Unsurprisingly, a detailed investigation by Boston University/NPR finds heat deaths are way underreported in the U.S. : ~9000 per year in 2018-2025, 5x higher than CDC estimates. “In Florida, We estimate more than 1,900 deaths each year, about 40 times as many as reported.”
ISA-Environmental Studies Section
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ESS supports innovative research, theoretical diversity, interdisciplinary perspectives, and diverse methodologies in analyzing international environmental issues and global environmental governance
Climate justice across 10+ million news, social, and academic texts - academic.oup.com/gpc/article/...
Climate justice everywhere? A longitudinal analysis of global issue diffusion across news, social media, and academia
How does climate justice rise to global attention—and who drives the conversation? This study tracks over 10 million news stories, social media posts, and
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We're now accepting nominations for the Harold and Margaret Sprout Award! We seek outstanding books that address environmental or resource issues from a broadly international/transnational perspective 🌳📚 Deadline: August 1, 2026 For more info, follow this link: www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...
Earlier this year the Environmental Studies Section had the pleasure of honoring the recipients of our 2026 Engaged Scholar and Distinguished Scholar Awards. We are delighted to announce the award recipients - Dr. Aarti Gupta and Dr. Ronald Mitchell! Please join us in congratulating them 👏🏆🌳
Grad Paper Award nominations are live for the ISA Environmental Studies Section! Papers that were presented at ISA 2026 (Atlanta) are eligible, and the deadline is August 15, 2026. The award nominations may submitted via this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/1I7X...
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Join us for a special virtual panel celebrating the award of the 2026 ISA Environmental Studies Section Engaged Scholar Award to Prof. Aarti Gupta 🏆 Date: 29 June 2026 Time: 16:00 CET / 15:00 UK / 10:00 EST Register here: lnkd.in/ecRUHVhh
⏰ May 22 deadline: Engaged Scholar Award Honors scholars linking academia + environmental activism 🌍 ✅ Any career stage ✅ Strong scholarship (or promise) ✅ Public/policy/community engagement ✅ Environmental focus 📝 Nominate/self-nominate (statement of engagement + CV) 📩 Send to lyhsueh@asu.edu
Call for nominations 📣: ESS-ISA Engaged Scholar Award✨ Please share widely with colleagues in environmental studies doing impactful work in activist, public, community, and/or policy engagement 🌍 Deadline: May 22, 2026 ⏰ See application guidelines below.
Call for nominations 📣: ESS-ISA #Distinguished Scholar Award✨ This award recognizes outstanding scholars whose research and teaching had a substantial impact on fields associated with international relations and environmental issues. 🌍 Deadline: June 15, 2026 ⏰ See application guidelines below.
Call for nominations 📣: ESS-ISA Engaged Scholar Award✨ Please share widely with colleagues in environmental studies doing impactful work in activist, public, community, and/or policy engagement 🌍 Deadline: May 22, 2026 ⏰ See application guidelines below.
Yes! A peer-reviewed comic on wildfires and climate politics! 🔥A fun project on a deadly serious topic, grounded in science and field experience. Featuring Miss Pigy, André the Giant, Harold Lasswell, and my co-author Jamie Michaels ! In open access here: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
Maria Ivanova, who is the winner of the 2025 ESS Engaged Scholar Award and was a former student of Ben, speaking at the Distinguished Scholar Award Panel honoring Ben Cashore at #ISA2025 @isaess.bsky.social
The 2025 ESS Distinguished Scholar Award panel honoring the work of Ben Cashore underway in Continental C at #ISA2025. @isaess.bsky.social
Great to see so many new faces at our pre-reception ECR get together! 🍻 @isanet.bsky.social #earlycareer
🎉 During the ESS Business Meeting, we had the honor of officially congratulating the recipients of the ESS awards. Let’s celebrate their achievements! 🎉 Join us for the Distinguished Scholar Panel at 4 PM and the Official Reception at 7 PM, both in Continental C at the Hilton. 🥂
Interested in History & Global Environmental Politics? We have two connected panels coming up today at #ISA2025. First up this morning at 08.15, and again this afternoon at 13.45. Come and join us! @isaess.bsky.social @hist-isanet.bsky.social
One more day until the @isaess.bsky.social grad student meet up! Join us at Bar Sotto (71 W. Monroe St.) on Tuesday, March 4 at 5pm. We will be there until the @isaess.bsky.social reception later in the evening. See you!
