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Publishing cutting-edge research since 2001 on the relationship between global political forces and environmental change.
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Volume 25 Issue 3 | Global Environmental Politics | MIT Press
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GEP's Special Issue on "Global Green Visions and World Order in the Anthropocene" is now live! This thought-provoking collection was guest edited by Bruna Bosi-Moreira & @mattkranke.bsky.social.
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With Caroline Ahler Christesen and @jhasselbalch.bsky.social, we asked: what can the environmental state actually do?
The answer is out now with @gepjournal.bsky.social 👇
If you ever wondered about this, check our paper and let us know what you think: direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
The answer is out now with @gepjournal.bsky.social 👇
If you ever wondered about this, check our paper and let us know what you think: direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
What Can the Environmental State Actually Do? Three Critiques and Their Limits
Abstract. Three critiques of the environmental state shape the discussion of its possibilities and limits. First, states are deemed structurally unable to mitigate climate change due to the “glass cei...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
With Caroline Ahler Christesen and @jhasselbalch.bsky.social, we asked: what can the environmental state actually do?
The answer is out now with @gepjournal.bsky.social 👇
If you ever wondered about this, check our paper and let us know what you think: direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
The answer is out now with @gepjournal.bsky.social 👇
If you ever wondered about this, check our paper and let us know what you think: direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: We now invite scholars to apply for either a complete Special Issue or a shorter Special Section to be published in Global Environmental Politics in 2027. Proposals due by November 1, 2025. Please repost & share!
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October 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: We now invite scholars to apply for either a complete Special Issue or a shorter Special Section to be published in Global Environmental Politics in 2027. Proposals due by November 1, 2025. Please repost & share!
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: We now invite scholars to apply for either a complete Special Issue or a shorter Special Section to be published in Global Environmental Politics in 2027. Proposals due by November 1, 2025. Please repost & share!
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October 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: We now invite scholars to apply for either a complete Special Issue or a shorter Special Section to be published in Global Environmental Politics in 2027. Proposals due by November 1, 2025. Please repost & share!
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Global Green Visions and World Order in the Anthropocene – just published by Bruna Bosi-Moreira & @mattkranke.bsky.social in @gepjournal.bsky.social
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October 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Global Green Visions and World Order in the Anthropocene – just published by Bruna Bosi-Moreira & @mattkranke.bsky.social in @gepjournal.bsky.social
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📣 Yet another SI for you, folks! Delighted to announce the publication of a @gepjournal.bsky.social special issue on “Global Green Visions and World Order in the Anthropocene”, co-edited with my dear colleague Bruna Bosi-Moreira.
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Volume 25 Issue 3 | Global Environmental Politics | MIT Press
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September 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📣 Yet another SI for you, folks! Delighted to announce the publication of a @gepjournal.bsky.social special issue on “Global Green Visions and World Order in the Anthropocene”, co-edited with my dear colleague Bruna Bosi-Moreira.
👉 direct.mit.edu/glep/issue/2...
👉 direct.mit.edu/glep/issue/2...
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Global Environmental Politics' August issue, guest edited by Bruna Bosi-Moreira and
@mattkranke.bsky.social, is a special issue on global green visions and world order in the Anthropocene: direct.mit.edu/glep/issue/2... @gepjournal.bsky.social
@mattkranke.bsky.social, is a special issue on global green visions and world order in the Anthropocene: direct.mit.edu/glep/issue/2... @gepjournal.bsky.social
Volume 25 Issue 3 | Global Environmental Politics | MIT Press
Global Environmental Politics | 25 | 3 | August 2025
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September 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Global Environmental Politics' August issue, guest edited by Bruna Bosi-Moreira and
@mattkranke.bsky.social, is a special issue on global green visions and world order in the Anthropocene: direct.mit.edu/glep/issue/2... @gepjournal.bsky.social
@mattkranke.bsky.social, is a special issue on global green visions and world order in the Anthropocene: direct.mit.edu/glep/issue/2... @gepjournal.bsky.social
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If you haven't had a chance to swing by table 113 during #APSA2025, now's the time! Come by and browse some of our latest books and journals. Here are some of our recommendations 👇 @apsa.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
If you haven't had a chance to swing by table 113 during #APSA2025, now's the time! Come by and browse some of our latest books and journals. Here are some of our recommendations 👇 @apsa.bsky.social
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📢 Excited to share that this collection has now been published in @gepjournal.bsky.social – thanks to my wonderful co-guest editor Bruna and all our great contributors!
