{"id":2191,"date":"2014-03-12T15:21:11","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T15:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=2191"},"modified":"2025-01-08T16:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:27:08","slug":"robert-falkner","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/profile\/robert-falkner\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Falkner"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><p>Robert is Professor of International Relations at LSE. He is also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Academic Director of the <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.triumemba.org\/program-overview\/?PHPSESSID=0f1fd20f149e4ab2ab48745e331f5b\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRIUM Global Executive MBA programme&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Member of the editorial board for the journals &lsquo;Global Environmental Politics&rsquo;, &lsquo;Global Policy&rsquo; and &lsquo;Earth System Governance&rsquo;<\/li>\n<li>Distinguished Fellow of the Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy at Toronto University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>Robert received an MA in Politics and Diplom-Volkswirt (MSc Economics) from Munich University and gained a DPhil in International Relations from Oxford University (Nuffield College). He has published widely on topics relating to global environmental politics and climate policy, among others. His most recent books are <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/great-powers-climate-change-and-global-environmental-responsibilities-9780198866022?prevSortField=8&amp;resultsPerPage=100&amp;sortField=8&amp;type=listing&amp;lang=en&amp;cc=gb\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Great Powers, Climate Change, and Global Environmental Responsibilities&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a> (Oxford University Press, 2022), <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/books\/environmentalism-and-global-international-society\/8185AA689F106BAEEAD7E2EE0A4A233E\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Environmentalism and Global International Society&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a> (Cambridge University Press, 2021) and <a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/eu.wiley.com\/WileyCDA\/WileyTitle\/productCd-0470673249.html\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Handbook of Global Climate and Environment Policy &#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013).<\/p>\n<p>He was a visiting scholar at Harvard University in 2006-07 and was appointed a Distinguished Fellow of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at Toronto University in 2017. 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