I wrote for @allegralab.bsky.social on @yaelberda.bsky.social’s Colonial Bureaucracy and Contemporary Citizenship. A brilliant book on how paperwork (censuses, permits, blacklists) became tools of colonial control and still shape mobility & exclusion today. allegralaboratory.net/colonial-bur...

In this succinct and timely review, @marinegauthier.bsky.social's engages with Yael Berda's new book at the intersection of empire, borders, and colonial administration to show that "citizenship in postcolonial states functions as a mobility regime"—a sobering reality that stands the test of time.

"Decolonizing expertise in international organizations demands more than just diversifying expert pools; it requires dismantling the epistemic hierarchies that sustain the status quo" From our "Share your decolonising story" blog series www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2265

Sometimes I wonder if the planet would burn slower if fewer men had unwavering certainty about how to save it. open.substack.com/pub/climatej...

✍️ "I advocate for consideration of nexuses of overlapping consensus where varied and even antagonistic epistemological traditions can agree or at least agree to differ." Our latest addition to the discourse on "universal" versus "South-centred" Development Studies www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2312

Why Bother with Academic Conferences on Climate Justice? substack.com/@climatejust...

Excited to attend #DSA2025 in Bath, organized by @devcomms.bsky.social! Looking forward to rich debates on international development and anticipation governance📍Room CB3.1 | 📅 27 June | 🕘 9am – see you there! #IntDev #AnticipatoryGovernance

“Postdevelopment shares the desire to improve people’s lives while rejecting the idea that outside experts may know better (…) and points to the historical origin and Eurocentric elements of the discipline” www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2245

I recently contributed to EADI’s Decolonizing Knowledge series with a blog post and podcast, reflecting on what it means to be an “expert” in international development. A great opportunity to take a more reflexive look at my research @gvagrad.bsky.social.

"Decolonizing expertise in international organizations demands more than just diversifying expert pools; it requires dismantling the epistemic hierarchies that sustain the status quo" @gvagrad.bsky.social's @marinegauthier.bsky.social in our latest blog: www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2265

We are thrilled to announce the revival of the Swiss chapter of @doingips.bsky.social‬! Doing IPS Switzerland will host various activities, such as an annual transnational symposium and biannual PhD workshops. 👉 If you are interested in participating, please register here forms.gle/6aMrVN8pHVVw...

Follow the #ClimateJustice Dispatch on substack! open.substack.com/pub/climatej...

Do participatory approaches in environmental governance lead to epistemic justice? Out now in Academia Environmental Sciences and Sustainability (Special Issue on Inclusive Ecology): 👉 www.academia.edu/2997-6006/2/... #Conservation #IndigenousKnowledge #PoliticalEcology #SustainabilityScience

How fascinating to read these reflections on the state of our discipline!

🚨Why do IOs struggle to learn? Interesting new article showing how the « criticism culture ». This is insightful for understanding #safeguards and #accountability struggles—when critical voices are silenced and reports are polished, unintended harms may go unchecked. #InternationalOrganizations

I had the honor of speaking with the Fourth World Journal about my research on #ClimateGovernance, #REDD+, and #IndigenousRights. We discuss power, justice, and the challenges of integrating Indigenous perspectives into global climate policies. Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/NUgVw6xCe2Q

Interesting new working paper on #climatefinance - it offers a set of guiding questions to assess whether reforms address deep power imbalances between the Global North and Global South. Thank you @sei.org #DecolonialFinance #ClimateJustice

Just published an article in Fourth World Journal: "Re-territorializing Climate Governance: The REDD+ Initiatives in the DR Congo" It means a lot to me—DRC, IP rights, climate. Special thoughts for my friends and colleagues in DRC. www.cwis.org/2025/01/the-... #ClimateJustice #DRC #IndigenousRights

🔎 How do public policies understand and manage social-ecological risks in a world shaped by climate change and shifting power dynamics? This CFP at Sciences Po (19-20 June 2025) seems to tackle exactly that! #ClimateRisk #InterdisciplinaryResearch #SciencesPo #CFP #ClimatePolicy

Strongly agree—bridging Development Studies and IR is key to understanding power, inequality, and global governance in turbulent times. Interdisciplinary thinking can offer sharper insights and more just solutions. #IR #DevStudies #GlobalPolitics”