➡️ The introduction is open access: direct.mit.edu/glep/article....
➡️ The introduction is open access: direct.mit.edu/glep/article....
August 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
📢 Excited to share that this collection has now been published in @gepjournal.bsky.social – thanks to my wonderful co-guest editor Bruna and all our great contributors!
➡️ The introduction is open access: direct.mit.edu/glep/article....
➡️ The introduction is open access: direct.mit.edu/glep/article....
GEP's Special Issue on "Global Green Visions and World Order in the Anthropocene" is now live! This thought-provoking collection was guest edited by Bruna Bosi-Moreira & @mattkranke.bsky.social.
Volume 25 Issue 3 | Global Environmental Politics | MIT Press
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August 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
GEP's Special Issue on "Global Green Visions and World Order in the Anthropocene" is now live! This thought-provoking collection was guest edited by Bruna Bosi-Moreira & @mattkranke.bsky.social.
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My new review of "The Infrastructural South: Techno-Environments of the Third Wave of Urbanization" by Jonathan Silver is up on the @gepjournal.bsky.social site!
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The Infrastructural South: Techno-Environments of the Third Wave of Urbanization by Jonathan Silver
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August 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My new review of "The Infrastructural South: Techno-Environments of the Third Wave of Urbanization" by Jonathan Silver is up on the @gepjournal.bsky.social site!
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I had an interesting conversation with @jfmorin.bsky.social and @cyncouette.bsky.social about their research on the governance of orbital debris. Please watch this video to find out more!
📽️ New GEP Youtube video! Check out this stellar discussion between Associate Editor @yixiansun.bsky.social and GEP co-authors @jfmorin.bsky.social and @cyncouette.bsky.social on addressing the emerging #environmental problem of #spacedebris 🚀. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzR4...
Jean-Frédéric Morin and Cynthia Couette on the governance of orbital debris
YouTube video by Global Environmental Politics Journal
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July 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I had an interesting conversation with @jfmorin.bsky.social and @cyncouette.bsky.social about their research on the governance of orbital debris. Please watch this video to find out more!
📽️ New GEP Youtube video! Check out this stellar discussion between Associate Editor @yixiansun.bsky.social and GEP co-authors @jfmorin.bsky.social and @cyncouette.bsky.social on addressing the emerging #environmental problem of #spacedebris 🚀. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzR4...
Jean-Frédéric Morin and Cynthia Couette on the governance of orbital debris
YouTube video by Global Environmental Politics Journal
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July 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
📽️ New GEP Youtube video! Check out this stellar discussion between Associate Editor @yixiansun.bsky.social and GEP co-authors @jfmorin.bsky.social and @cyncouette.bsky.social on addressing the emerging #environmental problem of #spacedebris 🚀. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzR4...
Thrilled to share that GEP ranked in the top quartile of all publications in our field, based on 2024 impact factors! Kudos to all our wonderful authors for their brilliant contributions to global environmental politics scholarship, and to @mitpress.bsky.social for publishing the journal.
🎉 Congratulations to our journals’ editorial teams! We're pleased to share that 13 MIT Press journals ranked in the top quartile of their fields in 2024 with exceptional impact factors. A testament to their rigorous work.
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MIT Press journals top three categories with 2024 impact factors
Many MIT Press journals rank highly in their fields with 2024 impact factors, with Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics and International Security hitting top spots.
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July 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Thrilled to share that GEP ranked in the top quartile of all publications in our field, based on 2024 impact factors! Kudos to all our wonderful authors for their brilliant contributions to global environmental politics scholarship, and to @mitpress.bsky.social for publishing the journal.
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New article on @gepjournal.bsky.social with a great group of authors - Amazonia Center of the World: Telling Stories of Socioenvironmentalism as Struggles for a Planet of Many Worlds direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
Amazonia Center of the World: Telling Stories of Socioenvironmentalism as Struggles for a Planet of Many Worlds
Abstract. Considered a regional entity of the Earth system, Amazonia is close to its ecological tipping point. Nonetheless, over the last decades, socioenvironmental alliances have emerged in Brazilia...
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July 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
New article on @gepjournal.bsky.social with a great group of authors - Amazonia Center of the World: Telling Stories of Socioenvironmentalism as Struggles for a Planet of Many Worlds direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
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A great day- celebrating a fantastic OCIS conference & an article acceptance from @gepjournal.bsky.social (a paper on Indigenous v Settler Colonial approaches to fire with the brilliant Brent Steele- more an that soon) at the Sydney venue of Australia’s best brewery, Mountain Culture. Cheers!
