broadly understood). 

I added a tentative panel abstract to Prakash's Google Doc (see his email below), that I will most likely change according to the paper abstracts I receive. It's really flexible, so do not hesitate to send me something even if you're not sure it's relevant. 

Here is the abstract for now: 

Elites such as celebrities, social entrepreneurs, and billionaires are increasingly visible in global environmental governance. Most of them have access to an arena (e.g. social media) in which they can talk about environmental issues and be heard by millions of individuals. Some bear the title of UN ambassadors or champions of climate change and have the ability to reach international decision makers. Others hold political mandates.

In many ways, these individuals are no traditional actors of global environmental governance. Some even see them as hyper-agents. What does their agency mean for global environmental governance? How do they influence other actors and governance structures? Do they supplement or replace the action of traditional actors of global environmental governance? Why do they partake in this governance field? Can they foster the transformative change the global environmental crisis requires?

This panel seeks to answer these questions and others related to them by bringing together a variety of theoretical, methodological, and empirical perspectives on transnational elites engaged in global environmental governance.

If you are interested in submitting an abstract to this panel, please send it to me at mariell...@mail.mcgill.ca by May 23rd. Suggestions of questions to include to the panel abstract are also welcomed. 

Best wishes, 

Marielle 

Marielle Papin, Ph. D. 

Postdoctoral fellow 

Department of Geography - McGill University 

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From: gep...@googlegroups.com <gep...@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Kashwan, Prakash <prakash...@uconn.edu>
Date: Friday, May 13, 2022 at 8:02 AM
To: gep...@googlegroups.com <gep...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [gep-ed] Google Doc ESS Panels for ISA 2023 - Montréal, Québec, Canada 

Dear GEP Colleagues:  

  

As always, the ISA 2023 CFP has a  June 1 deadline.  

  

If you’d like, please use the following Google Doc to help coordinate panel proposals/CFP that several GEP-ed/ESS members have floated. To avoid the bot-take over, it may be helpful not to share the link in public or on other electronic-lists, with large memberships. It should be okay to share this link in smaller close-knit circles.  

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14RBcFfuDsPunuwXZHi8BRJYe_ENlugqZCSOHLP-FdiI/edit?usp=sharing 

  

More broadly, I’d love to hear any ideas and suggestions you may have about ESS programming for ISA 2023.  

  

Best wishes, 

Prakash


 

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Prakash Kashwan, Ph.D. (Google Scholar) (Public Dropbox)
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
Co-Director, Research Program on Economic and Social Rights, Human Rights Institute 

  

Editor, Environmental Politics
Vice Chair/Program Chair, Environmental Studies Section, International Studies Association (ISA) 

University of Connecticut
365 Fairfield Way, Storrs, CT 06269
Phone: 860-486-7951
https://kashwan.net/