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Delf Rothe

@delfrothe.bsky.social
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Senior researcher @IFSHHamburg | Critical security and resilience, climate change and the Anthropocene, technology and surveillance. Views my own

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Mariam Salehi @mariamsalehi.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Our forum on ”The Politics of Repair in a Broken World“ is out in @geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social! With @delfrothe.bsky.social, @tasniemanwar.bsky.social, @debbielisle.bsky.social, Nathaniel O‘Grady and Matthew Gravlin. @europeanisa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Politics of Repair in a Broken World
Much of the world is currently bearing witness to major transformations to the liberal-modern geopolitical order that has defined it for some time. Amid this crisis, an array of new political orien...
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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
While scientists have long braced for climate change, the growing severity of its impacts is shocking them. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Extreme Heat Stuns Even Climate Scientists Who Saw It Coming
Record-breaking heat waves are even stunning scientists monitoring the acceleration of climate change.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 01/07/2026
NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...
a chart showing google's rising energy consumption - huge, and rising faster than ever beforea chart showing google's rising energy consumption - huge, and rising faster than ever beforea chart showing google's rising energy consumption - huge, and rising faster than ever beforeGoogle's total energy consumption more than new zealand
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 10/06/2026
I've been a broken record on this for three years and I'll be a broken record for as long as that fucking website exists: X is a viciously racist far-right organising platform that ONLY WORKS because a huge number of centrists, lefties and progressivs cannot stop propping it up
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Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack
The use of social media in planning violent protests over the Belfast knife attack has drawn condemnation, with Britain's ruling Labour Party accusing Elon Musk of stoking divisions. The tech billiona...
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
What happens when the decision to grant or deny asylum is delegated to an algorithm? Group 5 produced a podcast episode that follows an imagined migrant arriving at the EU's external border – and uses that narrative to unpack the real and growing role of AI in European border and migration control.
A high metal fence and watchtower at the Spanish-Moroccan border in Melilla, under a clear blue sky.
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
How is AI-based video surveillance deployed in Hamburg's public spaces? This group explored the public perception of AI-assisted CCTV cameras through document analysis and a mini-survey conducted at Hansaplatz and Hachmannplatz in Hamburg.
A blue and white graphic showing a CCTV surveillance camera, stylized as a warning sign.
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
What makes a public space feel secure – or insecure? And who, or what, produces that feeling? Drawing on Actor-Network-Theory and ethnographic field visits, a third group produced a digital map of security infrastructure at important public spaces in Hamburg.
A screenshot of an OpenStreetMap showing the area around Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, with streets, buildings, and points of interest labelled.
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The ecological cost of AI is often invisible. Group 2 developed an innovative methodology for "interviewing AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Grok, and DeepSeek about their own environmental impact and turned the results into a homepage.
A digital artwork showing a split scene: on the left, rows of server infrastructure bathed in blue light; on the right, a barren landscape with dead trees, cooling towers, and animals on cracked earth — connected by glowing roots.
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Who owns AI? Project 1 mapped the global power structures behind large AI systems – tracing the relations between public administrations in Hamburg, big tech companies, and data workers across the globe.
A network map on a dark world map background, showing connections between major AI companies and institutions including OpenAI, Meta, Google, and others, created with the Kumu mapping tool.
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Last winter, 16 master's students in the Peace and Security Studies programme at @ifshhamburg.bsky.social spent a semester researching the politics of AI and digital security. Their project results are now publicly accessible at www.digital-security-studies.de A thread on their results:
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Digital Technology and Global Security — Student Research Projects
Student research projects from a project seminar at IFSH Hamburg, Master of Peace and Security Studies, Winter Semester 2025/26. Doing Critical Security Studies with (and against) AI.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 07/04/2026
Trump just openly stating his intention to commit genocide at this point: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again."
A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!
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taz @taz.de · 18/02/2026
Nach dem Zyklon „Harry“ werden immer mehr Leichen an Italiens Küsten angespült. Die Berichterstattung bleibt aus – und mit ihr das öffentliche Interesse.
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Flüchtlingsleichen in Italien angespült: Ein Massensterben, das niemanden kümmert
Nach dem Zyklon „Harry“ werden immer mehr Leichen an Italiens Küsten angespült. Die Berichterstattung bleibt aus – und mit ihr das öffentliche Interesse.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I have said for more than a year now that we are going backwards And here's the latest evidence We are digging our own grave
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Ok the world may be going down, but at least the visual politics classes are flourishing (where they are still allowed to be taught)
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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR #BISA2026!! Take a look at the conference programme and register now via the conference website: conference.bisa.ac.uk Participant registration deadline: 2 March See you in Brighton 🌊🏖️ @simonrushton.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social @visitbrighton.bsky.social
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Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The fight against fascism is also a fight for a shared sense of reality. We see demagogues twisting the facts and blatantly lying, while legacy media are keen to present every story as a matter of conflicting interpretations. With social media drowning in #AIslop, this is only going to get worse 1/
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
„Tödliche Schießerei“? Was für eine schreckliche Verharmlosung des Geschehenen
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...” A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today. lithub.com/renee-nicole...
