Joshua Freedman
joshfree.bsky.social
Joshua Freedman
@joshfree.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Politics at Oberlin.
IR / status / identity / recognition / climate
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October 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Can status competition solve the climate crisis?

@joshfree.bsky.social theorizes about how status orders change surreptitiously, through grafting. In an era of great power rivalry, status competition might compel states to invest in decarbonization.

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Can Status Competition Save the World? Grafting, Green Energy, and the Climate Crisis | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Can Status Competition Save the World? Grafting, Green Energy, and the Climate Crisis
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September 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Can status competition solve the climate crisis? Most IR treats status as a destabilizing force. I ask instead whether its motivating power can be redirected to behavior no less competitive, but considerably more beneficial toward solving global problems.

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September 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Just signed a contract with Cornell UP for my book, Dilemmas of Recognition in World Politics (title may change). Many to thank, and the book acknowledgement will be quite long, but for now ...
June 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM