Andrew Jorgenson
@akjorgenson.bsky.social
Global Political Economy & Climate Change. Professor @ UBC. Director: Climate & Society Lab. Journal Editor: Sociology of Development. https://sociology.ubc.ca/profile/andrew-jorgenson/ https://www.climateandsocietylab.com https://online.ucpress.edu/socdev
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📣Globalizing Political Economy Conference 2026 at UBC this week! Check out the post below from Editorial Board member @akjorgenson.bsky.social
Andrew Jorgenson@akjorgenson.bsky.social · 3w agoFeeling pretty great about how the program turned out for our conference on Global Political Economy here at UBC next week. It is still totally OK to attend if you are a non-presenter. Just drop me an email 🙂. Sorry, it isn't hybrid. www.climateandsocietylab.com/hosted-spons...
Feeling pretty great about how the program turned out for our conference on Global Political Economy here at UBC next week. It is still totally OK to attend if you are a non-presenter. Just drop me an email 🙂. Sorry, it isn't hybrid. www.climateandsocietylab.com/hosted-spons...
Climate & Society Lab - Globalizing Political Economy Conference 2026
With financial support from the World Society Foundation (Zurich, Switzerland) and the Climate & Society Lab at the University of British Columbia (UBC), the newly formed Global Political Economy Netw...
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Feeling pretty great about how the program turned out for our conference on Global Political Economy here at UBC next week. It is still totally OK to attend if you are a non-presenter. Just drop me an email 🙂. Sorry, it isn't hybrid. www.climateandsocietylab.com/hosted-spons...
Climate & Society Lab - Globalizing Political Economy Conference 2026
With financial support from the World Society Foundation (Zurich, Switzerland) and the Climate & Society Lab at the University of British Columbia (UBC), the newly formed Global Political Economy Netw...
climateandsocietylab.com
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Huge congrats to my dear friend and longtime collaborator Brett Clark for his designation as Distinguished Professor at the University of Utah. So well deserved!!
New article out today, open access: "Reducing inequality is not antithetical to solving the climate crisis: An analysis of disposable income shares and carbon emissions for Canada's provinces" doi.org/10.1016/j.ei...
Redirecting
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We’re delighted to announce a tenure track ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SEARCH. Fields: public management, implementation, governance, institutions & policy process. We will start reviewing applicants immediately & until position is filled. Start date is negotiable. usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Management at USC
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🪖🌍How does militarization drive climate change? @akjorgenson.bsky.social explores how military power fuels global carbon emissions—from national growth patterns to U.S. defense spending and outsourced pollution. 🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/october-16-2025-ires-faculty-seminar-with-dr-andrew-jorgenson/
A Not‐So‐Just Transition? Examining the Effects of Coal Sector Decline on Life Expectancy in U.S. Counties onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Not‐So‐Just Transition? Examining the Effects of Coal Sector Decline on Life Expectancy in U.S. Counties
Driven by climate and energy policy priorities in national and global contexts, coal phase-out is expected to improve public health outcomes by reducing human exposure to air, water, and soil polluti....
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New paper out today in PLOS Climate with lead author Taekyeong Goh: "G-2 and the climate crisis: How global exports to China and the U.S. drive carbon emissions, 2000–2022" doi.org/10.1371/jour...
MUST READ for anyone thinking about which climate actions are most likely to be successful! @r-thombs.bsky.social and @akjorgenson.bsky.social analyze which types of climate policies are most effective at decoupling of carbon emissions from economic growth. academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
Does stringent climate policy decouple economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions?
Abstract. A foundational question in environmental sociology is whether economic growth can be sufficiently decoupled from greenhouse gas emissions. Schola
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New article in American Sociological Review, coauthored with Grant, Longhofer, and Vasi. We theorize about and empirically demonstrate how affective polarization is shaping the climate crisis, with a focus on CO2 emissions from power plants throughout the world. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New article in American Sociological Review, coauthored with Grant, Longhofer, and Vasi. We theorize about and empirically demonstrate how affective polarization is shaping the climate crisis, with a focus on CO2 emissions from power plants throughout the world. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Labor's share of income, income inequality, and CO2 emissions in the world's electricity sector
Scholarly interest in the link between income inequality and the climate crisis often centers on environmental “winners” and “losers” and on how socia…
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🌍 Global Scholars: Abstract Submissions Due Nov 1! ⏱️ Summer 2026 Conference on Globalizing Political Economy @ University of British Columbia. Travel Funds Available! Details Here: tinyurl.com/2nv8st73
🌍 Global Scholars: Abstract Submissions Due Nov 1! ⏱️ Summer 2026 Conference on Globalizing Political Economy @ University of British Columbia. Travel Funds Available! Details Here: tinyurl.com/2nv8st73
The clock is ticking! Submit your abstract today for this global social science conference at UBC! Travel funds available!