📢HAPPENING TODAY: Join the Ways of Repair : #LossAndDamage symposium for a panel discussion with T.J. Demos, Vivien Sansour, Nombuso Mathibela and Sibonelo Gumede on “Sonic and Sensorial Archives of Survival Against #ClimateViolence” 🗓️January 27th ⏰17:00 GMT ✏️Sign up here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Africa’s digital divide holds immense promise—but at what cost? Foreign control, data exploitation, and environmental impacts may mirror colonial patterns. What about digital sovereignty, sustainability, local empowerment? Here also, what system do we reinforce by “bridging the gap”?

Excited to participate in the International Political Sociology panels at #SwissPoliticalScienceAssociation Annual Congress at #Unige ! Glad to be part of a community that fosters meaningful dialogue and reflection! #SPSA2025 #AcademicCommunity

🔎 Interested in reviewing a book? Allegra welcomes reviewers to engage with works that deconstruct settler colonialism. Let’s collectively focus on fostering critical conversations. 🌍 #SettlerColonialism #Borders #Empire #BookReviews #DecolonialThought #CallForReviewers

I had the opportunity to share insights on tropical forests and human rights in accessible and engaging way: explaining deforestation using Minecraft! 🎮 Creative tools like this may help make environmental issues resonate with a broader audience. #Forests #Deforestation #Minecraft #Indigenouspeoples

Congratulations to Dr. Albert Barume on his appointment as #UNSpecialRapporteur on the rights of #IndigenousPeoples! A well-deserved recognition for a brilliant advocate. I’m grateful to have worked with him in DRC—his expertise and commitment are truly inspiring. #IndigenousRights #UN

How can governance systems better support #ClimateAdaptation? A new paper by SEI's Karina Barquet, Mathilda Englund and Mark Rhinard published in Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy (RHCPP) examines how diverse governance dynamics influence adaptation efforts. Read more ⤵️

A summary of my RIS @risjnl.bsky.social paper "Governing on par with states" is now available on the BISA website! Check it out if you are interested in learning more about how corporations, businesses, and philanthropies normalize their role in global politics. www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/gov...

I’m planning a panel on epistemic injustice for next year‘s ECPR conference. Anyone working on the intersection of inequality/diversity & knowledge/expertise in policy-making who would like to contribute? Send me a short abstract until Dec 12th via Email theory.politics.uni-mainz.de/dr-eva-krick/

Why is the qualitative vs. quantitative divide overrated? Thought-provoking piece challenging traditional research binaries and inviting us to rethink methodology as a creative and context-driven process! #ResearchMethods #SocialSciences #CriticalThinking

📢 Proud to share a collective effort to better understand what post-growth International Relations may look like. I had the privilege of guest-editing this Editors Forum on "Towards post-growth IR" in @risjnl.bsky.social together with @jhasselbalch.bsky.social! 🧵 /1 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Exciting opportunity! DRC is a fascinating context for research. For those interested in natural resource governance and conflict, this is a chance to engage deeply with one of the most compelling regions in the world. Don’t miss out! #PhDOpportunity #DRC #NaturalResources #PoliticalEcology

Could tech solutions for sustainable agriculture obscure structural violence? In-depth take on how blitzscaled climate programmes risk harm despite good intentions. #Sustainability #ClimateJustice anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Overpopulation as a climate change trope - rooted in postcolonial biases? Dave Vetter argues it’s a racist framing, sidestepping systemic equalities. Fascinating intersection of discourse, power and expertise in climate governance. #climatejustice #postcolonialism #politicsofexpertise

Here comes the Geneva Graduate Institute starter pack go.bsky.app/NFEFPC4

Starter pack to follow academics who write about reflexivity. It is still a small community, please don't hesitate to let me know if you publish about reflexivity and I add you to the pack! go.bsky.app/CBrtE3Q

Excited to share my new paper “Governing on par with states” published #openaccess in RIS @risjnl.bsky.social. I examine how private actors have shifted from entities to be regulated to being viewed as necessary part of solutions to global problems. 1/5 ⬇️ doi.org/10.1017/S026...