Robert Falkner
@robertfalkner.bsky.social
Professor of International Relations at LSE & Academic Dean of TRIUM Global EMBA. Global environmental politics, international political economy & global business.
https://www.robertfalkner.org
https://www.robertfalkner.org
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Dieter Helm's big essay in The Times ("The COPs have failed" 8 Nov) prompted me to write a letter to the editor, to correct the muddle that Helm gets into on international climate policy and the #COP process.
Below is my response.
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
Below is my response.
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
Dieter Helm's big essay in The Times ("The COPs have failed" 8 Nov) prompted me to write a letter to the editor, to correct the muddle that Helm gets into on international climate policy and the #COP process.
Below is my response.
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
Below is my response.
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Dieter Helm's big essay in The Times ("The COPs have failed" 8 Nov) prompted me to write a letter to the editor, to correct the muddle that Helm gets into on international climate policy and the #COP process.
Below is my response.
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
Below is my response.
www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
Hard to believe these days, but there was once a time when the US government led the debate on how to combat climate change and improve environmental quality.
60 yrs ago today (Nov 5, 1965), the 1st US government report to warn about climate change was published.
"Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6...
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"Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Hard to believe these days, but there was once a time when the US government led the debate on how to combat climate change and improve environmental quality.
Job alert!
The LSE's International Relations dept is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy. This is for academics whose primary responsibility is education. Apply by 30 Nov 2025.
Salary min. £68,087 pa incl London allowance.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
The LSE's International Relations dept is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy. This is for academics whose primary responsibility is education. Apply by 30 Nov 2025.
Salary min. £68,087 pa incl London allowance.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy
Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy,
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jobs.lse.ac.uk
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Job alert!
The LSE's International Relations dept is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy. This is for academics whose primary responsibility is education. Apply by 30 Nov 2025.
Salary min. £68,087 pa incl London allowance.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
The LSE's International Relations dept is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy. This is for academics whose primary responsibility is education. Apply by 30 Nov 2025.
Salary min. £68,087 pa incl London allowance.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
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It's finally here! 100+ scholars, global scope, practical insights. “Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment” shows how organized interests stall policy—and how governance can respond.
Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...
Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...
October 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It's finally here! 100+ scholars, global scope, practical insights. “Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment” shows how organized interests stall policy—and how governance can respond.
Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...
Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...
The new McCarthyism of MAGA America:
Rutgers historian Mark Bray, who wrote book on postwar anti-fascism, leaves US after death threats and having his home address published on social media. Turning Point USA labelled him a “financier” for leftwing movements.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Rutgers historian Mark Bray, who wrote book on postwar anti-fascism, leaves US after death threats and having his home address published on social media. Turning Point USA labelled him a “financier” for leftwing movements.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US anti-fascism expert leaves country day after being blocked from flying to Spain
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was told at gate his trip was cancelled after Trump threats
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The new McCarthyism of MAGA America:
Rutgers historian Mark Bray, who wrote book on postwar anti-fascism, leaves US after death threats and having his home address published on social media. Turning Point USA labelled him a “financier” for leftwing movements.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Rutgers historian Mark Bray, who wrote book on postwar anti-fascism, leaves US after death threats and having his home address published on social media. Turning Point USA labelled him a “financier” for leftwing movements.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Conservatives are about to pledge to ditch the UK's Climate Change Act. Time to re-post this @carbonbrief.org analysis of why Kemi Badenoch is wrong to claim that climate policy is driving sky-high energy costs.
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
Factcheck: Why Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is wrong about UK’s net-zero goal - Carbon Brief
The leader of the opposition Conservative party, Kemi Badenoch, has shattered the political consensus on climate change in a speech attacking the UK’s net-zero by 2050 target.
www.carbonbrief.org
October 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The Conservatives are about to pledge to ditch the UK's Climate Change Act. Time to re-post this @carbonbrief.org analysis of why Kemi Badenoch is wrong to claim that climate policy is driving sky-high energy costs.
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
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The Hertie School mourns the passing of Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Claus Offe, Professor Emeritus of Political Sociology, an extraordinary scholar, teacher and colleague.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and all who had the privilege to know him.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and all who had the privilege to know him.
October 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Hertie School mourns the passing of Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Claus Offe, Professor Emeritus of Political Sociology, an extraordinary scholar, teacher and colleague.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and all who had the privilege to know him.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and all who had the privilege to know him.
Cancel culture on the rise again in US…
September 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Cancel culture on the rise again in US…
As many suspected, the economic costs of this summer's heatwave and wildfire season in Europe turned out to be higher than originally expected - and are set to rise in future years.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Europe’s summer of extreme weather caused €43bn of short-term losses, analysis finds
Greatest damage from heat, drought and flooding done in Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Bulgaria
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
As many suspected, the economic costs of this summer's heatwave and wildfire season in Europe turned out to be higher than originally expected - and are set to rise in future years.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Sad day at LSE. Conor Gearty has died.