A great discussion this morning at #ISA2025. Thank you @isaess.bsky.social/IO for giving us a full panel of UNFCCC papers- it was a great way to highlight this aspect of global climate politics! Including @susanannsamuel.bsky.social
🌍 #ISA2025 kicks off tomorrow! The Environmental Studies Section (ESS) is ready with an exciting lineup of events you won't want to miss. 👩💻Check the online program for a full schedule of ESS panels and roundtables! @isanet.bsky.social
I am very excited for #ISA2025! The pandemic + having young children + environmental concerns has led me to travel less. So I'm going to make the most of my trip to Chicago! Reach out if you want to meet! @isaess.bsky.social @isanet.bsky.social
💡Don't miss out our speed mentoring session on Tuesday at 1:45pm, with amazing mentors (incl. a few not listed here!) We are very grateful they accepted our invitation!
I also have editorial board meetings for International Studies Quarterly and Global Environmental Politics, and a few meetings but could try to meet up with folks on Monday March 3rd, briefly. Tuesday March 4th I'll be at #ISA2025 at @isaess.bsky.social speed mentoring roundtable
Who is joining us for a casual gathering at ISA? 👀🍻
Hey @isaess.bsky.social, @atterbalac.bsky.social & I invite all grad students to join us for a casual gathering before we head to the ESS Reception later in the evening: Meet us at Bar Sotto (71 W. Monroe St.) on Tuesday, March 4 at 5pm. We look forward to seeing you! @isanet.bsky.social #ISA2025
🌎 Check this out if you are an ECR working on global environmental politics ⬇️ 💬 two focus groups will take place during ISA
Are you an early career reseracher studying global environmental politics? Are you going to ISA next week? We'd love to talk to you! @isanet.bsky.social @isaess.bsky.social
We still have nominations open committees! These committees have room for grad students, early career folks, and senior folks. It's a great opportunity to meet folks in the subfield and help build a collaborative community!
It's election time for the ISA-ESS section! We have many seats open! We are welcoming self-nominations as well as nominations of others; if you nominate someone, please be sure to have their consent beforehand. Nominations due Friday, January 24, 2025, 11:59pm EST forms.gle/LRZiGiUDdoHE...
🌍✨ Calling all early-career scholars! ✨🌍 Join us at #ISA2025 in Chicago for the Environmental Studies Section's Speed Mentoring Roundtable! 🚀 Connect with great mentors & get advice on: 💼 Navigating the job market 📚 Publishing your research 🎓 Teaching strategies 📢 Public engagement & more!
It's election time for the ISA-ESS section! We have many seats open! We are welcoming self-nominations as well as nominations of others; if you nominate someone, please be sure to have their consent beforehand. Nominations due Friday, January 24, 2025, 11:59pm EST forms.gle/LRZiGiUDdoHE...
2025 ESS Committee Nominations
Please nominate yourself or others for an ESS committee position by Friday, January 24, 2025 by 11:59pm EST. Self nominations are strongly-encouraged and there is no difference between self- and peer-...
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Student essay competition on environmental agreements 🌱📝. Submit your paper using the IEADB dataset; You could win the $500 Ron Mitchell Prize 🏆. Don't miss this opportunity! More info: www.iea.ulaval.ca/en/essay-com...
Essay Competition
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As many of us are moving to this platform, I've created a list of researchers active in global environmental governance. It might be a useful starting point, and I'll continue adding to it as I discover more go.bsky.app/7sZRvzU
Folks, our event on how to pursue an #academic #career in Africa, Asia and the Pacific is tomorrow! Register if you haven't already ⬇️ bit.ly/AfricaAsiaPacific
Are you ready to enter the academic #jobmarket? Does your research focus on #environment, #climate, or #energy issues? We invite you to participate in two webinars as part of a new series on “Mastering the Academic Job Market”.