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Robert Falkner

@robertfalkner.bsky.social
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Professor of International Relations at LSE & Academic Dean of TRIUM Global EMBA. Global environmental politics, international political economy & global business. www.robertfalkner.org

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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Looking forward to presenting my new book "Green Political Economy" at Stockholm University on Thursday 24 September. Thanks to Karin Bäckstrand for inviting me to take part in her EPPLE seminar series: www.su.se/english/divi... @politybooks.bsky.social
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Looking forward to launching my new book "Green Political Economy" at Stockholm University, Thursday 24 September, 10:00-11:30. Join us if you're in town. Thanks to Karin Bäckstrand for inviting me. The book will be out by then: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b... Event: www.su.se/english/divi...
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
📖 Just over a month to go until my new book, Green Political Economy, is published by @politybooks.bsky.social. Available in paperback, hardback and ebook, you can get it in the UK by late September, and in the US by early December 2026.
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Dr Andrew S. Roe-Crines 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewcrines.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
MORE JOBS! The Dept of Politics is looking to recruit up to SEVEN new lecturers, with five as T&S and two as T&R. Any field is great, but we have gaps in British Politics, Theory, Public Pol, Comparative. The ad for the T&S can be found here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRW437/l... @livunipol.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Politics and/or International Relations - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool
Apply now for the Lecturer in Politics and/or International Relations - Grade 7 role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
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Sarah Bowen @sarahkbowen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I am so shocked and saddened by this news. Raúl Pacheco-Vega was such a generous and kind person, supporting and offering his wisdom to so many people, far and near. This is just awful. Que descanse en paz.
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
📚My new book has a cover! To be published in September 2026. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
📚My new paper on "Geopolitics and Tariffs: An International Relations Perspective" has just been published in the @lsepress.bsky.social journal Public Policy Review's latest special issue. In this paper, I argue that the dramatic escalation of tariffs under Trump 2.0 ...
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The return of tariffs to US foreign economic policy isn’t simply a turn to protectionism. It's a weaponisation of trade as geopolitical strategy. @robertfalkner.bsky.social @lseir.bsky.social argues that the impact of tariffs will linger long beyond Donald Trump's presidency @lsebr.bsky.social
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Donald Trump’s tariff wars are not just about trade - LSE Business Review
This is not trade policy in any conventional sense. It is economic coercion for geopolitical purposes.
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LSE Business Review @lsebr.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
As Donald Trump lands in China to meet Xi Jinping, @robertfalkner.bsky.social argues that although Mr Trump’s specific world view inspired the tariff wars, their impact will be felt long after he has left the White House. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...
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Donald Trump’s tariff wars are not just about trade - LSE Business Review
This is not trade policy in any conventional sense. It is economic coercion for geopolitical purposes.
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
My new paper on "Chatham House and the global climate crisis" has just been published, as part of a wonderful collection of historical reflections that chart the first century of the London based think tank otherwise known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs.
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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Congratulations to our Emeritus Professor Michael Cox and Former Montague Burton Professor Christopher Hill, who have edited the newly released book, Chatham House: The First Hundred Years👏 The book includes contributions from Dr Peter Wilson and Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social. bit.ly/4w9QHAZ
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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Throwback to our “Decentering Emissions: How the Developing World Can Shape the Climate Change Agenda” event with Dr @ndubash.bsky.social, Dr @kasiapaprocki.bsky.social, and Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social. ✍️ Read the event report: bit.ly/429RYdh 🎥 Watch the full lecture here: bit.ly/4cfGlrp
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Decentering emissions: how the developing world can shape the climate change agenda – student event report - LSE Department of International Relations
Report by a student on a public event from the Department of International Relations at LSE.
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dgweb121.bsky.social @dgweb121.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Packed rooms for GEP 25th anniversary panels at ISA this week. @gepjournal.bsky.social @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social @kmoneill.bsky.social @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social @devoncantwell.bsky.social @matpaterson.bsky.social @robertfalkner.bsky.social @bethdesombre.bsky.social
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Global Environmental Politics @gepjournal.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
History is key to the future of GEP, per @robertfalkner.bsky.social. Find out why in this clip of a longer conversation with Cristina Inoue—and in Falkner's 25th Anniversary Special Issue paper, "Historicizing Global Environmental Politics": direct.mit.edu/glep/article... youtu.be/HsI8xFmqMC0
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Robert Falkner on why history is key to the future of global environmental politics
YouTube video by Global Environmental Politics Journal
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Suhrkamp Verlag @suhrkamp.de · 14/03/2026
Jürgen Habermas ist heute im Alter von 96 Jahren in Starnberg verstorben.
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
New publication! 📚 My new paper "World Society: From Analytical Dustbin to Master Concept of International Relations?” has been published in "The Big Picture as an Approach to the Study of International Relations Thinking With and Beyond Barry Buzan", published by @universitypress.cambridge.org
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dgweb121.bsky.social @dgweb121.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the journal Global Environmental Politics with a special issue. All articles are free to read for the first 60 days @gepjournal.bsky.social direct.mit.edu/glep/issue/2...
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Volume 26 Issue 1 | Global Environmental Politics | MIT Press
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Global Environmental Politics @gepjournal.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
There are journal issues...and then there are journal issues! The truly epic 25th Anniversary Special Issue of the GEP journal, titled "Continuity and Change in Global Environmental Politics," is now live and free to read for the next 90 days through @mitpress.bsky.social.