He will be sorely missed, among his colleagues in the law school and across the LSE and beyond. A passionate scholar and advocate of human rights, he became the first director of the LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights while continuing to practice law.
He will be sorely missed, among his colleagues in the law school and across the LSE and beyond. A passionate scholar and advocate of human rights, he became the first director of the LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights while continuing to practice law.
September 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sad day at LSE. Conor Gearty has died.
He will be sorely missed, among his colleagues in the law school and across the LSE and beyond. A passionate scholar and advocate of human rights, he became the first director of the LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights while continuing to practice law.
He will be sorely missed, among his colleagues in the law school and across the LSE and beyond. A passionate scholar and advocate of human rights, he became the first director of the LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights while continuing to practice law.
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A textbook case of how not to report polls.
'50%? Oh my god!'
'Oh, you mean a 9-point increase'?
'50%? Oh my god!'
'Oh, you mean a 9-point increase'?
September 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A textbook case of how not to report polls.
'50%? Oh my god!'
'Oh, you mean a 9-point increase'?
'50%? Oh my god!'
'Oh, you mean a 9-point increase'?
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Next was “The Market in Global International Society” by Barry Buzan and @robertfalkner.bsky.social, who demonstrate the flaws in analyzing the state and market separately and how to better understand political economy. Highly recommend
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (6/8)
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (6/8)
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September 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Next was “The Market in Global International Society” by Barry Buzan and @robertfalkner.bsky.social, who demonstrate the flaws in analyzing the state and market separately and how to better understand political economy. Highly recommend
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (6/8)
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (6/8)
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Are you researching how corporate actors shaped international organisations in the long #20thcentury?
🚨Submit your proposal for our #CfP: Extractivist Enterprise and International Organisations, 1919-1989
📅 Deadline to submit proposals: 6 October 2025
You can find all the information below 👇
🚨Submit your proposal for our #CfP: Extractivist Enterprise and International Organisations, 1919-1989
📅 Deadline to submit proposals: 6 October 2025
You can find all the information below 👇
September 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Are you researching how corporate actors shaped international organisations in the long #20thcentury?
🚨Submit your proposal for our #CfP: Extractivist Enterprise and International Organisations, 1919-1989
📅 Deadline to submit proposals: 6 October 2025
You can find all the information below 👇
🚨Submit your proposal for our #CfP: Extractivist Enterprise and International Organisations, 1919-1989
📅 Deadline to submit proposals: 6 October 2025
You can find all the information below 👇
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📰 Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social spoke with @newscientist.com about the challenges of global environmental negotiations.
“The consensus rule in international environmental negotiations has always been the Achilles heel of the UN #environment process,” he said.
🔗 bit.ly/4g2YoRN
#AcademicSky
“The consensus rule in international environmental negotiations has always been the Achilles heel of the UN #environment process,” he said.
🔗 bit.ly/4g2YoRN
#AcademicSky
How to tackle environmental issues when the world can't agree
The failure to agree a global treaty on plastic pollution highlights how the UN’s requirement for unanimity holds back environmental policy, but there are better ways to make progress
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August 29, 2025 at 11:25 AM
📰 Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social spoke with @newscientist.com about the challenges of global environmental negotiations.
“The consensus rule in international environmental negotiations has always been the Achilles heel of the UN #environment process,” he said.
🔗 bit.ly/4g2YoRN
#AcademicSky
“The consensus rule in international environmental negotiations has always been the Achilles heel of the UN #environment process,” he said.
🔗 bit.ly/4g2YoRN
#AcademicSky
Job posting: 2 Assistant Professor positions in the LSE's International Relations department.
One in International Political Economy, preferably with a focus on climate/environment or global business.
Deadline is 7 September. Please distribute in your networks.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD919/a...
One in International Political Economy, preferably with a focus on climate/environment or global business.
Deadline is 7 September. Please distribute in your networks.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD919/a...
Assistant Professor in International Political Economy at London School of Economics and Political Science
Recruiting now: Assistant Professor in International Political Economy on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
www.jobs.ac.uk
August 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Job posting: 2 Assistant Professor positions in the LSE's International Relations department.
One in International Political Economy, preferably with a focus on climate/environment or global business.
Deadline is 7 September. Please distribute in your networks.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD919/a...
One in International Political Economy, preferably with a focus on climate/environment or global business.
Deadline is 7 September. Please distribute in your networks.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD919/a...
