Robert Falkner

This book is the first of its kind to examine the role of great powers in the international politics of climate change. Read more

This book reveals how environmental values and ideas have transformed the normative structure of international relations. The author argues that environmental stewardship has become a universally accepted fundamental norm, or primary institution, of global international society. Read more

This paper seeks to establish a typology of different climate club models and inject a greater sense of political realism into current debates on the feasibility of these models. Read more

Henry Shue has made a seminal contribution to the international debate about climate justice. By distinguishing between ‘subsistence emissions’ and... Read more

Abstract This article develops an English School framework for analysing the emergence of new primary institutions in global international society,... Read more

Climate actions by non-state and subnational actors are an important complement to the multilateral climate regime and the associated contributions... Read more

Abstract This article reviews and assesses the outcome of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP-21) to the United Nations... Read more

This report provides the first progress assessment of climate actions launched at the 2014 UN Climate Summit in New York. Read more

This paper by Rober Falkner explores the the potential role that climate clubs might play in promoting global climate action. Read more

The Handbook of Global Climate and Environment Policy presents an authoritative and comprehensive overview of global policy on climate and the environment. It combines the strengths of an interdisciplinary team of experts from around the world to explore current debates and the latest thinking in the search for global environmental solutions. Read more

Reference Porter, R.D., Breggin, L., Falkner, R., Pendergrass, J., and Jaspers, N. 2012. Regulatory responses to scientific uncertainty and nanotechnology. The... Read more

Reference Falkner, R., and Lee, B (eds.). May 2012. Rio+20 and the global environment: reflections on theory and practice – introduction. International Affairs... Read more

Abstract Have environmental values become part of the normative structure of international society? Has the rise of global environmentalism led... Read more

Abstract Nanosciences and nanotechnologies are set to transform the global industrial landscape, but the debate on how to regulate environmental,... Read more

Reference Breggin, L., Falkner, R., Porter, R., Pendergrass, J., and Jaspers, N. September 2011. Addressing the risks of nanomaterials under United States... Read more

Reference Falkner, R. Globalisation, neopluralism and multinodal politics. December 2010. Journal of Power, v.3, pp.452-458. Read more

Abstract This article reviews the options for future international climate policy after the 2009 Copenhagen conference. It argues that a... Read more

Working Paper 21 Abstract This paper asks what can be hoped for the international climate change negotiation process in the... Read more

Abstract Business plays a critical role in global climate politics; this is widely agreed upon in international relations and political... Read more

Abstract ‘It will be as different as night from day’, is how Senator John Kerry described the impact of Barack... Read more

This book is the first of its kind to examine the role of great powers in the international politics of climate change. Read more

This book reveals how environmental values and ideas have transformed the normative structure of international relations. The author argues that environmental stewardship has become a universally accepted fundamental norm, or primary institution, of global international society. Read more

The Handbook of Global Climate and Environment Policy presents an authoritative and comprehensive overview of global policy on climate and the environment. It combines the strengths of an interdisciplinary team of experts from around the world to explore current debates and the latest thinking in the search for global environmental solutions. Read more

This article reports on efforts by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to secure strong commitments on climate change ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The article includes quotes from the Institute's Robert Falkner. Read more

Robert Falkner and Bob Ward consider the impact of the Extinction Rebellion protests on policy making in the UK in this article looking at the tactics of the movement which has mounted protests around the world. Read more

Dr Robert Falkner has won an award for a paper he co-authored with Professor Barry Buzan. Their paper ‘The Emergence... Read more

“Great power involves great responsibility” (Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1945) – it has long been recognised that that great powers enjoy... Read more

How damaging is Trump’s move to the Paris Agreement and international climate policy? And what can be done to contain the ‘Trump effect’? Read more

Associate, Robert Falkner writes that, beneath the surface of diplomatic wrangling at the Paris climate summit, new drivers of global climate policy are making themselves heard. Read more

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David Cameron’s decision to not even mention the climate change challenge in the official G8 agenda has ruffled many feathers. Robert... Read more

Robert Falkner presents a comprehensive overview of international policy on climate and the environment. The book brings together a global team... Read more

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) gathered together seven experts on how to build consensus in climate change negotiations, and whether... Read more

The ‘Rio+20’ UN conference will take place in June, two decades after the ‘Earth Summit’ in Rio de Janeiro. What will it take to make environmental sustainability a global reality? This event marks the publication of a special issue of International Affairs on ‘Rio+20 and the global environment: reflections on theory and practice’. The event is taking place on Thursday 31 May 2012, from 6.30 to 8pm, at LSE. Read more

Dr Falkner’s article, 'Private Environmental Governance and International Relations: exploring the links' (Global Environmental Politics 3:2, 2003), has been included in the list of 50 influential journal articles published in MIT Press journals, in honour of the Press’ 50th anniversary. Dr Falkner is in the International Relations Department at LSE and also a Grantham associate. Read more

‘It will be as different as night from day’, is how Senator John Kerry described the impact of Barack Obama’s... Read more