PhD Thesis
Title: Climate Disasters : Attribution, Responsibility and Speech Acts in the Formation of Loss and Damage
PhD Supervisor: Keith Krause and Stefano Guzzini
Expected completion date: 2025
In recent years it has become increasingly common to attribute disasters such as floods and fires to a broader climate emergency. This PhD project explores the political negotiations of the effects of such attributions in the context of Loss and Damage. The thesis analyzes how problems are constituted as climate problems and looks at the understanding and distribution of resposibility in this process by modfying speech act theory as used in security studies.
Profile
Astrid is a PhD candidate in the International Relations & Political Science department. She holds a Master in International Relations & Political Science from the Graduate Institute and a Bachelor in International Relations and Economics from the University of Birmingham. Since 2020, she has worked on two SNSF-funded research projects hosted at the Global Governance Centre : ‘Self-Management Solutions for the 21st Century United Nations’ led by Professor Cédric Dupont and ‘De-blackboxing the production of expert knowledge in global governance’ led by Professor Annabelle Littoz-Monnet. Astrid is on professional leave from January 2025.
Publications and works
- Dupont, C. and Skjold, A. (2022). Coordination Conundrum in the United Nations Development System: Solutions from Self-Managed Organizations. Global Perspectives, 3(1): 57083.
Academic Work experience
Research Experience
- Research Assistant for the SNSF funded project ‘Self-Management Solutions for the 21st Century United Nations’ led by Professor Cédric Dupont
- Research Assistant for the SNSF funded project ‘De-blackboxing the production of expert knowledge in global governance’ led by Professor Annabelle Littoz-Monnet
Research Interests
- Environmental crises
- The politics of emergency claims
- Climate change and causal attribution
Affiliations
Global Governance Centre