About me
My works broadly focuses on the intersections of climate change, natural resources and environmental politics with peace, conflict, and security. Further academic interests of me include climate politics, peace and conflict studies, international politics, security studies, and the critical geopolitics of education. I employ various quantitative and qualitative research methods, including qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and field research. For an updated list of my publications, please check my GoogleScholar profile.
Previously to coming to Perth, I worked at the Georg Eckert Institute in Braunschweig, Germany, and the University of Melbourne. Currently, I hold a Specially Appointed Professorship in Peace and Sustainability at the University of Hiroshima. In the past, I was a visiting researcher at the University of Melbourne, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the American University in Washington, DC. At Murdoch University, I am an active member of the Harry Butler Institute and the Indo-Pacific Research Centre.
My research is published in leading disciplinary and interdisciplinary journals, including Environmental Politics, Global Environmental Change, International Affairs, International Security, Journal of Peace Research, Nature Climate Change, Nature Communications, and World Development, among others. I also received prestigious awards, such as the Emerging Peace Scholar Award of the International Studies Association (ISA) and the Enhancing the Environmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Base Award.
At the moment, I serve as a director of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) and an associate editor of Environment and Security. Based on my research, I have provided advice to several decision makers, including the German Foreign Ministry (Auswärtiges Amt), NATO, the United Nations, USAID, the World Bank, and various media.