[gep-ed] Why did India’s devastating Cyclone Fani kill only 40 people -- not 10,000? Thank democracy and technology

[Aseem Prakash]

Here is a commentary, "Why did India’s devastating Cyclone Fani kill only 40 
people -- not 10,000? Thank democracy and technology," published in

Washington Post's Monkey Cage:  "Why did India’s devastating Cyclone Fani kill 
only 40 people -- not 10,000? Thank democracy and 
technology."
(If you cannot access it, please email me)
Here is the abstract: "Can democracy and technology help poor countries adapt 
to extreme weather events? If we look at how one extremely poor state in India 
managed to save so many citizens from this spring’s
devastating cyclone, we might conclude that the answer is yes."
If you are interested in reading about the politics of climate change 
adaptation, this might interest you: 
https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-environ-102017-025739

Aseem




Aseem Prakash
Professor, Department of Political Science
Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental 
Politics
University of Washington, Seattle
https://faculty.washington.edu/aseem/

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[gep-ed] Climate Research Fellowships

[Wil Burns]

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Applications:Postdoctoral
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 Deadline: June 2, 2019

Käte Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research (KHK/GCR21)
University of Duisburg-Essen

Research Fellowships 2020/2021: Open Call for Applications

Postdoctoral and Senior Researchers

The Käte Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research (KHK/GCR21) 
invites applications for Research Fellowships with duration of 6 to 12 months 
starting between March and June 2020. Proposals regarding 1) pathways and 
mechanisms of global cooperation and 2) global cooperation under conditions of 
polycentric governance are especially welcome. The fully funded fellowships are 
available to both senior and postdoctoral researchers across the humanities and 
social sciences. Deadline for applications is June 2nd, 2019.

The KHK/GCR21

The Centre for Global Cooperation Research at the University of Duisburg-Essen 
is one of ten Käte Hamburger Kollegs sponsored by the German Federal Ministry 
of Education and Research. Established in 2012, the Centre is an 
interdisciplinary and international learning community that seeks to enhance 
understanding of the possibilities and limits of global cooperation and to 
explore new options for global public policy. The working language at the 
Centre is English.

In its second funding period (2018-2023) the Centre’s research and fellowships 
are organized around four broad themes: pathways and mechanisms of global 
cooperation; global cooperation and polycentric governance; critique, 
justification and legitimacy in global cooperation; and global cooperation 
among plural conceptions of world order. Empirical research on these themes 
will focus especially on the governance of climate change, the internet, 
migration, and peacebuilding. The Centre will issue thematic calls for 
application on an annual basis.

Fellowships 2020-2021

For next year we invite fellowship applications from across the humanities and 
social sciences (including also psychology, law and economics) in relation to 
the first two main themes, as detailed below. Preference is for fellowships of 
twelve months, but shorter periods will also be considered. We particularly 
encourage female researchers and scholars from the Global South to apply. 
Applications from scholars at risk are welcome.

Benefits to Fellows

  *   An intellectually stimulating and vibrant interdisciplinary learning 
community
  *   Excellent infrastructure with fully equipped offices, library facilities, 
and administrative support (also with finding accommodation)
  *   Funds to organize workshops (subject to approval; workshops emerging from 
an interdisciplinary exchange with other fellows / colleagues at the Centre are 
preferred)
  *   Either a monthly stipend commensurate with experience or financing of a 
teaching replacement at the home institution


Expectations from Fellows

  *   A completed PhD
  *   Personal research and publication in the Centre’s thematic areas
  *   A contribution to the Centre’s own publications
  *   Active participation in seminars and other Centre events
  *   Collaboration with other fellows in interdisciplinary exchange
  *   Work in residence at the Centre in Duisburg, Germany

Themes 2020-2021

The Centre’s work in the period of 2020-2021 will focus on the themes ‘Pathways 
and Mechanisms of Global Cooperation’ and ‘Global Cooperation and Polycentric 
Governance’. We especially invite fellowship applications that address these 
themes, as described below. In addition, preference will be given to 
applications with an empirical focus on the governance of climate change, the 
internet, migration, and peacebuilding.

Pathways and Mechanisms of Global Cooperation

This theme aims to develop a dynamic understanding of global cooperation (i.e. 
extensive and intensive collaboration of two or more parties to address a 
collective problem of global scale). Pathways, typically understood as a set of 
mechanisms and processes that lead towards global cooperation, include for 
example the scaling up of municipal climate initiatives to global initiatives 
or coalitions of the willing