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Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
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Mbsolheim @mbsolheim.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good at the site of her murder
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I feel that this is not yet being given the attention it should be
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Konrad Litschko @litschko.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Berlins Bürgermeister Wegner spricht nach dem Brandanschlag aufs Stromnetz von Linksterrorismus. Aber das Bekennerschreiben wirft Fragen auf. Hinweise auf Russland sehen Behörden bisher nicht. Aktivist @tadziomueller.bsky.social fordert innerlinke Debatte über Sabotage. taz.de/Nach-Anschla...
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Nach Anschlag auf Stromkabel in Berlin: Stochern im Brandnebel
Nach dem Anschlag aufs Berliner Stromnetz spricht Berlins Bürgermeister von Linksterrorismus. Doch das Bekennerschreiben wirft Fragen auf.
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das nd @nd-aktuell.de · 23/12/2025
Die Sparkasse und die GLS-Bank kündigen der Roten Hilfe alle Konten. Als Grund vermutet die linke Solidaritätsorganisation Druck aus den USA. Auf deren »Terrorliste« steht nun auch eine angebliche »Antifa Ost«. buff.ly/BevhORC
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»Die Zeiten werden härter«
Die Sparkasse und die GLS-Bank kündigen der Roten Hilfe alle Konten. Als Grund vermutet die linke Solidaritätsorganisation Druck aus den USA. Auf deren »Terrorliste« steht nun auch eine angebliche…
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
📆 One week left to apply for our PhD position on extreme climate adaptation in the field of defense and security All information below 👇
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tomscheunemann.bsky.social @tomscheunemann.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
With Fiona Schrading, I will host the standing section "IR in the Anthropocene" at the upcoming @europeanisa.bsky.social PEC in Lisbon, 1-4 Sept. This year we will focus on "Stuckness in the Anthropocene and Landscapes of Destruction". We are looking forward to your contributions! Deadline 19. Feb
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ESRAH University of Hamburg @esrah.uni-hamburg.de · 08/12/2025
🛡️ We are hiring! Our partner @ifshhamburg.bsky.social is looking for a #PhD Researcher on Extreme Adaptation to #Climate Change, within #CLICCS. Research how security & defence actors adapt to severe climate futures. 👉 www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de/career/jobs.... @delfrothe.bsky.social
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Anno1933 release just announced
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Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Es ging nie um die Hochschulen, nie um Wissenschaft, nie um die Freiheit von Forschung und Lehre. Es ging immer schon darum, mit rechtem Kulturkampf Stimmung zu machen, die immer gleichen reaktionären Diskursmuster endlos zu recyclen, mit den immer gleichen Anekdoten Clicks zu generieren
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Johannes Franzen @johannesfranzen.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Undichte Dächer, wegfallende Tutorien, eingeschränktes Angebot. Deutsche Universitäten in Zeiten der Austeritätspolitik. www.br.de/nachrichten/...
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Sparzwang an Universitäten kommt im Hörsaal an
Viele Unis in Bayern haben Geldprobleme und müssen sparen. Studierende werden das jetzt zu Semesterbeginn auch spüren – obwohl die Staatsregierung sagt, dass noch nie so viel in Hochschulen investiert...
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
🏡 in Hamburg (flexible working hours, up to 60% from home possible) 🛫 start 1 February 2026 ⏳ part-time (65%) and temporary position (42 months) ⏰ application deadline 24 December 2025 If this speaks to your research interests, I’m happy to talk.
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
It is part of the project A4: Extreme Adaptation to Climate Change with @chrhentschel.bsky.social, @uschroeder.bsky.social, and @eraycayli.bsky.social in the Cluster of Excellence CLICCS II – Climate, Climatic Change, and Society at the @uni-hamburg.de www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de/career/jobs....
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Jobs at CLICCS
Universität Hamburg and its partners invite applications for research associate positions within the Cluster of Excellence CLICCS.
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
❓How is climate adaptation becoming a security practice – and what does that tell us about the future of governance? 🚨 @ifshhamburg.bsky.social is seeking a PhD researcher on extreme adaptation in the field of security and defence. www.ifsh.de/institut/ste...
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#climateresearch | Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH)
🚨 Job alert - Are you looking for an excellent job opportunity in #ClimateResearch? 👇 👇 IFSH is seeking a PhD-Researcher (m/f/d) for the research project 'Extreme Adaptation to Climate Change' in th...
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IPS Netherlands @ipsnetherlands.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Call for Papers: Dutch IPS Series Are you a PhD or early postdoc in (or associated with) the Netherlands engaging with themes in IPS? Then please send us your abstracts by 15 December 2025 to present your work, receive in-depth feedback, and become part of our supportive community!