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🎓📢 We’re hiring!
Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability)
💼 Permanent position
📍 Münster, Germany
🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025
jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...
Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability)
💼 Permanent position
📍 Münster, Germany
🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025
jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...
W3 Professorship in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability" - Universität Münster
Universität Münster bietet Stelle als W3 Professorship in "Political Science with a Focus on International Sustainability" in Münster - jetzt bewerben!
jobs.zeit.de
August 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🎓📢 We’re hiring!
Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability)
💼 Permanent position
📍 Münster, Germany
🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025
jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...
Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability)
💼 Permanent position
📍 Münster, Germany
🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025
jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...
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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
www.youtube.com
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!
Always amazes me how little Oxford colleges are willing to pay for part-time lecturers. 3 contact hours per week, plus exam duties, admissions, admin and pastoral duties. But £8,284-£9,154 per annum??? Ahh, at least "some lunches and dinners free of charge..."
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA269/c...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA269/c...
College Lecturer (Career Development) in Politics (International Relations) at Pembroke College
Recruiting now: College Lecturer (Career Development) in Politics (International Relations) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
www.jobs.ac.uk
July 23, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Always amazes me how little Oxford colleges are willing to pay for part-time lecturers. 3 contact hours per week, plus exam duties, admissions, admin and pastoral duties. But £8,284-£9,154 per annum??? Ahh, at least "some lunches and dinners free of charge..."
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA269/c...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA269/c...
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Throwback to the Martin Wight Memorial Lecture, “Economic nationalism and global (dis)order,” delivered by Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social and chaired by Dr Katerina Dalacoura.
✍️ Read the event report: bit.ly/4nPVK5i
🎥 Watch the full lecture here: bit.ly/40SnQmw
#AcademicSky #PoliSky
✍️ Read the event report: bit.ly/4nPVK5i
🎥 Watch the full lecture here: bit.ly/40SnQmw
#AcademicSky #PoliSky
July 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Throwback to the Martin Wight Memorial Lecture, “Economic nationalism and global (dis)order,” delivered by Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social and chaired by Dr Katerina Dalacoura.
✍️ Read the event report: bit.ly/4nPVK5i
🎥 Watch the full lecture here: bit.ly/40SnQmw
#AcademicSky #PoliSky
✍️ Read the event report: bit.ly/4nPVK5i
🎥 Watch the full lecture here: bit.ly/40SnQmw
#AcademicSky #PoliSky
Brexit’s glorious future, back then … and now 🙄
(Source: Private Eye)
(Source: Private Eye)
July 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Brexit’s glorious future, back then … and now 🙄
(Source: Private Eye)
(Source: Private Eye)
Chatham House is looking to hire a Senior Research Fellow on Energy Transition and Climate Mitigation. They are looking for deep expertise in the energy transition, climate risks & interaction with geo-politics/economics. Permanent, full-time, £90k annually.
careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/6023298...
careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/6023298...
Senior Research Fellow – Energy Transition and Climate Mitigation - Chatham House
Our environmental work requires someone with deep expertise in the energy transition, climate risks and their interaction with geopolitics and geoeconomics.
careers.chathamhouse.org
July 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Chatham House is looking to hire a Senior Research Fellow on Energy Transition and Climate Mitigation. They are looking for deep expertise in the energy transition, climate risks & interaction with geo-politics/economics. Permanent, full-time, £90k annually.
careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/6023298...
careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/6023298...
Climate misinformation is now a major threat to the Net Zero transition. New report details role of online conspiracy theorists, corporations and think tanks.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe – major report
False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Climate misinformation is now a major threat to the Net Zero transition. New report details role of online conspiracy theorists, corporations and think tanks.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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One more week to apply.
Come work with us – on whatever you like!
One year to focus entirely on your own research project in a stimulating and supportive environment. Open to any aspect of #climatepolitics.
Apply within.
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@hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiesustain.bsky.social
One year to focus entirely on your own research project in a stimulating and supportive environment. Open to any aspect of #climatepolitics.
Apply within.
hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs...
@hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiesustain.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher / Research Associate - Climate Politics (gn) full-time (40 hours/week)
hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
One more week to apply.
Thanks to all who came to the LSE event last night. The topic of "economic nationalism and international (dis)order" provoked some excellent questions. Far too many...
In case you missed it, you can rewatch the video recording on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOxj...
In case you missed it, you can rewatch the video recording on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOxj...
June 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Thanks to all who came to the LSE event last night. The topic of "economic nationalism and international (dis)order" provoked some excellent questions. Far too many...
In case you missed it, you can rewatch the video recording on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOxj...
In case you missed it, you can rewatch the video recording on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOxj...