Global Environmental Issues

Previously overlooked in International Relations, environmental issues have now emerged as a central topic of debate among scholars in the field. This transformation highlights not only the evolution of IR itself—expanding to incorporate what were once considered low-politics issues—but also the growing concern among scholars about pressing global challenges, such as environmental degradation. The Review of International Studies (RIS) has published numerous articles addressing these matters, exploring a broad spectrum of topics related to environmental issues, the politics surrounding global environmental governance and climate change, a thorough analysis of the concept of degrowth in the context of the North-South divide, and the imperative to create a conceptual framework for post-growth International Relations, among others.

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