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Volume 26 Issue 1 | Global Environmental Politics | MIT Press
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
The anti-Net Zero campaign reaches new heights of disinformation. This from the latest edition of Private Eye deserves wider circulation…
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Kasia Paprocki @kasiapaprocki.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
This was a brilliant talk by @ndubash.bsky.social - I will be thinking a lot about his conclusions on the implications to re-orienting climate policy around self-determination. Thanks to @robertfalkner.bsky.social for organizing, @gsos-lse.bsky.social for hosting! Podcast recording will be up soon.
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Today ⬇️
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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
📢 Don’t miss our upcoming event with @gsos-lse.bsky.social, “Decentering emissions: how the developing world can shape the #climatechange agenda,” featuring @ndubash.bsky.social, @robertfalkner.bsky.social, and @kasiapaprocki.bsky.social. 🔗 www.lse.ac.uk/internationa... #AcademicSky #PoliSky
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Come and join us on Wed 21 Jan, 18:30, at LSE for a public lecture by Prof Navroz Dubash (Princeton) on "Decentering Emissions: How the developing world can shape the climate change agenda." With a response from our discussant @kasiapaprocki.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
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Decentering Emissions: How the developing world can shape the climate change agenda
6.30pm Wed 21 Jan | Navroz K Dubash | Free public event at LSE
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
New in @gepjournal.bsky.social: "Historicizing Global Environmental Politics." The article is part of the journal's 25th anniversary special issue, which is forthcoming later this year. direct.mit.edu/glep/article... @lseir.bsky.social
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
New in @gepjournal.bsky.social: "Historicizing Global Environmental Politics." The article is part of the journal's 25th anniversary special issue, which is forthcoming later this year. direct.mit.edu/glep/article... @lseir.bsky.social
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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
As the winter solstice approaches, here is a watercolour painting by Mehr Khan to brighten our dark days.
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Martin Bayly @mjbayly.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
On Wednesday evening we're hosting @jelenasubotic.bsky.social at @lseir.bsky.social to talk about her fantastic new book 'The Art of Status: Looted Treasures and the Global Politics of Restitution'. It's free to attend, but registration is necessary. Please come along! Details below...
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Global Environmental Politics @gepjournal.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
GEP's Special Issue on "The North–South Politics of Global Just Transitions" is now out, guest edited by Chuks Okereke, Ken Mbeva, Reuben Makomere. Several articles are available open access, including the introduction. Check them out at the link below! direct.mit.edu/glep/issue/2...
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Volume 25 Issue 4 | Global Environmental Politics | MIT Press
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
LSE is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education track) in International Political Economy: Primary responsibility is education; we are looking for a track record in teaching, student mentoring, and pastoral care. Annual salary: £68,087+ Deadline: 30 November 2025. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy
Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></...
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Private Eye…
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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...
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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.
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
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/...
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Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy
Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></...
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
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
Image of the mechanical ladder outside the Louvre

Text below says WENN'S MAL WIEDER SCHNELL GEHEN MUSS (When you need to move fast)

Underneath is more German text which translates as "The Böcker Agilo transports your treasures weighing up to 400kg at 42m/min - quiet as a whisper."
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Climate Social Science Network @cssn.org · 14/10/2025
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...
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
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...
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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
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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...
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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.
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Hertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
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.
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Cancel culture on the rise again in US…
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
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...
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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
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
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.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
A textbook case of how not to report polls. '50%? Oh my god!' 'Oh, you mean a 9-point increase'?
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Ben Waber @bwaber.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
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)
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EUI Department of History @eui-history.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
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 👇​
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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
📰 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
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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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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
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...
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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
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Danbischof @danbischof.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
🎓📢 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...
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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!
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Yixian Sun @yixiansun.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
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!
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Robert Falkner @robertfalkner.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
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...
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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
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