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The Trump administration’s systematic targeting of US knowledge infrastructure spans the entire production chain, from soup to nuts. Without reliable statistics, research funding, or accessible data, information asymmetries will surely increase, writes Amelia Acker.
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Week After Week, The US is Dismantling Knowledge Infrastructure | TechPolicy.Press
Without reliable statistics, research funding, or accessible data, information asymmetries will surely increase, writes Amelia Acker.
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Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
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End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
On my way to the annual conference of the @dvpw.bsky.social Critical Security Studies working group. You can still register for our roundtable "Ten years of critical security studies in Germany: Taking stock", tonight at 6:15 p.m., with a stellar lineup of speakers www.linkedin.com/posts/jochen...
A picture of a laptop on an ICE Deutsche Bahn train. On the screen, one can see a PowerPoint slide saying "Ten Years of Critical Security Studies in Germany: Taking stock".
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DoingIPS Switzerland @ipsswitzerland.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Roundtable | 'Gaia’s Lifeboats & Its Stewards' Speakers | @delfrothe.bsky.social , @jefhuysmans.bsky.social, Stephanie Wakefield Moderated by | @francakappes.bsky.social 🗓 Tues, 24.11.25 | 14:15–15:30 CET 📍 Geneva Graduate Institute & ONLINE 🔽 More information 🔽
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Stefan C. Aykut @stefanaykut.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
🌍 Come work with us 📢 We’re looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our interdisciplinary team on Varieties of Climate Agency at the University of Hamburg. We’d love to hear from you! 👉 Apply here: tinyurl.com/JobUHH 🔎 Learn more about the project: lnkd.in/epDC7PK7 ❗Deadline: 31.10. More 👇
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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
New study from Melbourne finds reducing residential speed limits from 50km/h to 30 km/h on local roads would protect cyclists from danger, make riding less stressful and get more people cycling while not causing traffic delays for cars.
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Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds
One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-ten chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it was a nine-in-ten chance
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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 12/10/2025
Alles richtig gemacht:
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Yeah, it’s done! Glückwunsch an alle Aktiven und Helfenden 🥳
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Oh mein Gott ist das spannend 😱 weiter Daumen drücken...
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Am Sonntag fällt die Entscheidung über den Zukunftsentscheid in Hamburg. Geh zur Abstimmung und informiere Freund*innen und Bekannte – jede Stimme zählt!
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
“If we continue, however, with the policies that we have out there, we are clearly on a pathway now of 2.7 degrees or 3 degrees where adaptation is simply not doable anymore. This is just what it is. We cannot protect Amsterdam from sea level rise of 3m. This is just not doable,” Thallinger said.
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Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable
Günther Thallinger, a board member at Allianz, one of the world's biggest insurers, says the climate crisis could make adaptation economically unviable.
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Ja warum bloß? 🤔 Es ist ein Rätsel...
Screenshot einer Zeitungsheadline mit der Frage "Warum sind plötzlich alle ausgebrannt?"
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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
📣 We are very excited to share that the 19th Pan-European Conference on International Relations will take place in Lisbon, 1-4 September 2026! ⏰ The call for section chairs is now open - find details here: buff.ly/pRPNM9R 🗓️ Deadline: 17 November 2025
1-4 September 2026. 19th Pan-European Conference on International Relations. ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal. #EISAPEC26PEC 2026 Local hosts and programme chairs. 1-4 September 2026. 19th Pan-European Conference on International Relations. ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal. Giulia Daniele, Local Host. Ana Mónica Fonseca, Local Host. Elizaveta Gaufman, Programme Chair. Nizar Messari, Programme Chair.
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Stefano Guzzini concludes the issue with a plea for "Foregrounding politics". He counters a geopolitical discourse that externalises nature with an inside-out perspective that centers the ideas of affected communities, and advocates an ‘ethics of prudence’. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A protest sign at a climate demonstration saying "Indigenous Justice is Climate Justice".
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
In the forum "At the crossroads," @jonathanlukeaustin.bsky.social, David Chandler, Marwa Daoudy, @ritafloyd.bsky.social, and @dahlia-cs.bsky.social discuss how our questions, concepts, and methodologies must change if we take the ecological crisis seriously www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
An aerial view of Shiosakibashi intersection from Dentsu Headquarters Building in Tokyo, Japan
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
@mattuq.bsky.social studies how international and domestic bodies mobilise security discourses in relation to climate change and explores the institutional prospects and hurdles for an ecological security agenda. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A satellite image of a river delta in green and beige colors.
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Delf Rothe @delfrothe.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
@simondalby.bsky.social's paper "Reframing climate security" discusses how discourses and practices of climate security would need to change if the planetary dimension of the crisis, rather than national security concerns, were to take centre stage. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A satellite in space is seen in front of the Earth with visible clouds.
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