Andrew Jorgenson@akjorgenson.bsky.social · 10mo agoGlobal Social Scientists 🌍! Just 15 Days till Abstracts are Due for the Summer 2026 Conference on Globalizing Political Economy at UBC 📆! Travel Support Available! Details Here: tinyurl.com/2nv8st73. #globalization #sociology #politicalscience #economics #geography #politicaleconomy #globalstudies
Global Social Scientists 🌍! Just 15 Days till Abstracts are Due for the Summer 2026 Conference on Globalizing Political Economy at UBC 📆! Travel Support Available! Details Here: tinyurl.com/2nv8st73. #globalization #sociology #politicalscience #economics #geography #politicaleconomy #globalstudies
Global Social Scientists 🌍! Just 15 Days till Abstracts are Due for the Summer 2026 Conference on Globalizing Political Economy at UBC 📆! Travel Support Available! Details Here: tinyurl.com/2nv8st73. #globalization #sociology #politicalscience #economics #geography #politicaleconomy #globalstudies
Only a little more than two weeks till abstracts are due! Please spread the word. If you do any form of global social science you don’t want to miss this conference.
Andrew Jorgenson@akjorgenson.bsky.social · 10mo ago📆 Abstract submissions are due November 1!📆 If you do any form of global social science within a GPE framework, this conference is for you!! #globalization #sociology #politicaleconomy #inequality #globalenvironmentalchange #climatechange #development #labor #governance #migration #health #conflict
📆 Abstract submissions are due November 1!📆 If you do any form of global social science within a GPE framework, this conference is for you!! #globalization #sociology #politicaleconomy #inequality #globalenvironmentalchange #climatechange #development #labor #governance #migration #health #conflict
Andrew Jorgenson@akjorgenson.bsky.social · 10mo ago🚨🚨Conference Alert! Abstract Submissions Due Soon!🚨🚨 “Globalizing Political Economy: Launching the Global Political Economy Network", Happening July 2026, University of British Columbia. Open to all Topics Within a GPE Framework. Lots of Travel Funding Available. Details: tinyurl.com/2nv8st73
📆 Abstract submissions are due November 1!📆 If you do any form of global social science within a GPE framework, this conference is for you!! #globalization #sociology #politicaleconomy #inequality #globalenvironmentalchange #climatechange #development #labor #governance #migration #health #conflict
Andrew Jorgenson@akjorgenson.bsky.social · 10mo ago🚨🚨Conference Alert! Abstract Submissions Due Soon!🚨🚨 “Globalizing Political Economy: Launching the Global Political Economy Network", Happening July 2026, University of British Columbia. Open to all Topics Within a GPE Framework. Lots of Travel Funding Available. Details: tinyurl.com/2nv8st73
🚨🚨Conference Alert! Abstract Submissions Due Soon!🚨🚨 “Globalizing Political Economy: Launching the Global Political Economy Network", Happening July 2026, University of British Columbia. Open to all Topics Within a GPE Framework. Lots of Travel Funding Available. Details: tinyurl.com/2nv8st73
Climate & Society Lab - Call for Papers: Globalizing Political Economy
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada July 21 – July 23, 2026 With financial support from the World Society Foundation (Zurich, Switzerland) and the Climate & Society Lab at the Universi...
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🚨🚨Conference Alert! Abstract Submissions Due Soon!🚨🚨 “Globalizing Political Economy: Launching the Global Political Economy Network", Happening July 2026, University of British Columbia. Open to all Topics Within a GPE Framework. Lots of Travel Funding Available. Details: tinyurl.com/2nv8st73
Climate & Society Lab - Call for Papers: Globalizing Political Economy
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada July 21 – July 23, 2026 With financial support from the World Society Foundation (Zurich, Switzerland) and the Climate & Society Lab at the Universi...
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Submissions Due Soon! "Globalizing Political Economy: Launching the Global Political Economy Network", July 2026, University of British Columbia. Funding Available. Details: tinyurl.com/2nv8st73 #politicaleconomy #sociology #globalpoliticaleconomy #globalization #internationalpoliticaleconomy
Climate & Society Lab - Call for Papers: Globalizing Political Economy
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada July 21 – July 23, 2026 With financial support from the World Society Foundation (Zurich, Switzerland) and the Climate & Society Lab at the Universi...
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Submissions Due Soon! "Globalizing Political Economy: Launching the Global Political Economy Network", July 2026, University of British Columbia. Funding Available. Details: tinyurl.com/2nv8st73 #politicaleconomy #sociology #globalpoliticaleconomy #globalization #internationalpoliticaleconomy
Climate & Society Lab - Call for Papers: Globalizing Political Economy
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada July 21 – July 23, 2026 With financial support from the World Society Foundation (Zurich, Switzerland) and the Climate & Society Lab at the Universi...
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