Special Issue proposal for Climate and Development
Title: Power and (In)justice in Global Climate Governance: Collaborative Event Ethnography of the UNFCCC Process
Guest Editors: Emily Hite, Jamie Haverkamp, and Charu Joshi
Call for Abstracts
We seek an interdisciplinary group of social scientists interested in conducting collaborative ethnographic research within the global climate governance arena. With this special issue, our goal is to assess the dynamics of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) arena through an interactive process of collaborative event ethnography, with particular attention to issues of power and (in)justice. We seek contributing authors who have conducted research at COP meetings, intersessional and facilitative working group meetings, and/or at sites of protest and resistance to the UNFCCC process. Contributing authors will incorporate their experiences and knowledge into the iterative process of collaborative event ethnography by participating in writing workshops and meetings over a 6-month period: before, during, and after UNFCCC events. Please refer to the full project description for more details on the project, invited themes, and the timeline. Interested and qualified participants, please submit a 500 word abstract and answers to the following questions:
- What has been your experience working within the spaces of the UNFCCC? Do you plan to attend COP27 or other UNFCCC events this year?
- Describe your experience conducting ethnographic research as well as your collaborative research experience.
Submit these materials to the Guest Editors by Aug 30, 2022.
Emily Hite emily.hite@nau.edu
Jamie Haverkamp jhaverkamp@bates.edu
Charu Joshi charujoshijp@gmail.com