July 11, 2025 at 7:46 AM
A great day- celebrating a fantastic OCIS conference & an article acceptance from @gepjournal.bsky.social (a paper on Indigenous v Settler Colonial approaches to fire with the brilliant Brent Steele- more an that soon) at the Sydney venue of Australia’s best brewery, Mountain Culture. Cheers!
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Check it out.
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We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why
Commercial mining of the deep sea could begin soon. But these metals and minerals are not scarce. Mining will be harmful and the economic benefits are overstated.
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July 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Check it out.
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🌱Our conclusions are particularly relevant in light of the growing interest for the polycentric governance of #climatechange.
📄Want more details? The paper is available in open access: direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
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🔎Explore the database here: www.institutions.space
The Missing Ingredients for a Polycentric Governance System of Orbital Debris
Abstract. The pollution of Earth’s orbits by debris represents a pressing environmental problem. Recognizing that geopolitical factors hinder the adoption of a multilateral solution, several experts a...
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June 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
🌱Our conclusions are particularly relevant in light of the growing interest for the polycentric governance of #climatechange.
📄Want more details? The paper is available in open access: direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
🔎Explore the database here: www.institutions.space
📄Want more details? The paper is available in open access: direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
🔎Explore the database here: www.institutions.space
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🎥 New video! 👀 @jfmorin.bsky.social and I summarize the key elements of our new publication in @gepjournal.bsky.social, where we assess the viability of a #polycentric governance system to address the urgent #environmental problem of #spacedebris. 🌎🛰️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDpK...
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The Missing Ingredients for a Polycentric Governance System of Orbital Debris
YouTube video by Cynthia Couette
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June 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
🎥 New video! 👀 @jfmorin.bsky.social and I summarize the key elements of our new publication in @gepjournal.bsky.social, where we assess the viability of a #polycentric governance system to address the urgent #environmental problem of #spacedebris. 🌎🛰️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDpK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDpK...
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(1/6) 📣🎉New publication alert: @cyncouette.bsky.social and I have just published an article on the polycentric governance of space debris 🛰️🚀 in @gepjournal.bsky.social. Available in open access:
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The Missing Ingredients for a Polycentric Governance System of Orbital Debris
Abstract. The pollution of Earth’s orbits by debris represents a pressing environmental problem. Recognizing that geopolitical factors hinder the adoption of a multilateral solution, several experts a...
direct.mit.edu
June 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
(1/6) 📣🎉New publication alert: @cyncouette.bsky.social and I have just published an article on the polycentric governance of space debris 🛰️🚀 in @gepjournal.bsky.social. Available in open access:
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📢 New article
👥 Vegard Tørstad @vegardtorstad.bsky.social, Jon Hovi, Manjana Milkoreit, Håkon Sælen & Andreas Kokkvoll Tveit,
🔎 The Ambition Trap: How Overpromising on Climate Action Could Undermine the Paris Agreement
📖Open Access in Global Environmental Politics
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👥 Vegard Tørstad @vegardtorstad.bsky.social, Jon Hovi, Manjana Milkoreit, Håkon Sælen & Andreas Kokkvoll Tveit,
🔎 The Ambition Trap: How Overpromising on Climate Action Could Undermine the Paris Agreement
📖Open Access in Global Environmental Politics
🔗 doi.org/10.1162/glep...
The Ambition Trap: How Overpromising on Climate Action Could Undermine the Paris Agreement
Abstract. Under cross-pressure to pledge ambitious emission cuts and deliver concrete policy action, climate policymakers must navigate the tension between ambition and implementation prospects. Achie...
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May 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
📢 New article
👥 Vegard Tørstad @vegardtorstad.bsky.social, Jon Hovi, Manjana Milkoreit, Håkon Sælen & Andreas Kokkvoll Tveit,
🔎 The Ambition Trap: How Overpromising on Climate Action Could Undermine the Paris Agreement
📖Open Access in Global Environmental Politics
🔗 doi.org/10.1162/glep...
👥 Vegard Tørstad @vegardtorstad.bsky.social, Jon Hovi, Manjana Milkoreit, Håkon Sælen & Andreas Kokkvoll Tveit,
🔎 The Ambition Trap: How Overpromising on Climate Action Could Undermine the Paris Agreement
📖Open Access in Global Environmental Politics
🔗 doi.org/10.1162/glep...
