ECOCIDE IN GLOBAL POLITICS - ECRN Development Fund Event- Network wide

The British Academy Early Career Researcher Network brings together ECRs across the humanities and social sciences disciplines, regardless of their funding source or background.

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Session Facilitator - Dr Suwita Hani Randhawa (University of the West of England)

Event Format - In person 

Event Description 

Against the backdrop of global ecological crisis, this two-day workshop examines the growing significance of ecocide in contemporary global politics. Bringing together British Academy (BA) ECRN members from across the social sciences, it aims to explore interdisciplinary perspectives on ecocide’s conceptual, historical and philosophical foundations; the challenges and opportunities it presents for the (re)making of international law and international justice institutions; its relevance within environmental policymaking and climate activism; and its educational/pedagogical importance within the classroom.

The workshop will feature two keynote addresses by Professor Damian Short (Co-Director of the Human Rights Consortium and Professor of Human Rights and Environmental Justice at the School of Advanced Study, University of London) and Jojo Mehta (Co-founder and CEO of Stop Ecocide International).

The keynote speakers will also facilitate a roundtable discussion (Researching Ecocide: Strategies for a Successful Research Career) and discussion forum (Making a Difference: Translating Ecocide Research into Real Impact) with participants.

As a formal network of ecocide researchers does not yet exist, it is hoped that the workshop will contribute to the establishment of such a network in the UK. To this end, the final sessions of each of the workshop’s two days will be dedicated to brainstorming sessions on the formation of a ‘Ecocide Researchers Network’.

A workshop dinner will be held on one evening.

Date: 3^rd - 4^th June 2025

Location: University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)

Presentations are welcome on the following themes:

• Theorizing Ecocide: Historical, Philosophical and Sociological Issues
• Ecocide and the Politics of International Law
• Ecocide and Social Change: Eco-Activism to Environmental Policymaking
• Ecocide in the Classroom: Pedagogies on Environmental Destruction

Please submit a short bio, presentation title and 100-word abstract to Dr Suwita Hani Randhawa (suwita.hanirandhawa@uwe.ac.uk) by 15 May 2025.

This event is partially funded by BISA.

Location

7X200, Bristol Business School (X Block)
Frenchay Campus
University of the West of England
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1QY

A map of Frenchay campus is available here.
Please visit this website for information on getting to Frenchay campus: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/life/campus-and-facilities/frenchay-campus/frenchay-campus-map

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