[gep-ed] Ocean Data Survey
Alice Vadrot
Dear Colleagues and friends,
May I kindly invite you to participate in the Ocean Data Survey, a research effort focused on understanding how ocean data, technology, and knowledge are used in international negotiations and policymaking.
This survey is part of the ERC research project TwinPolitics (grant agreement No 101124903 – TwinPolitics – ERC-2024-STG) based at the Department of Political Science at the University of Vienna.
The survey is aimed at a broad range of actors involved in ocean-related governance, including decision-makers, diplomats, scientists, and non-state actors. Your input will help us identify:
- Who uses ocean data and technology
- How data and technology are used in international environmental governance
- What challenges limit their effective use
The survey will take approximately 15–20 minutes to complete and is available in all six UN languages, including German.
Link to the survey:
https://univie.questionpro.eu/oceandatasurvey
We kindly ask you to participate by 31.05.2026.
This study is part of a broader effort to explore how emerging technologies such as Digital Twins of the Ocean (DTOs) can support more effective ocean governance.
For general questions or comments regarding the study and survey, please contact: twinpoliti...@univie.ac.at
For questions regarding the project and research in general, please reach out to: alice....@univie.ac.at
We would also greatly appreciate it if you could share this invitation with relevant colleagues or networks who may be interested.
Thank you very much for your support!
All the best
Alice
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Univ. Prof. Dr. Alice Vadrot Professor in International Relations and the Environment Head of the Environmental Politics Research Group & PI of ERC-Project TwinPolitics
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University of Vienna Department of Political Sciences Kollingasse 14, 5.08, 1090 Vienna 📞 Office +43-1-4277-49455 |
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Recent publications:
Stokland, Håkon B., Vadrot, Alice B.M., Barron, Elizabeth Sanna, Beck, Silke et al. (2026). Making global environmental assessments fit for future challenges. Environmental Science & Policy, 180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2026.104389
Morin, Jean-Frédéric, Hollway, James, Sun, Yixian, Vadrot, Alice B.M. et al. (2026). Dataset development in earth system governance: Learnings, stakes, and pathways for impact. Earth System Governance, 28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2026.100328
Lyu, Wenwen, Langlet-Uranüs, Arne & Vadrot Alice B.M. (2026). From data rationales to data infrastructure: Implications for the BBNJ clearing-house mechanism. Marine Policy, 188, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2026.107079
Langlet-Uranüs, A., Wurm, F., & Vadrot, A. B.M. (2026). Biodiversity monitoring as data practices: Moving beyond actor-centric science-policy interfaces. Environmental Science & Policy, 177
Vadrot, A. B.M, Dunshirn, P., Fellinger, S., Langlet, A., Ruiz-Rodríguez, S.C. and Tessnow- von Wysocki. I. (2025). Writing Negotiations: collaborative field note-taking during global environmental meetings. Qualitative Research
Vadrot, A.B.M., Langlet, A., Dunshirn, P., Fellinger, S., Ruiz-Rodríguez, S.C., Tessnow-von Wysocki, I. (2024). Zooming In on Agreement-Making: Tracing the BBNJ Negotiations with the MARIPOLDATAbase. Global Environmental Politics 2024; 24 (4): 152–178.
Vadrot, A. B.M. (2024). The United States, as a marine superpower, must ratify the high seas biodiversity treaty now, Nature, vol. 635(8040).
Langlet, A. and Vadrot, A. B.M. (2024). Expert Authority Politics in the Marine Biodiversity Complex. Global Environmental Politics, 24 (2): 98–121.
Hughes, H. and Vadrot, A. B.M. (Eds.) (2023). Conducting Research on Global Environmental Agreement-Making. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.