Our May issue is live! Featuring new work on orbital debris, VSS, climate migration, feminist decolonial perspectives on climate governance, agricultural at COP27, & more by @jfmorin.bsky.social, @vegardtorstad.bsky.social, Cezar, Maboudi, Gay-Antaki, Hrabanski, & Zambianchi et al.
Volume 25 Issue 2 | Global Environmental Politics | MIT Press
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May 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Our May issue is live! Featuring new work on orbital debris, VSS, climate migration, feminist decolonial perspectives on climate governance, agricultural at COP27, & more by @jfmorin.bsky.social, @vegardtorstad.bsky.social, Cezar, Maboudi, Gay-Antaki, Hrabanski, & Zambianchi et al.
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New in @gepjournal.bsky.social:
Guatemalans’ direct experience with climate shocks, not just economic hardship, drives migration intent.
Insights from Maboudi, Eisenstadt, Arce, Feoli & Giron Palacios.
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#ClimateMigration #EnvironmentalPolitics
Guatemalans’ direct experience with climate shocks, not just economic hardship, drives migration intent.
Insights from Maboudi, Eisenstadt, Arce, Feoli & Giron Palacios.
doi.org/10.1162/glep...
#ClimateMigration #EnvironmentalPolitics
Climate Change, Vulnerability, and the Propensity for Climate Migration: Evidence from Guatemala
Abstract. As extreme weather events, including floods, heat waves, droughts, and wildfires, have increased in frequency and severity, climate migration has also become more commonplace. However, few s...
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May 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
New in @gepjournal.bsky.social:
Guatemalans’ direct experience with climate shocks, not just economic hardship, drives migration intent.
Insights from Maboudi, Eisenstadt, Arce, Feoli & Giron Palacios.
doi.org/10.1162/glep...
#ClimateMigration #EnvironmentalPolitics
Guatemalans’ direct experience with climate shocks, not just economic hardship, drives migration intent.
Insights from Maboudi, Eisenstadt, Arce, Feoli & Giron Palacios.
doi.org/10.1162/glep...
#ClimateMigration #EnvironmentalPolitics
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While there, subscribe to GEP's Youtube Channel for more enlightening discussions on cutting-edge research in our journal. Attn: professors: this a fabulous teaching resource, offering your students a behind-the-scenes look at how GEP scholarship happens & what it means! www.youtube.com/@GEPjournal
Global Environmental Politics Journal
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May 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
While there, subscribe to GEP's Youtube Channel for more enlightening discussions on cutting-edge research in our journal. Attn: professors: this a fabulous teaching resource, offering your students a behind-the-scenes look at how GEP scholarship happens & what it means! www.youtube.com/@GEPjournal
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It's always exciting to check in with Scholastica users we've worked with for years!
In this past interview, Susan Altman, former ME of @gepjournal.bsky.social out of @mitpress.bsky.social, reflected on a decade using Scholastica's Peer Review System: blog.scholasticahq.com/post/decade-...
In this past interview, Susan Altman, former ME of @gepjournal.bsky.social out of @mitpress.bsky.social, reflected on a decade using Scholastica's Peer Review System: blog.scholasticahq.com/post/decade-...
Reflections on a decade using Scholastica at GEP: Interview with Susan Altman
Susan Altman, Managing Editor of MIT Press' Global Environmental Politics journal, reflects on GEP's transition to Scholastica's peer review system, the editorial team's experience working with Schola...
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May 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It's always exciting to check in with Scholastica users we've worked with for years!
In this past interview, Susan Altman, former ME of @gepjournal.bsky.social out of @mitpress.bsky.social, reflected on a decade using Scholastica's Peer Review System: blog.scholasticahq.com/post/decade-...
In this past interview, Susan Altman, former ME of @gepjournal.bsky.social out of @mitpress.bsky.social, reflected on a decade using Scholastica's Peer Review System: blog.scholasticahq.com/post/decade-...
A new GEP video just in time for the weekend! Here's an excerpt of GEP Editor @dgweb121.bsky.social interviewing Nguyen Khoi Huynh about his GEP research article on how right-wing populism influences the design of international environmental agreements (IEAs). Full video link in the description.
GEP author Nguyen on the narrowing scope of IEAs in the era of right-wing populism
YouTube video by Global Environmental Politics Journal
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May 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A new GEP video just in time for the weekend! Here's an excerpt of GEP Editor @dgweb121.bsky.social interviewing Nguyen Khoi Huynh about his GEP research article on how right-wing populism influences the design of international environmental agreements (IEAs). Full video link in the description.